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Designers have come a long way since styles like the Oxford came into play

And brown shoes go fine with brown trousers because while the color is similar, the difference in materials between trousers and shoes is enough to visually differentiate the two (unless someone is wearing leather pants, but Ill assume that excludes most Permanent Style readers.) I would personally favour an oxblood (close to Horween colour 8) or navy pair, also I think most suedes would work in any colour for a more casual look, with black suede registering less formal than black calf etc

You can even change the height of the leg slit (but we say the higher the better!)

In terms of color, the classic black hue of the dress makes it a perfect match with a variety of other colors

Gyula Benczr, Portrait of Empress Elizabeth (1899) Francis Joseph I of Austria (1830-1916) described the portrait of his wife Elisabeth (1837-1898) as the best of all portrayals of the Empress because it depicted her figure 'extremely well' and because her face had a 'very nice expression'