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What colors to wear with these shoes?

woodywoodford

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So I bought some shoes a while back that are the same color as AE's "Grey Cloud" (see pic). I really like the shoes, but can't find anything I like to wear them with. I just don't feel like there's enough contrast between the shoes and my pants when I'm wearing my grey or blue suits (which is 90% of my wardrobe). So what colors would go best with them? Or am I overthinking it and the shoes can be the same color as my clothes?

 

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That depends on leg length and proportions. A very tall man probably wouldn't look good with shoes and pants in the same shade. Another issue here is that the photograph might be washed-out.
 

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Do you only like the style/fit of them? Since you're having trouble working them into your current wardrobe, maybe you could either return them or sell them? Grey is a difficult shoe color to work with and it's silly to buy a bunch of clothes to only work with these rather than cut your losses and look for something more versatile.
 

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Grey is a very rare shoe color. I don't know how I could make them work with my wardrobe. Maybe try use them in place of black shoes.
 

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I bought a similar pair of shoes because they were heavily discounted and I thought I could make them work with a navy suit/trousers. I couldn't, but I like to wear them casually at night with black jeans.
 

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Did you buy them because the black Park Aves were too expensive? Return if you can, sell otherwise.
 

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