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Am I looking for comfortable shoes to wear with a shirt and tie. Are loafers fine? I find boat shoes very comfortable, are they fine to wear with a shirt and tie as well?
Lastly, can I wear black shoes and a brown swede backpack?
I have a pair of light blue Crocs that look like canvas boat shoes and are very comfortable.
As for the shoe and back back match, hardly even a first world problem.
"Ah, little one, the word you seek is suede"
Am I looking for comfortable shoes to wear with a shirt and tie. Are loafers fine?
Is this a question about dressing for work?
It really depends on your office and your field. If you work in a conservative law office, loafers are not fine; on the other hand, if you are in sales and your office is "business casual," they would be fine.
You need to look at what the successful men in your office are wearing and take your cue from them. If they wear polished dress shoes, that's what you'll need to wear, too, and if you pay some bucks, you can find comfy ones.
You might also check your dress code in the employee handbook or talk with HR if you have a rep.
In some offices, running shoes are OK. It all depends.
PS: when I started work many years ago, women wore skirts/dresses, panty hose and pumps. Now, many women wear dress slacks and running shoes and it's considered fine.
Am I looking for comfortable shoes to wear with a shirt and tie. Are loafers fine? I find boat shoes very comfortable, are they fine to wear with a shirt and tie as well?
Lastly, can I wear black shoes and a brown swede backpack?
Loafers are usually fine, boat shoes never with a tie. The exception would be a law firm, some banks, anywhere you have to wear a suit every day.
I bought a pair of Allen Edmonds orthotic wingtips for days when I have to look sharp and stand all day. Not cheap, but sharp and comfortable.
Perhaps it depends on what part of the country one resides. Laid back california, anything goes, I've seen athletic shoes with shirts/ties and even for wedding attire. Love the freedom of california living.
Now I have a sorta friend who moved here from NY and she is so prime and prissey and never a hair out of place. She says old habits are hard to break, I say get over them. For older people old habits last forever, I guess.
Suit with tie: dress shoes. Black/blue/grey suit: black shoes. Brown suit: cordovan or brown shoes.
Blazer and tie: usually dress shoes.
Sport coat and tie: loafers = OK. Socks mandatory.
Blazer or sport coat with no tie: loafers = OK. Socks mandatory.
Generally when you see a shirt and tie without jacket it is either someone in what I would call "entry level public contact" such as retail sales, in which case shoes should just be black - or it's a man who was wearing a suit, blazer, or sport coat and has temporarily taken it off, in which case he should have worn the correct shoes for the kind of jacket/pants combination.
All of the above is without reference to the "casual jacket and pants" combination (for example, a light colored linen jacket worn over khaki pants) in which case boat shoes even would be OK (but not sneakers).
The right (dress) loafers can absolutely work with a shirt and tie, or even a suit. If you're still considering the more expensive ones you linked to, you should also consider these, on sale for a lower price:
I have been very pleased with my Magnanni loafers, but they are definitely a dress shoe as opposed to a casual/comfort loafer. That said, I have no problem wearing them all day. They are comfortable and well made.
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