# fashion question **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 28, 2003, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashion-question/198260 "2003-08-28T19:57:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DaddyTimesTwo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@DaddyTimesTwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaddyTimesTwo)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashion-question/198260/1 "2003-08-28T19:57:01Z")
I’m full of questions today…normally I think I’ll start a thread about something then I forget about it and/or get too busy. So… I wore black slacks today. I realized at some point this morning I had put on my loafers, the reddish cordovan penny loafer kind of color. Normally I wear black shoes with the black slacks. I don’t think it looks _bad_, just not what I would normally wear if I had thought about it an extra 2 seconds. Not that I can change or anything, but bad choice or not? ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashion-question/198260/2 "2003-08-28T20:33:04Z")
Bad, bad choice. Darker legs/lighter shoes always make the feet look like canoes. ---
**Author:** ![DaToad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@DaToad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaToad)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashion-question/198260/3 "2003-08-28T20:36:32Z")
Nope. Perfectly GQ, if you were wearing a cordovan belt to match. ---
**Author:** ![Peach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@Peach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peach)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashion-question/198260/4 "2003-08-28T20:44:48Z")
depends on the shirt ---
**Author:** ![DaddyTimesTwo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@DaddyTimesTwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaddyTimesTwo)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2003, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashion-question/198260/5 "2003-08-29T03:25:06Z")
Hmmmm, black belt. Shirt was a light color with a dark plaid kind of stripe. I actually felt a little unfashionable, but it’s something I can deal with. ---
**Author:** ![j.c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/73ab20/32.png) [@j.c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j.c)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2003, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashion-question/198260/6 "2003-08-29T05:28:19Z")
Belt and shoes being so far off is the only problem, and I wouldn’t worry too much about it. ---
**Author:** ![thatDDperson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de0a6/32.png) [@thatDDperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thatDDperson)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2003, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashion-question/198260/7 "2003-08-29T05:47:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by alice\_in\_wonderland \* > \*\*Bad, bad choice. > > Darker legs/lighter shoes always make the feet look like canoes. \*\* Well, ya know what they say about men with big feet. They wear big shoes. ---
**Author:** ![DaddyTimesTwo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@DaddyTimesTwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaddyTimesTwo)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2003, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashion-question/198260/8 "2003-08-29T16:48:33Z")
I’m pretty sure my FQ (“Fashion Quotient”) can’t get any lower, so I certainly can deal with the embarassment. But thanks for the verification.