What shoecolor is most stylish under a grey suit?

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TimMureau
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Tue May 15, 2007 11:19 pm

I've been measured one week ago at the Parisian tailor Djay for a grey Prince of Wales check suit.

http://www.djaytailleur.com/1.aspx


But I ask myself what kind of shoecolor is the most stylish under a grey Prince of Wales check suit?

Who can help me?

Thanks in advance.
smoothjazzone
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Tue May 15, 2007 11:49 pm

Black calf or terracotta suede
luk-cha

Wed May 16, 2007 1:24 am

as i have just taken my G&G MTO"s i would recomend both their vintage rioja and vintage cedar, if you want to be more adventurous then why not vintage olive and of course black goes with all!.
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Wed May 16, 2007 1:48 am

any color suede is good, darker browns or burgandy is good. I don't wear black shoes with plaid suits.
You can listen to others on the black shoe issue-but if you do, you're making a mistake.
I would exclude black monstrap shoes especially in pigskin or a grained leather.
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Wed May 16, 2007 2:59 am

Anyone have a list of some good Parisian tailors? I'd like to look at some websites to get a sense for French style vs. Italian vs. English.

thanks.
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Wed May 16, 2007 2:49 pm

I would prefer suede for a PoW suit in flannel or tweed and dark brown (or black) with a PoW in worsted.

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alden
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Wed May 16, 2007 3:07 pm

Anyone have a list of some good Parisian tailors? I'd like to look at some websites to get a sense for French style vs. Italian vs. English.
Take a look at the list on my good friend Byraub's (an excellent tailor) blog.

http://bespoke.blog.lemonde.fr/repertoi ... parisiens/

Gonzalez, de Luca, Smalto, Claude Rousseau (at Cifonelli) are all from the Camps school of the 1950s. They cut suits the way Thomas Fink would like them, close to the body.

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Wed May 16, 2007 3:07 pm

I was wondering what to do with those black and white correspondent shoes, which I foolishly bought last year. Finally, they may have some use, after all.
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Wed May 16, 2007 9:46 pm

thanks!
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Tue May 22, 2007 3:28 am

Oxblood or Cordovan, maybe tan suede as mentioned.
TimMureau
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Tue May 22, 2007 9:26 am

Thanks for the suggestions!

I have found on the website from Scheer a wonderfull dark suede monkstrap.
I think that's a nice one under a grey prince of wales check, I am on 9 July in Vienna so I can take a look at there store.

If I ordered a pair of monkstrapshoes in dark suede by Scheer I upload pictures for the LL :wink: .
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Tue May 22, 2007 3:01 pm

Does Djay cut himself, or is he, as it is said on AAAC, an "overrated MTM tailor" ?
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Sat May 26, 2007 3:44 am

I like dark brown shoes with grey suits but it depends on the pattern.
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