A British Lawyer Told Colleagues Never to Wear Navy Suits With Brown Shoes. Here’s Why He’s Wrong. As far as rules of style go, this is one you can feel good about retiring.

What color tie to wear with a navy suit and brown shoes. When pairing a navy suit with brown shoes, opt for earthy or warm-toned ties such as burgundy, rust, or forest green.

Owning a tan summer suit and navy blue year round suit is a common situation to find yourself in. Brown shoes work with both, technically, but most browns blend too much with tan suits.

Twitter was divided over whether wearing brown shoes with a dark suit was acceptable after Kevin McCarthy recently wore the combination. The Republican politician, 57, from California, United ...

Navy suit: Black belt and black shoes or brown belt and brown shoes? Thanks. — Craig Cheney, Louisville, KY. Some shy away from pairing navy suits with black shoes, etc. [Right: shoes ($720) and ...

I often see men who know how to dress well wearing gray suits with brown shoes and a brown belt. It seems like black would go better than brown with a gray suit, but maybe there is something I don ...

My first response is never wear brown shoes with a black suit. But the answer to whether brown shoes can go with a blue or gray suit depends on a few elements -- color rules, occasion and personality.

This lady walks into a funeral parlor, and her husband is laid out in a blue suit with brown shoes. She’s shocked. She tells the undertaker she’s never seen anything so horrible.

Our fashion critic discusses the evolution of dress codes, including how rules — like one discouraging brown shoes with blue or black trousers — can come in and out of favor.