# What shoe should a woman wear with a navy suit?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 29, 2008, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-shoe-should-a-woman-wear-with-a-navy-suit/439669 "2008-02-29T20:21:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![catsix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@catsix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/catsix)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2008, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-shoe-should-a-woman-wear-with-a-navy-suit/439669/41 "2008-03-01T15:50:16Z")

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> **TellMeImNotCrazy** said:  
> This is why I get funny looks whenever I “dress up”, I guess. I have exactly one pair of dress shoes - they’re black, with low heel, and comfortable. I have never once thought… what shoes do I wear with this outfit, because my choices are sneakers, Birkenstockesque sandals, and the aforementioned black shoes.

My ‘dress’ shoes, the Sketchers, they’re men’s shoes. I wear them with regular socks. They’re like the low-top work shoes type with the big thick heavy tread soles. I wear them with every dress-up outfit I own, which isn’t many. I wore them to my cousin’s wedding and every job interview I have ever been on. I also wear them with jeans. The idea of having specific shoes to go with specific outfits is… very strange to me.

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> \*Why is it impossible to find a white shirt in the women’s department that does not have frills, ruffles, embroidery, embellishments, etc? I can’t be the only woman that likes a nice, classic white shirt?

I get all my button up shirts in the men’s department. They’re plain, and they have a lot of different colors.

Also the buttons on them are actually designed for right handed people dressing themselves, not back-assward like women’s clothes.

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> **shamrock227** said:  
> That is not to say that someone who wears sketchers necessarily looks “unprofessional”, it’s just not the image that the OP wants to convey.

If someone sees my shoes and thinks they’re meant to convey some image rather than to supply my feet with a supportive and comfortable means of walking around all day, well, I think it’s sad that we put more emphasis on what shoes look like than whether or not they do damage to our feet, legs, hips and back. I only regret that I started fighting such ridiculous shoes after being forced to wear them by my mother and having permanently deformed two toes on each foot.

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**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2008, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-shoe-should-a-woman-wear-with-a-navy-suit/439669/42 "2008-03-01T22:55:24Z")

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Geez, I guess there aren’t any rules, and it’s all personal preference. I would _never_ wear anything but navy or black shoes with a navy suit. You can throw in color somewhere else, like with a camisole or scarf or jewelry. And really? Brown and navy? Just…no. IMHO.

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