What Color Shoes Should I Wear With a Navy Dress? ~ Women Shoes Advisory

Choosing shoes to accessorize a dress was once easy. Manufacturers stuck to the same strict rules that fashion designers did. Black pumps went with nearly all suits and definitely with black dresses. Brown went with beige and brown, and the bag matched as well. These days, women encounter a plethora of choices--sometimes a confusing excess--and, at the end of the day, women still have to get dressed. Answering the question of what color shoes to wear with a navy dress can provide some basic guidelines for choosing shoes to go with other clothes as well.

Navy blue, once reserved only for workwear, now appears in sundresses, resortwear, evening wear and even as bridesmaids' dresses. The cut of the dress, more than any other element, defines your shoe choice. Tailored navy suits for work requires navy pumps with a low or moderate heel to pull you together visually. When shoes match a dress, the single color line has a slimming and lengthening effect on your overall look. Further, a single color line directs the eye to your face, which is the area at which most effective business communication takes place. You look polished, businesslike and attentive when shoes do not distract from your overall appearance. Varying the cut, heel-height and trim of shoes gives you the feeling you're not a cookie cutter clone, without taking away from the business at hand. Matching bags are no longer de rigeur, but keep them simple as well.

Wearing the same navy dress out for drinks or dinner after work encourages a little latitude. Just as you are likely to add accessories like a scarf, jewelry, wrap or jacket, let your shoes have a little more fun as well. Stick with navy, but in a peep-toe, sling-back or even a sandal. Reflect the sparkle of the occasion with navy or black patent. If you're adding lots of gold chains, consider gold sandals. Keep everything else navy and step out in bright pink, acid green or bright red pumps. There's only one caution--keep your touches of color on the cautious side. Your red sandals may be a perfect match for your red scarf, but remember the color line. Red at the top and red at the bottom means less of that long slim line; complicate it with a red belt, and you'll look like a stack of blocks instead of a Grecian column. Look over colored shoes with an eye to your other accessories.

Navy can now be found in dresses with a low neckline and flowing fabric for an evening of fun. It's time to enjoy your navy dress as the background for party shoes. Navy serves as a foil for all strong, clear colors and gleam and glitz as well. Fabric prints on shoes with a touch of navy work well, as do multicolor leathers. The only shoe colors less likely to complement navy evening wear are beige, cream and white. Those shades still suggest nautical themes so save the whites for casual occasions.

Wear light shoe colors to set off your navy shift or sundress. Nothing adds crispness and sunshine to navy like white, cream or yellow. Since your overall look is casual, you can pick up the color of trim or add a punchy color that complements colored accessories. Emphasize navy's nautical history with navy and white spectator pumps or red, white and blue sandals. Use it as a canvas for floral colors, the brighter the better. Forget the workday color line, and enjoy the overall effect.

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