Sandals to Wear With Linen Suits
Sandals are a spring and summer favorite for women who desire comfort, versatility and style. When paired with a linen pant suit or skirt suit, high-heeled sandals make for a nice business casual outfit. A more casual function, however, requires more relaxed styles such as slides, kitten-heels, espadrilles or wedges. The key to pairing linen pants with sandals is to match the color, pattern and pant length with the sandal's style and heel.
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Neutral Colors
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Linen suits come in all colors and patterns and are known for its ability to keep skin cool in warm temperatures. A classic white suit looks best in summer, while navy or black is acceptable any time of year. Pair any colored linen suit with bronze, silver, taupe, nude or metallic sandals for a timeless look that complements linen's lightweight nature. If you wear a skirt suit and nude sandals, make sure that your skin tone matches the shoe color for a seamless look.
Colorful Options
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During the spring and summer months, choose colorful sandals that make any linen suit pop. Fruity colors, such as tangerine, lemon, melon and peach, pair perfectly with linen's lightweight fabric. Dark linen, however, calls for a heavier sandal style, such as a wedge or platform heel, in hues like black, navy, brown and slate. These darker hues help carry linen's lightweight texture through the winter months.
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Heel Height
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The trick to wearing heeled sandals with a lightweight linen material is to find sandals with dainty embellishments. A small bow on a thin ankle strap, sequin accents or cut-outs on a stacked or wedge heel, which offers height without sacrificing comfort, matches linen's flowy appearance. These details make sandals appear less bulky and allow feet to breathe. In addition, slides, flats and thong-type slip-ons that feature jeweled embellishments, fringe, mesh and studs pair nicely with linen skirts or a well-hemmed pair of pants that hit close to the floor.
Materials
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Virtually all shoe materials go with a linen suit. For summer, choose a colorful leather, cork or basket-weave pattern on flats or heels. Fabrics and materials more appropriate for winter include suede, velvet and animal prints with a gold or black cap toe or piping details. The style of sandal is also important -- thick buckles, gladiator-style or criscross straps add substance to a linen suit, while slides with tiny shell adornments or T-strap sandals with small rhinestones keep the outfit light and airy.
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