Even a midnight blue belt provides the right offset such that you can wear earthy tones in the rest of your outfit and still have cohesion and balance. Try to avoid pairing a greenish blue with a purplish blue, but generally speaking you can wear a cobalt blue with a steely grey blue, or a similar difference in tone. As long as the coolness of the blue is correct, you can get away with a belt that is much darker or lighter blue. Never, ever, ever wear a white belt with black shoes, unless we’re talking about spectator shoes or saddle shoes that have a white component to them.īlue with blue is just as correct as black with black, but you get a bit more leeway with what counts as “matching”. For example, if you have a lime green belt, but no green shoes, your next best choice is the black shoes. If you’ve got a wild, colorful belt you don’t have matching shoes for, black is probably the most sensible shoe to offset it with. There aren’t a lot of excuses for not pairing your black shoes with a black belt. The good news is that most people own black belts, even if they only own one belt, and they’re very easy to find at every level of price from low to high. We’d even go so far as to suggest to match any leather watch straps you wear to the black of your shoes as well. We don’t recommend a brown belt unless it’s such a dark brown that it looks black.
If your black shoes are matte, look for a belt that isn’t super shiny.īecause black and non-black is a lot more jarring than other pairings, this is one of the shoes where you want to stay pretty traditional. Because black leather and vegan leather shows shine a little more dramatically than other colors, try to match the glossiness as closely as possible. A subtle espresso brown leather or vegan leather belt will match just about every shade and wash of denim except for black, and can be paired for a casual event with blue, red, grey, and any shade of brown.Īcceptable Belts to Wear with Black Shoesīlack belts are always acceptable to pair with black shoes. If you’re the sort of person who likes to rock a tucked in dress shirt with a pair of jeans, we suggest investing in a nice quality dark brown belt.
We’d still advise against wearing brown and black together if you can help it. Interesting and unusual colors of shoes like blue or grey or maroon can be paired with a black or brown belt without sweating the details. You can wear a light brown belt with dark brown shoes, or the other way around. In more casual environments, like grabbing coffee with someone, or going into the office on a Friday, or just feeling like throwing on your handsome shoes for Sunday brunch with the pals, you can be a little more relaxed. The Modern Rules for Matching Belts and Shoes If you’re wearing glossy steel blue shoes, do your best to find a closely matching glossy steel blue belt. If you’ve got a pair of matte light brown shoes, you want a matte light brown belt. Again, try to get the match as close as possible for formal situations. It gets more finicky if you’re wearing an outfit that isn’t suited to black shoes. The easiest way to know you’re wearing the right shoes and belt is to go black and black. In formal settings like job interviews, weddings, funerals, black tie affairs, or coronation ceremonies (kids these days go to those a lot, right?) you should abide by this rule: same color, same shade, same glossiness. The Traditional Rules for Matching Belts and Shoes With belts and shoes, especially shoes made of leather or vegan leather, it’s easy to feel like you’re committing a massive fashion faux-pas if you don’t have the perfectly matched material in a belt.Īs a basic rule, you want to be more traditional with your shoe-belt pairings in formal settings, while giving yourself leeway and going for more modern pairings in informal or semi-formal settings. When assembling an outfit or shopping for accessories, it can be tricky to feel confident in your choices.
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