Which Color Shoe?

[cufflinkmaniac]

Spoken like a true gentleman that you obviously are! Didn't mean to be abrasive!

No problem,I didn't think anything of it.

 

[cufflinkmaniac]

Why are you so obsessed with funerals cufflinkmaniac?

Uh,no.Why?

 

[Mr. 'H']

You may have missed this:

Now really, do you think anybody would deem it inappropriate to wear oxblood wingtips with a navy suit at a funeral?!

 

[carter]

Since you already have two pair of Black dress shoes (please show pictures), I voted for Burgundy (as in Merlot) like this Allen-Edmonds McClain in Merlot Burnished Calf (There are lots of variations in the Burgundy/Cordovan color palette)

I'd also suggest a pair in Cognac like the Florsheim Imperial Knightsbridge (just as there are many variations in the Brown/Tan color palette)

 

[Max Flash]

Oxbloods will go, but will look less formal. If you are going to a funeral or formal church service, you would wear black. That is the English way, at any rate. Europeans (especially the Italians) have a more relaxed approach to brown shoes with suits. I would deem a navy suit to be incorrect at a formal funeral anyway - charcoal grey is correct.

As you have black shoes anyway, get oxbloods and start building your wardrobe.

 

[HungaryTom]

Navy suit?

Oxblood shoes would be a perfect match- those make a nice change after black shoes.
At funerals I wear all black-that event is anyhow about the emotion and not the stylin'.

Regards

Tom

 

[cufflinkmaniac]

Since you already have two pair of Black dress shoes (please show pictures), I voted for Burgundy (as in Merlot) like this Allen-Edmonds McClain in Merlot Burnished Calf (There are lots of variations in the Burgundy/Cordovan color palette)

I'd also suggest a pair in Cognac like the Florsheim Imperial Knightsbridge (just as there are many variations in the Brown/Tan color palette)

I suppose you're right.I'll get the burgundy and wear my black wingtips when black is called for.And I'll post pictures as soon as humanly possible.

 

[Tomasso]

Now really, do you think anybody would deem it inappropriate to wear oxblood wingtips with a navy suit at a funeral?!

I wouldn't wear them, but then I wouldn't wear a blue suit either. Solid charcoal grey with black cap-toes for me.

 

[cufflinkmaniac]

Oxbloods will go, but will look less formal. If you are going to a funeral or formal church service, you would wear black. That is the English way, at any rate. Europeans (especially the Italians) have a more relaxed approach to brown shoes with suits. I would deem a navy suit to be incorrect at a formal funeral anyway - charcoal grey is correct.

As you have black shoes anyway, get oxbloods and start building your wardrobe.

My friend,you are in England and I am in North Carolina,USA where standards of dress are,shall we say,relaxed,especially the town in which I reside.Common funeral fodder here includes (but is not limited to);tank tops,ripped blue jeans,tube tops,short (barely there) shorts and skirts,and of course flip flops.Church is not much better.And I have considered charcoal gray,but as a second suit.

 

[cufflinkmaniac]

Oxblood shoes would be a perfect match- those make a nice change after black shoes.
At funerals I wear all black-that event is anyhow about the emotion and not the stylin'.

Regards

Tom

Szia,

Wearing black to a funeral here would be looked upon as being a bit "costumey."

 

[cufflinkmaniac]

I wouldn't wear them, but then I wouldn't wear a blue suit either. Solid charcoal grey with black cap-toes for me.

Maybe I should go with charcoal and black cap toes first,and then move on to navy and oxblood cap toes.I suppose charcoal is just as (if not more) versatile.

 

[ortega76]

To answer the poll-

Black shoes if they'll be your only pair of dress shoes with a navy suit. I like burgundy or brown as daytime looks.

 

[carter]

One more observation. If you can avail yourself of some braces/suspenders and have your suit(s)/pants fitted with buttons for same, you can forget trying to match shoes and belt. It's also a more classic look.

 

[Bugsy]

I actually have two pairs of black shoes (one pair of wingtips and one pair of split toes),but I suppose a third pair wouldn't hurt.

If you already have two pairs of black shoes, then go for a darker cordovan. It's very versatile.

 

[Max Flash]

My friend,you are in England and I am in North Carolina,USA where standards of dress are,shall we say,relaxed,especially the town in which I reside.Common funeral fodder here includes (but is not limited to);tank tops,ripped blue jeans,tube tops,short (barely there) shorts and skirts,and of course flip flops.Church is not much better.And I have considered charcoal gray,but as a second suit.

Understood - hence reference to the 'English way'.

Having said that, your posts indicate that you are concerned with 'getting it right' when it comes to these things, and I applaud that. Traditional styles of dress are pervasive and so I don't think you would ever be wrong in a charcoal suit and black shoes at a funeral, even in the more relaxed South.

Of course, if a navy suit is suitably formal for a funeral in your part of the world, by all means go for it. Grey is more sombre, that is all. I would wear a navy suit for business, but less likely to for formal occasions (funerals, weddings, etc.). To some extent, it comes down to personal preference.

 

[HungaryTom]

Differences

It is interesting to see that charcoal grey and navy are used and accepted as mourning colors - black is the accepted norm where I live. There was even a rural community which used white color only in their mourning costume.

Back to the topic: since you have 2 black shoes the enrichment of the palette is good. I have plaintoe blucher and fullbrogue oxblood shoes which give different accent with my navy suit.

Szia:


Tom

 

[Max Flash]

It is interesting to see that charcoal grey and navy are used and accepted as mourning colors - black is the accepted norm where I live. There was even a rural community which used white color only in their mourning costume.

Black is the usual mourning colour in most parts of the Western world, as far as I know. In England when men used to wear full morning dress for funerals, black coats would have been worn. However, in more recent times, black is reserved for the most formal dress (e.g. dinner jacket, tailcoat, morning coat, etc.) and so people are more likely to have a dark grey (charcoal) suit than a solid black one. As a result, dark grey has become acceptable as funeral-wear. I wouldn't say that blue has the same accepted status as far as I am aware, although cufflinkmaniac maintains that a navy suit would be more than suitably formal for a funeral where he lives.

I believe white has particular mourning connotations for Catholics, although I may be wrong on this.

My, this thread has taken a depressing turn!!

 

[cufflinkmaniac]

If you already have two pairs of black shoes, then go for a darker cordovan. It's very versatile.

Very true.

 

[HadleyH]

This is what I had in mind when I said dark brown shoes, something similar to this Brunori Dark Brown Italian Classic Lace-Up Dress Shoes. I still think its a very versatile color and a nice addition to the other 2 pairs of black shoes you already own.

 

[cufflinkmaniac]

This is what I had in mind when I said dark brown shoes, something similar to this Brunori Dark Brown Italian Classic Lace-Up Dress Shoes. I still think its a very versatile color and a nice addition to the other 2 pairs of black shoes you already own.

Those are nice,but they're bluchers.