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What Colour Shoes to Wear with Olive Blazer

The best shoe colours to wear with an olive blazer are black, dark brown and tan. Two neutrals with clear contrast: olive and black always sit well together. White, cream, grey and navy also work.

Best colours

  • black
  • dark brown
  • tan

Ranked

Every shoe colour with olive blazer, best to worst

  1. blackloafers, chelsea boots
    Best choice
    Two neutrals with clear contrast: olive and black always sit well together.
  2. dark brownloafers, chelsea boots
    Best choice
    Two neutrals with clear contrast: olive and dark brown always sit well together.
  3. tanloafers, chelsea boots
    Best choice
    Two neutrals with clear contrast: olive and tan always sit well together.
  4. whitesneakers
    Works
    Sneakers are more casual than a blazer, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: two neutrals with clear contrast: olive and white always sit well together.
  5. creamsneakers
    Works
    Sneakers are more casual than a blazer, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: two neutrals with clear contrast: olive and cream always sit well together.
  6. greysneakers
    Works
    Sneakers are more casual than a blazer, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: two neutrals with clear contrast: olive and grey always sit well together.
  7. navysneakers
    Works
    Sneakers are more casual than a blazer, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: olive and navy are both muted, so they sit together without competing.
  8. burgundyloafers
    Works
    Olive is a neutral, so it lets burgundy be the accent without clashing.
  9. brownloafers, chelsea boots
    Works
    Olive and brown are both neutral but similar in depth, so the outfit reads soft.

By type

The best colour for each kind of shoe

  • sneakerswhite sneakersShop
  • loafersdark brown loafersShop
  • chelsea bootsdark brown chelsea bootsShop

Complete outfits

Outfits built around olive blazer

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Business · All-neutral

  • olive blazerShop
  • white dress shirtShop
  • navy dress trousersShop
  • dark brown derby shoesShop

Olive and navy are both muted, so they sit together without competing.

Business · All-neutral

  • olive blazerShop
  • white dress shirtShop
  • navy pleated trousersShop
  • dark brown oxford shoesShop

Olive and navy are both muted, so they sit together without competing.

Business · All-neutral

  • olive blazerShop
  • white oxford shirtShop
  • navy chinosShop
  • dark brown chelsea bootsShop

Olive and navy are both muted, so they sit together without competing.

Avoid

Combinations to skip

Skip the green polo shirt. A polo shirt is more casual than a blazer, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: olive is a neutral, so it lets green be the accent without clashing.
Skip the blue jeans. Jeans are more casual than a blazer, so the pairing only works in a deliberately mixed outfit. Colour-wise it works: olive and denim blue are both neutral but similar in depth, so the outfit reads soft.

Questions

Quick answers

Do black shoes go with olive blazer?

Yes. Two neutrals with clear contrast: olive and black always sit well together.

Do dark brown shoes go with olive blazer?

Yes. Two neutrals with clear contrast: olive and dark brown always sit well together.

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