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What sort of shoes are acceptable with a (man's) white suit? In a formal sense, I guess.
Reasons to wear white as formalwear:
1) White or ivory dinner jacket, worn as dinner dress in the tropics - generally considered slightly less formal than black.
2) White tie with tailcoat - white tie events are very formal indeed, and it is unlikely that you're going to be invited to one unless you are an ambassador or minor royalty.
In both cases, the correct choice of shoe is what Americans tend to call tuxedo shoes - black, leather (usually patent leather), lace-up with a slightly raised mouth. YOu can get these in white, but I remain bewildered as to what even Americans would do with them. Perhaps one wiser than I will have an answer.
What I suspect you mean by formal is in fact informal - business (US) or lounge (UK) suit - in which case the trousers and jacket will be of the same colour. In that case, the simple answer is that you wear them with _shoes_ - leather or vegan equivalent, black or oxblood (although I'd very strongly recommend against oxblood and white) or, if you must, brown. This is personal taste - I'd go for absolutes and stick to black, but you might prefer a light brown. I'd suggest an Oxford cut, but YMMV.
Socks should usually match trousers, but with white suits this involves wearing white socks, which is generally considered a fairly heinous proposition, so you may prefer to match sock colour to your shoes. |
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