What to Wear With Burgundy Shoes

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What Bottoms to Wear with Burgundy Shoes?

Burgundy shoes can be worn with both the traditional (black with brown) and the “contrary” (brown with black) pant combinations.

Lighter shades of beige/off-white/khaki look best with darker shades of burgundy and vice versa. This is a safe way of playing around with color and enjoying a color-complementary wardrobe.

Black

And burgundy any color you want!

I know I am hardly the designer of this shoes. But as far as I know, all these colors go perfectly well with burgundy shoes. You can wear them as you want!

Dark Gray

Light Gray

Navy or Dark Gray.

Gray pants are the heaviest option in layering, but they are also the least formal. Navy blue is a slightly more conservative option.

For the most formal option, you can wear black or charcoal gray pants.

Navy

Whether you’re an adept dresser or a beginner looking for tips, answers to simple questions are always welcome. How do you know if you’re dressed too nicely or too casually? What shoes go with what color pants and how do you make sure your colors work without looking over-the-top? And, the big one: what do you do about white sneakers?

Every time we talk about dressing for certain events, lengths or seasons, we get flooded with e-mails asking for advice on what to wear with burgundy shoes.

The truth is that burgundy shoes can be a bit tricky. Many guys are unsure what to wear with burgundy. White sneakers are popular, but not always a good fit. The trick is to break up the clashy red-violet tones of the shoes with darker neutrals.

Violet is a tricky color, because it crosses the line between fall and winter. Therefore, it is a color that can be tricky to work with in your outfits. The best approach is to take the warmth and depth of the color and incorporate it into a build.

For example, instead of going in hard and heavy with a red-violet shirt, go with a burgundy-colored shirt. Pair a burgundy suit with a belt that has lighter-colored leather.

What Color Tops to Wear with Burgundy Shoes?

Shoes and tops are very important fashion pieces and are of great significance to your overall style. So, when you’re shopping for shoes, you need to find a top that will match it.

Truth of the matter is, there are severel different caliber of tops out there. You may also have a lot of tops in your closet from different shops and of different looks.

So, there are many ways in which you can match your shoes. To make sure that you can wear them with anything in your closet, you need to match them with classic and simple pieces that will go with any other piece in your top closet.

Items such as plain printed tees, plain colored tees, voile shirts, t-shirts, camisoles, v-necks and minimalistic designs are great tops to wear with burgundy shoes, especially with jeans or black skinny pants as they combine simplicity and class.

White

And grey shirts can be worn with burgundy shoes as they match two of the three colours (white, grey, and burgundy).

A burgundy tie should then be worn to complete the look.

To style it up and make it casual, jeans and a black, grey, or burgundy jacket can be worn with the burgundy dress shoes.

Light Gray

Navy or Dark Gray.

Gray pants are the heaviest option in layering, but they are also the least formal. Navy blue is a slightly more conservative option.

For the most formal option, you can wear black or charcoal gray pants.

Black

And burgundy any color you want!

I know I am hardly the designer of this shoes. But as far as I know, all these colors go perfectly well with burgundy shoes. You can wear them as you want!

What Not to Wear With Burgundy Shoes?

Like every shoe and clothing color in the rainbow, burgundy is also susceptible to clashing issues with other colors.

The most common problem is that burgundy tends to clash with yellow, which is something you have probably witnessed at some time or another.

Secondary problems often create themselves especially if you wear the wrong clothes underneath burgundy pants.

For example, burgundy looks best with earthy tones such as browns, tans, and greens. It also looks very nice with blues and blacks.

So, if you do get burgundy shoes, keep the entire outfit in brown, green, blue, or black. Never go for clashing colors.

Then, these are the best colors to wear with burgundy shoes:

Bright Colors

However, what really makes burgundy shoes speak up is the bright color and a distinct pattern or a combination of colors.

Burgundy shoes pair well with bright colors such as white, black, and electric blue. Check out those patterns on Google and you will definitely find something you like.

So, with a bright color and a bold pattern, you can almost create any outfit. You just need to make sure that your choice of colors and patterns is suitable for your personal style and fits your face well.

If you don’t know which pattern or color will work, go with neutral colors such as black or dark blue. They can easily fit with any pattern and any color, just like a black dress can fit with everything else in your wardrobe.