Shoes with relaxed fit donegal chinos?
Just picked up a pair of https://www.toddsnyder.com/products/relaxed-donegal-chinodark-charcoal which are wide leg and high waisted. Any advice on what shoes to pair with them? New to the wide leg and high waisted world. Thanks
Todd Snyder
Relaxed Fit Chino Charcoal Donegal
Inspired by our Favorite Chino, this sartorial update on the classic chino is a great way to rock a timeless style deep into winter. It has a relaxed fit with a full, stovepipe leg, and is versatile enough to be worn professionally or casually. The fabric is a sartorial, rugged wool Donegal, which refers to cloth where
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Tons of options. I will list my favorites:
- bluchers/derbys: in suede and adjacent leathers: brown, burgundy, black, snuff is easy. I've seen navy, milkshake, and others work fine but it's riskier. In calf, chromexcel, and cordovan: brown, burgundy, black are easy. I love plain toe bluchers and shortwing brogues. Calf is not my favorite versus shell and cxl.
- Oxfords: some will say these are reserved for suits. If you go for oxfords, I'd go for brown and burgundy. Calf or shell. I don't like plainer ones (wholecut, captoe, plaintoe) here. I like brogueing (perf toe, medallion toe, shortwing) a lot though. Black with a lot of brogueing can work IMO.
- Boots: tons of options. Especially in suede/adjacent, lots of options, snuff suede is probably my favorite, brown being a second. Otherwise calf (maybe), chromexcel, and shell are fantastic.
I regularly wear gray tweed trousers with: brown cxl boots, milkshake suede boots, color 8 shell oxfords, navy cxl plain toe bluchers (unsure how well this works), and still thinking whether a dark-tan-light-brown plain toe blucher will work for me.
Thanks!