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What Colour Shoes to Wear with Lavender Dress Shirt

The best shoe colours to wear with a lavender dress shirt are brown, black and tan. Loafers are more casual than a dress shirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: brown is a neutral, so it lets lavender be the accent without clashing. Dark brown also works. Be careful with burgundy: loafers are more casual than a dress shirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: lavender and burgundy can work together if a neutral anchors the outfit.

Best colours

  • brown
  • black
  • tan

Ranked

Every shoe colour with lavender dress shirt, best to worst

  1. brownloafers, chelsea boots
    Works
    Loafers are more casual than a dress shirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: brown is a neutral, so it lets lavender be the accent without clashing.
  2. dark brownloafers, chelsea boots
    Works
    Loafers are more casual than a dress shirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: dark brown is a neutral, so it lets lavender be the accent without clashing.
  3. blackloafers, chelsea boots
    Works
    Loafers are more casual than a dress shirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: black is a neutral, so it lets lavender be the accent without clashing.
  4. tanloafers, chelsea boots
    Works
    Loafers are more casual than a dress shirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: tan is a neutral, so it lets lavender be the accent without clashing.
  5. burgundyloafers
    Careful
    Loafers are more casual than a dress shirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: lavender and burgundy can work together if a neutral anchors the outfit.

By type

The best colour for each kind of shoe

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  • chelsea bootsbrown chelsea bootsShop

Complete outfits

Outfits built around lavender dress shirt

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Business · One accent colour

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  • black derby shoesShop

Black is a neutral, so it lets lavender be the accent without clashing.

Business · Layered

  • black blazerShop
  • lavender dress shirtShop
  • black pleated trousersShop
  • black oxford shoesShop

Black is a neutral, so it lets lavender be the accent without clashing.

Business · One accent colour

  • lavender dress shirtShop
  • grey dress trousersShop
  • dark brown derby shoesShop

Dark brown is a neutral, so it lets lavender be the accent without clashing.

Avoid

Combinations to skip

Skip the burgundy loafers. Loafers are more casual than a dress shirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: lavender and burgundy can work together if a neutral anchors the outfit.
Skip the burgundy chinos. Chinos are more casual than a dress shirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: lavender and burgundy can work together if a neutral anchors the outfit.

Questions

Quick answers

Do brown shoes go with lavender dress shirt?

Yes. Loafers are more casual than a dress shirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: brown is a neutral, so it lets lavender be the accent without clashing.

Do black shoes go with lavender dress shirt?

Yes. Loafers are more casual than a dress shirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: black is a neutral, so it lets lavender be the accent without clashing.

Do burgundy shoes go with lavender dress shirt?

It can work, with care. Loafers are more casual than a dress shirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: lavender and burgundy can work together if a neutral anchors the outfit.

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