Maroon Dress Shoes: Colors and Heels That Work

My sister in law took one look at me heading out the door in a maroon wrap dress and black block heels and said, “Wait, is that a Tuesday outfit…

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Dress Shirt Colors for a Navy Suit

I bought my first real navy suit for a cousin’s engagement party eight years ago, and I paired it with a dress shirt that I was convinced was white. It…

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Shirt Colors That Work With a Navy Suit, From White to Bold

I was standing in front of the closet at six forty in the morning, one sock on, coffee going cold on the dresser, holding two shirts up against a navy…

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Gray Suit Shoe Colors: Brown, Black, Burgundy and Beyond

I was sitting on the kitchen floor last Sunday night with a can of shoe polish, a horsehair brush, and three pairs of shoes lined up like suspects, trying to…

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Navy Pants Outfit Ideas: Colors and Shoes That Work

I was standing at the ironing board on a Tuesday night, working through a basket of clothes that had been sitting there since Thursday, when I noticed something that stopped…

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Gray Chinos: Shirt Colors and Shoes That Work

My sister took one look at me walking into her kitchen last Thanksgiving, wearing charcoal gray chinos with a rust colored flannel and white sneakers, and said, “Okay, when did…

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Mens Chinos: Shoes and Outfits That Work Beyond Office Days

My brother in law took one look at me walking into his kitchen last Thanksgiving and said, “Since when do you own actual clothes?” I was wearing olive chinos, a…

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What Color Shirt Goes With a Blue Suit?

I own eleven blue suits. Eleven. I counted them properly last month while doing a closet purge that was supposed to result in fewer suits and instead resulted in me…

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Which Color Pants Go With a Navy Blazer?

The reputation is that a navy blazer only really works with gray pants, maybe khakis if you’re feeling loose, and that’s the whole conversation. Every men’s style guide I’ve ever…

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Black Dress: Which Shoe Colors Work?

I own fourteen black dresses. I counted them properly last week, laid them across the bed like some sort of very somber card trick, and the number should have alarmed…

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