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What Colour Shoes to Wear with Light Blue Dress Shirt

The best shoe colour to wear with a light blue dress shirt is black. 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 light blue be the accent without clashing. Be careful with brown, dark brown and tan: loafers are more casual than a dress shirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: light blue is cool and bright against warm brown; it works, but white or grey would be crisper.

Best colours

  • black

Ranked

Every shoe colour with light blue dress shirt, best to worst

  1. 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 light blue be the accent without clashing.
  2. brownloafers, chelsea boots
    Careful
    Loafers are more casual than a dress shirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: light blue is cool and bright against warm brown; it works, but white or grey would be crisper.
  3. dark brownloafers, chelsea boots
    Careful
    Loafers are more casual than a dress shirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: light blue is cool and bright against warm dark brown; it works, but white or grey would be crisper.
  4. tanloafers, chelsea boots
    Careful
    Loafers are more casual than a dress shirt, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: light blue is cool and bright against warm tan; it works, but white or grey would be crisper.
  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: light blue and burgundy can work together if a neutral anchors the outfit.

By type

The best colour for each kind of shoe

  • loafersblack loafersShop
  • chelsea bootsblack chelsea bootsShop

Complete outfits

Outfits built around light blue dress shirt

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Business · One accent colour

  • light blue dress shirtShop
  • charcoal dress trousersShop
  • black derby shoesShop

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

Business · Layered

  • black blazerShop
  • light blue dress shirtShop
  • black pleated trousersShop
  • black oxford shoesShop

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

Business · Layered

  • black overcoatShop
  • light blue dress shirtShop
  • grey dress trousersShop
  • black oxford shoesShop

Black is a neutral, so it lets light blue 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: light blue 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: light blue and burgundy can work together if a neutral anchors the outfit.

Questions

Quick answers

Do black shoes go with light blue 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 light blue be the accent without clashing.

Do brown shoes go with light blue 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: light blue is cool and bright against warm brown; it works, but white or grey would be crisper.

Do dark brown shoes go with light blue 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: light blue is cool and bright against warm dark brown; it works, but white or grey would be crisper.

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