The first time out of the house for a new pair of shoes warrants a shoe shine, which is where the shoes in the photo have been. Saphir wax imparts a gloss at the same time its creamy composition helps condition the leather.
For the trip, the trousers to English Cut's charcoal hopsack suit are seen with Bresciani's dark gray pin-striped hose and chocolate brown semi-brogued slip-on shoes from W. S. Foster. Above the waist, a white linen pocket square, gray and maroon on white striped shirt and a black silk necktie with white micro-dots.
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Will, There you go again mixing black and brown. one of the first things my mother tought me about dressing was not to mix black and brown. The outfit sounds very nice, but I would have surely thought you'd opt for a navy tie instead of a black tie since you're wearing brown shoes. Can we get someone to set the record straight on this once and for all? Maybe you should do a post on this; I know I'm not the only person confused about the matter.
That is very nice...amazing what a great shine on sober elgant charcoal gray can do.
Louche, mothers are very useful generally but not always correct as well dressed American and Italian men have been wearing black and brown together for at least 80 years and probably longer.
Very cool combination. Love those socks.
EA
Despite my prejudice against brown shoes with grey and blue suits I'll concede these do look very good. It's not that I think there's anything wrong with black and brown per se (What looks smarter than black hacking jacket, tan riding breeches and black riding boots?) but somehow it seems wrong. Maybe it's this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-LWc78qn-s
Perversely, I and the Brits would wear black captoe brogues with a dark brown flannel chalkstripe, but then the English language is full of perverse rules too.
Slip ons in Winter? (just kidding). Great shoes. Can't beat that Saphir.
Louche,never mind 800 years of whomever's outfit, your mother was absolutely right. This is in general not a good combination.
They are not black trousers. They are charcoal gray.
And brown shoes can go with almost anything, but look especially elegant with charcoal gray, mid gray, light gray, navy or royal blue and anything else.
It's the shade of brown which helps. Dark brown with darker colors. Mid browns for most others. Not too difficult.
Midnight blue is probably the only suit which reaaly needs black shoes. Its such a dark blue that you would really only wear it in the evening. The black shoes make just the right amount of contrast.
Then again, no one really needs to agree, here. But I wouldn't think less of a person because he wore brown shoes with black trousers. I'd be impressed if he wore something above polo shirt and kakhi pants with trainers.
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