Black suit with brown shoes, who's right me or DH?

[MyGastIsFlabbered]

DH has gone for an interview today, wearing a black pin stripe suit. To my horror he started to put brown shoes on, he rolled his eyes at me. So who was right?

[dexter73]

Black shoes with a black suit imo.

[chemenger]

Black with black, no question. Brown shoes are for the country, surely .

[RayPurchase]

You are right.

[MyGastIsFlabbered]

No-one's actually as horrified as I was though?

[Martorana]

I would be outrqged!!!!!!!!!!

What colour socks was he wearing?

[coffeewithcreamm]

Has he never heard the saying: 'Black & brown, never in town'

Never in town!

[sarahlundssweater]

"Black and brown with make you frown"

[sarahlundssweater]

*will

[cupcake78]

You are right!

[coffeewithcreamm]

'Black & brown, you look like a clown'

[Cantremembermyid]

depends
an italian men would not consider to put black on black unless if with a pinstripe suit

[Cantremembermyid]

man

[Yoghurty]

Crap. I'm wearing a black dress with brown knee high boots today. And I'm in the city. Are people secretly sneering at me?

[eurochick]

You were right.

Brown is ok with navy (preferable to black in my view, although some people are still sneery about it).

[MyGastIsFlabbered]

I think his socks were black (possibly with bones on)...is that ok?

[chicaguapa]

I don't know. The current trend is to wear brown shoes with a navy suit. So maybe black is ok.

Hope he gets the job.

[JackNoneReacher]

I think he's right. Black with black for a funeral only.

[BelindaAllWorkedOut]

According to effortlessgent.com and other websites, you are right: www.effortlessgent.com/weblog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/brownOrBlack_EG_visualGuide.png

[BelindaAllWorkedOut]

Although I'm sure your DH will love to sit down and have a read of this article about it : www.permanentstyle.co.uk/2009/07/how-to-wear-brown-shoes.html#.Ux8Arfl_uSp

[cattypussclaw]

I honestly can't see any reason whatsoever for a man to wear brown (formal) shoes. Ever. Unless you're wearing a brown suit in which case you'd at least be consistently hideous. (Possibly a biased post against brown as I wore it for my ENTIRE school life!)

[WipsGlitter]

Black.

Never brown in town.

[OpalQuartz]

Did you go to Catholic schools Catty? Have noticed more catholic schools went for brown uniform than non catholic, but might just be where i grew up

[impty]

Black, not brown (in town)

[coffeewithcreamm]

St Phil's in Sutton had a lovely brown uniform

[OpalQuartz]

That's the one I was thinking of funnily enough Coffee! Also a primary in hackbridge called St Peter and Paul had brown.