The Color Shoes for a Pink Dress Shirt & Gray Suit
The confident choice of pink shirt and gray suit requires careful attention to detail. A shoe that matches your style and color selection has to be just right. There are rules for some things and other times, to get the perfect polished look, you just have to make up your own. Does this Spark an idea?
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Style
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First, consider the occasion you are wearing this for: a bridal formal, as a fashion statement, a conservative business suit or a prom tux? Then select your pink tie -- is it pastel or bright, rose or bluish violet pink? The answers to these questions impact your shoe decision.
A Business Suit
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If your tie has light colors, wear a red-brown shoe color and matching belt. If it has dark tones, try a black oxford shoe with a black belt that has a subdued silver buckle. A dark red-brown has traditionally been the business man's shoe color.
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Fashion Statement
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Wearing a fashion-tailored suit has the most flexibility because there are no rules except those you make. A caramel brown shoe color pairs well with a light pink shirt and no tie. With a darker pink shirt, try a deep red brown oxblood shoe and matching belt. If the shirt is a darker tone or bluish pink it will work with deeper wine brown or black shoes.
Prom and Weddings
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For weddings, there is often a coordinating theme if you are in the bridal party. The color of your shirt may be dictated by the color of your partner's dress. For shirts with a bluish-violet tone wear a charcoal or black dress shoe. A rose tone will look best with a red-brown dress shoe that's on the redder side. A pastel pink shirt can be worn with red-brown, charcoal or black shoes. A wing tip beige and gray shoe will also coordinate with the bride.
For a prom date, a more casual loafer in black or brown will coordinate with a gray suit, pink shirt and a black or brown belt.
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