and as always I'm glad that you're here
today we're going to talk a little bit
about how to wear dress shoes with jeans
to make sure you pull off this classic
look with style all right fellows once
again I am glad you're here really quick
my name is John and I'm the founder of
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creating content relating to men's
lifestyle since 2014 so today we're
talking about wearing dress shoes with
jeans which by the way is a fantastic
look that can work in tons of different
situations however there are some
definite do's and don'ts when it comes
to pulling off this look with class okay
so let's talk about the denim for just a
second so the denim that you choose
should be a fairly dark wash to kind of
a medium dark wash with minimal to zero
distressing unfortunately this look just
does not look that well with a light
wash Jean or even jeans with a really
heavy distressing or even rips and tears
next your jeans should fit you really
well for example I'm talking about a
nice slim taper down to the foot and
also pants that are an appropriate
length that aren't too long or they
puddle and sort of bunch up down at your
foot wide leg openings and excessively
bunching and puddling material down at
your foot can absolutely hurt the
overall look that you're probably going
for so now let's get into the shoes
themselves so I would absolutely stay
away from formal dress shoes with a
really high polish or a high shine black
shoes can work but I personally go with
brown I think brown is way more
versatile it's more casual not to
mention all the different varying shades
of brown that you can choose from a pair
of Oxford's like this from Allen Edmonds
and you guys know I love these shoes
these are absolutely perfect to wear in
this combination the color goes with
just about anything and all the broguing
basically all the little hole punch outs
make the chute by nature more
you can also go with a pair of double
monks like this one from magnani or
single monks if you prefer however a
shoe like this
although beautiful from Becket Simenon
is a one cut or a hole cut and it's just
a little too formal to pull off with
jeans so another more casual option
instead of an Oxford is to go with the
Derby so unfortunately I don't own any
derbies at the moment but kind of
consider the Derby to be the little
brother to the Oxford here's how you
tell the difference on an Oxford the
leather that the laces pass through are
essentially closed and sewn here at the
bottom on a derby so I'll have to use
these chukka boots as an example the
flaps are sewn on the top of the vamp
and they're open at the base so you can
put your fingers up through here so
that's the basic difference between an
Oxford and a derby with the Derby being
the slightly more casual option loafers
are another great option but keep the
shoe design in mind for example the more
stuff or broguing that a shoe has the
more casual it is for example a tassel
loafer is more casual than a penny
loafer but both are still acceptable
also a brogue wingtip Derby is more
casual than a plain cap toe Oxford
lastly guys if you're going for that
smart casual look you'll want to be
wearing some type of button-down dress
shirt and hopefully you've got it tucked
in not wearing it untucked the pattern
on the dress shirt can be pretty much
anything but keep in mind that the
smaller and tighter the pattern is the
more dressy it is if you want to take
this to the next level and really do it
justice throw on a sport coat you'll
look like a million bucks so if you dig
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