[Zander]

Hey All,

Was looking for some opinions here, do these shoes in Khaki go with a seersucker suit?



Thanks!

 

[hardline_42]

I own these shoes. I find them much too casual to wear with a suit. I think a regular dirty buck would look fine and a white buck would look even better.

 

[Youthful Repp-robate]

I'm gonna issue an ultimatum, backed up by absolutely nothing: desert boots = sneakers, basically. They're a bit more elegant, but wearing them with a suit is about on par with wearing sneakers with a suit. I wouldn't do either with seersucker. I have done both with a tan poplin suit (brown shoes, though), but I'm an art student wearing a suit when none is needed, so I can do whatever I want.

Bottom line: the most tasteful choice for a shoe to wear with seersucker would be bucks. The most tasteful use for those shoes (in khaki) would be chinos and a polo or madras shirt.

 

[Virginia-Style]

I agree with the "no" sentiment. With that said - for some reasone I think seersuckers highlight or accentuate the belt / shoe combo. So for me - thats the perfect time to break out the merlot captoe balmorals. The seer sucker poses the risk of costume or at least some type of joke in any situation besides truly conservative southerners in my experience. But with classy shoes - people realize it is a stylish suit! And the jokes turn to compliments...

 

[lukemil]

They are inappropriate for a suit, but at least they have laces.

 

[Flanderian]

No, too casual. Plus, they're not even particularly good looking within their genre.

 

[StephenRG]

I couldn't see any shoes on LL Bean's site which worked with seersucker...

 

[arkirshner]

Y-Repp is correct that white bucks are a classic choice. Disclosure; today it is over 90 and I am wearing old Florsheim white brouge bucks with a blue/white seersucker. My standards are a bit looser than StephenRG's in that of the shoes on the LL Bean to my mind the khaki bucks are OK.

 

[TommyDawg]

There are MANY shoes that go with SS, in my opinion. Not the desert boots, though.

 

[TheGreatTwizz]

I'm gonna issue an ultimatum, backed up by absolutely nothing: desert boots = sneakers, basically.

I'll absolutely agree to this, with the note that I have worn my blue suede Ferragamo chukka boots with trousers and a sportcoat.

 

[Zander]

Well, I am glad I asked the question, Thanks for the help!