We ponder the options for footwear available to male guests at weddings, with our top 3 Men’s Wedding Fashions
For many of those attending a wedding – even if you’re the groom himself – the main concern with appearance and outfit is placed on the bride’s dress. Then second on the list is a concern with your own morning suit, perhaps, then the bridesmaids, then perhaps the pages (if you’re going this far…)
But let’s take a moment and go back to earth. Literally. Take a look at your feet and remember that they are your only body part connecting you, keeping you grounded. When it comes to mens shoes for English weddings, browse the racks of a high street store like Next and don’t let yourself get carried away with other concerns.
Thinking about footwear is your chance to make a smart choice about your own comfort and relaxation. However much fuss and frivolity might be taking place in the social proceedings – and the tailoring (and goodness knows we have seen some very over-ambitious tailoring in our time) – the shoes are the one item that can bring gravity and simple, subtle style. Here are out top 3 trends for men’s wedding shoes:
- Comfort
It’s a blessing that your footwear is not the main event at a wedding, because you don’t need to spend hours preoccupying yourself with the look, the colour, the coordination. What you should be focused on – and this goes for members of the wedding party who will be up there ‘on display’ as well as congregation members looking forward to a big night of dancing – is comfort.
- Patent
You’ll be unlikely to wear patent shoes anywhere else, but they add instant style and panache. Think seriously about wearing your shoes in once or twice before the wedding if they are new – especially for stiff patent leather and lace-up shoes, this can be the difference between having a painful day spend battling your Achilles heel and pinched toes, or feeling relaxed.
- Italian colour choices
Think simplicity when it comes to colour and wearability. Take a tip from the Italians, who are excellent at making a departure from the usual black on black with a bit of white. Grey suits look excellent with a dark brown – a more sutble, and continental choice, but for our money definitively more stylish and gentle on the eye.

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February 21st, 2012 by admin | No Comments »