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What Colour Shoes to Wear with Navy Suit

The best shoe colours to wear with a navy suit are brown and tan. Brown shoes with navy trousers are the textbook pairing: warm leather against a cool colour. Loafers are more casual than a suit, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Dark brown also works. Be careful with black and burgundy: loafers are more casual than a suit, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: black shoes with navy are correct for formal settings, if a little severe for casual.

Best colours

  • brown
  • tan

Ranked

Every shoe colour with navy suit, best to worst

  1. brownloafers, chelsea boots
    Best choice
    Brown shoes with navy trousers are the textbook pairing: warm leather against a cool colour. Loafers are more casual than a suit, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit.
  2. dark brownloafers, chelsea boots
    Best choice
    Dark brown shoes with navy look polished enough for the office and relaxed enough for weekends. Loafers are more casual than a suit, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit.
  3. tanloafers, chelsea boots
    Best choice
    Tan leather lifts navy and gives it a relaxed, warm-weather feel. Loafers are more casual than a suit, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit.
  4. blackloafers, chelsea boots
    Careful
    Loafers are more casual than a suit, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: black shoes with navy are correct for formal settings, if a little severe for casual.
  5. burgundyloafers
    Careful
    Loafers are more casual than a suit, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: burgundy adds depth to navy without shouting; common in autumn tailoring.

By type

The best colour for each kind of shoe

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  • chelsea bootsbrown chelsea bootsShop

Complete outfits

Outfits built around navy suit

Business · All-neutral

Brown shoes with navy trousers are the textbook pairing: warm leather against a cool colour.

Business · All-neutral

Tan leather lifts navy and gives it a relaxed, warm-weather feel.

Business · One accent colour

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  • dark brown derby shoesShop

Dark brown shoes with navy look polished enough for the office and relaxed enough for weekends.

Avoid

Combinations to skip

Skip the burgundy loafers. Loafers are more casual than a suit, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: burgundy adds depth to navy without shouting; common in autumn tailoring.
Skip the forest green sweater. A sweater is more casual than a suit, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: navy is a neutral, so it lets forest green be the accent without clashing.

Questions

Quick answers

Do brown shoes go with navy suit?

Yes. Brown shoes with navy trousers are the textbook pairing: warm leather against a cool colour. Loafers are more casual than a suit, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit.

Do tan shoes go with navy suit?

Yes. Tan leather lifts navy and gives it a relaxed, warm-weather feel. Loafers are more casual than a suit, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit.

Do black shoes go with navy suit?

It can work, with care. Loafers are more casual than a suit, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: black shoes with navy are correct for formal settings, if a little severe for casual.

Do burgundy shoes go with navy suit?

It can work, with care. Loafers are more casual than a suit, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: burgundy adds depth to navy without shouting; common in autumn tailoring.

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