Hello all. Here's the story. I have my girlfriends graduation coming up next week and I need new shoes and a shirt. I already have a dark grey suit. Something like below. The tie and pocket square will be this colour as it has to match her dress. I'm not sure if I should opt for brown shoes or black shoes. I have been looking at these shoes. http://www.newlook.com/eu/shop/mens/shoes-and-boots/black-lace-up-gibson-shoes_240325501 My last question is what colour shirt would go with it all? Everybody will be wearing white shirts but I'd like some think with a bit more kick in it. Maybe a baby blue? Any advice is appreciated.
I'd say black shoes with grey suit personally. Black shirt perhaps? I have no sense of style though apparently.
A grey suit with a light cyan tie? I'd say a black shirt, but that looks strange given the grey suit. That's a tough one, a white shirt would look good but be boring. The Cyan tie is difficult. Speaking of which, I need a blue and a red tie, just in case.
The tie colour still isn't set in stone. The dress is actually a few shades greener than the tie I have shown above. I already have a black shirt so i could always fall back on that. I wore a white shirt with a teal tie for another graduation mass last year so i wanted to avoid that again.
That would look pretty slick. I was thinking of dressing up in pimp suit but when I metioned it I got 'The look' I'll get a picture soon. I have one already but the colour doesn't look correct. Apparently it's teal. I was wondering what mankz meant.
I'm leaning towards brown shoes. Maybe something like these? http://www.newlook.com/shop/mens/shoes-and-boots/brown-lace-up-shoes_240325524
I'm afraid I know how to butcher the look like a boss. For those who don't know, the nickname shirty came from the fact that on my first night at university in 2000 there was a formal ball in my halls of residence, and I hadn't packed a suit or indeed any shirts, so I had to go on the scrounge and ended up wearing a pink shirt a multitude of sizes too small for me. Still, it provided lots of laughs and was a great way to meet dozens of my hall-mates on the first night
Brown shoes is a definite (unless you wear a black shirt). Wearing some now with my grey suit. (Ben Sherman slimfit ) With a grey suit you want a contrast, which with a teal tie you're achieving. If you wanted to go for a darker shirt (black) then you'd need to tone the tie down as you'd end up looking ostentatious. I would stick to white as its your girlfriends graduation and really you want to dress smart for her rather than look like a peacock on her big day. This is the look you want. Note the good knot and nice collar. If you want to stand out a bit, do your tie properly in a Windsor knot and make sure you have collar stiffeners in. That way you look like a boss.
That looks the part. My suit is a single button suit so I will probably be going for a small collar and skinny tie. I think I will most definitely go with brown shoes.
