What to wear with red shoes?

[justtakemymoney]

Hi,
This is my first post and I hope the guys here can help me out. I've just bought a pair of leather shoes for cheaps and I'm very excited with the purchase, they looked quality, well built at a very good price. However, they are bright red in colour. It would certainly be eye catching and challenging to wear them for work. I've googled on ideas but found next to nothing. Any suggestion on how to wear them without looking like a fashion designer would be deeply appreciated.

Ladies look good with red leather shoes, but I've yet to see any man who wears them, maybe that's why they were selling at a low price.

 

[Astaroth]

What finish? Patent? Calf? Suede?

What style? Loafer? Oxford? Brogue? Driving shoe? Trainers/sneakers?

 

[kasakka]

Bright red is a very rare colour in men's shoes. I have a pair and usually wear them with a more casual outfit like black jeans and a sportcoat.

 

[Murlsquirl]

Welcome to the forum, j. We have a weekly new member thread that would be great for questions like this. Next time you have a quick question, check it out. Here is the link for this week:

http://www.styleforum.net/t/467468/...-questions-classic-menswear-wk-of-mar-16-2015

Asta asked some good questions that should help get you some advice. Best of luck.

 

[Astaroth]

• Murlsquirl, just as general feedback, whilst I can understand the desire to keep the forum tidy etc by consolidating threads I have to say that as a relative newbie the fact that most threads have 10,000+ posts does make the forum very daunting/ impenetrable as a newbie and the constant push to grow these mega threads may mean many dont hang around.

I know I havent looked at any of these threads despite a potential interest in the subject as I'm never going to have the time to read all the posts to follow the sub conversations in them/ ensure I'm not recovering old ground etc.

Obviously your place, your rules and if you guys and the established members like growing these giant threads then fine but just thought you may appreciate the feedback from the other side of the coin.

 

[Caustic Man]

He makes a new thread for questions every week. That way it doesn't get 10,000 comments.

 

[Caustic Man]

Also, don't wear red shoes.

 

[ter1413]



Also, don't wear red shoes.

Blasphemy! Red shoes can be appropriate:

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

 

[Astaroth]

He makes a new thread for questions every week. That way it doesn't get 10,000 comments.

Appreciate that one does but all the other threads arent.

I dont know the Huddler engine but certainly with most other forum engines they deal better with higher volumes of shorter threads than small volume of giant threads, particularly when it comes to searching etc.

 

[Caustic Man]

Appreciate that one does but all the other threads arent.

He wasn't directing you to all the other threads. He was directing you to the ones he creates every week.

 

[ter1413]



He wasn't directing you to all the other threads. He was directing you to the ones he creates every week.

What he has to understand is that if a first time member signs up to ask a quick question, they are probably not going to look for a "ask a quick question" thread. They will just ask a quick question in a new thread.

 

[Caustic Man]

This is true.

 

[Murlsquirl]



What he has to understand is that if a first time member signs up to ask a quick question, they are probably not going to look for a "ask a quick question" thread. They will just ask a quick question in a new thread.

I do understand that, which is why I usually move the thread into the weekly thread....if it doesn't have any responses by the time I see it. The new member threads have stickies at the top of the page to make them easy to find, but sometimes new members create their own anyways. That is perfectly fine. I'm not scolding anyone for creating a new thread, just giving them a suggestion for next time.

Yes, there are a lot of threads that have been going for 5+ years and have thousands of pages. I do my best to answer the new members question, but will also link any thread that I think would be beneficial. If it's too much for them, they are free to keep asking questions in the weekly thread....or wherever they prefer.