As a general rule, your belt should match closely to the color of your shoes.
How to match brown shoes and belt. I heard somewhere years ago that the color of the shoes must never outshine the rest of the clothes. Regarding the length passed the buckle, hereʼs what i do: Socks match mostly to shoes or pants darkest color always at the bottom.
If you’re wearing a suit, your belt and shoes should match in both color, leather finish, and texture. First up, and the most common when wearing dress shoes is to select a color belt color that matches your shoe color. You have a bit more flexibility, but we still do not recommend wearing brown shoes with a black belt.
Your belt and shoes should match the color, leather quality, and texture of the suit you are wearing. And black belts with black and oddly coloured shoes. To make it all colour coordinated you should match your tie, belt.
Simply put, don’t wear a black suit with brown shoes. Consider sporting a tan belt with one to two darker shoes or a dark brown belt with brown shoes. Mismatching works when you’re dressing for a casual occasion.
Shoes should go with pants. We also like to keep belt material and finish more casual. Blue belts with blue shoes;
But some other factors play a role too in helping you decide which belt pairs with which shoes. Match the belt with the rest of your outfit. That said, make sure that the right tail (your shoes) is wagging the right dog (your belt).