Fort Belvedere has christened this model of trousers the “Stancliffe,” evocative of a stately English manor house secluded amongst verdant trees and rolling hills, redolent with a life of ease, sport, and gentlemanly pursuits.
Pale Taupe = Extremely Versatile Earth Tone
These pale taupe trousers are the perfect shade to set off almost every color in your wardrobe. These trousers could easily become an almost year-round staple piece with almost limitless styling potential.
Pair Pale Taupe Corduroys with Shoes and Socks
As a neutral color, your pale taupe trousers easily provide a solid base upon which to build a variety of looks with either vibrant or sedate colors.
For colorful variety that maintains an earthy feel, consider darker shades of red, like two-toned white and burgundy socks or gray and red stripes. Earthy yellow tones, like khaki or caramel, will have a similar effect.
To achieve a subtle pop of color, consider light blue, very blue, green, or navy or royal blue for something more dramatic, with pink or yellow and blue to set a frolicsome mood. Be wary of bright shades of red or most shades of purple, as the effect could be too exaggerated.
Footwear Colors
For footwear, most conventional shoe tones and colors will be perfectly acceptable, but avoid extremely dark browns or blacks unless you seek a high-contrast effect: the pale taupe can be easily dragged down by overly dark shades, but will pair well with warmer dark tones.
Lighter colors can have an elegant tone-on-tone effect provided that there is sufficient visual difference. Two-tone shoes, like spectators, could also be a fun option. Vibrant colors might be overly dramatic, so avoid flashy leathers like blues or reds.
Boots + Corduroys = Winner!
Boots, especially boots with contrast elements like suede, are always an excellent companion to corduroy because of the intersection of transitional-weather seasonality and unexpected texture. These trousers will appear elegant with a wide range of boots,
Summer Shoes + Corduroys = Faux Pas
In general, be wary of pairing corduroy with hot-weather footwear. As a rule of thumb, the fabric is simply too heavy for use with any style of shoe with which you might wear no-show socks.
Outfit Ideas for Pale Taupe Corduroys by Fort Belvedere
Let’s create a sedate casual look, starting with a comfortable bottle-green sweater with yellow contrast detailing. A light blue dress shirt helps us transition to colorful neckwear, in this case, a bold red and blue madder silk ascot. The lower half of the outfit is more tone-on-tone: warm medium-brown loafers with khaki and dark red socks.
If desired, the sweater can be swapped out with a black cardigan for a high-contrast look or a blue vest for a more tone-on-tone upper half.
For a more dressed-up look that still exudes casual elegance, consider a brown tone-on-tone sport coat with red window panes worn over a blue dress shirt: a polka dot dark blue ascot imparts whimsical visual interest. A chestnut belt unites the warmer tones in the trousers and jacket, and sets off red tones in the loafers, paired with khaki and dark red socks.
To achieve similar formality with more color, let’s try medium brown derbies with mid-brown and green striped socks and a green shirt. A rusty-red sport coat provides another colorful element and the whole outfit is united with a green, blue, and red tie.
In general, the weight of corduroy requires a certain balance between your upper and lower half which is easily accomplished by layering. The simple addition of a sport coat will go far in making an outfit with corduroy look exceptional: focus in particular on textured fabrics, such as tweed, that will contrast while harmonizing with the cords of the trousers. Be wary, however, of hot-weather textured fabrics like seersucker, which is too seasonally incongruous to wear with corduroy.
You can achieve a similar effect with knitwear, such as a tennis sweater in the warmer months or cardigan in the cooler: add a scarf during colder weather to ensure that your upper half is as insulated as your lower.
Questions?
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