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.
How to Wear These Racing Green Corduroy Trousers
Our particular shade of bottle green, which we have dubbed British Racing Green, is a rich jewel tone able to ascend or descend the Formality Scale at will. To take full advantage of this elegant tone, we suggest utilizing vibrant contrasting colors for casual flair or sedate earth tones for a more formal look.
Combining Racing Green Corduroys with Shoes & SocksÂ
Complement or contrast should be the name of the game to prevent your lower half from appearing muddy and dull.Â
For visual interest, consider socks with red, yellow, or orange elements: their warmer tones will set this rich green sizzling. For a cooler look, literally and figuratively, embrace other cool colors, such as shades of blue or lighter or darker green tones. This earthy shade of green will also harmonize with almost all shades of brown.Â
For a refined look difficult to achieve with casual trousers, consider pairing this particular shade of green with other jewel tones like amethyst purple, cobalt blue, and ruby red. Socks that combine these elements will be particularly versatile, such as purple and green or yellow and blue: you can make the look more formal or more casual based on the shoes you select.
Brown Shoes + Green Corduroys = Winner
When it comes to shoes, any variety of brown shoe will set off these trousers well: go lighter for more casual and darker for more formal, although of course detailing like buckles, brogueing, and colorful shoelaces can add nuance to the look. Tan and buff shoes, especially monk straps, wingtips, or spectators, will help to enliven this darker, more sedate green tone.
Other Shoe Colors
Rich and decadent red shoes, such as oxblood, maroons, and deep cognac, will add stately flash, but be wary of bright red shoes: the complementary colors could be just a little too bold. Brighter olive and gray shoes can also pair nicely, but darker greens could appear muddy due to insufficient contrast, so avoid them unless you have sufficiently high-contrasting socks to break up the trousers and shoes. Â
Boots + Corduroys
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. Cool-colored boots suitable for the fall in various shades of brown or dark earth tones like green or slate gray would pair especially well with these trousers.
No Summer Shoes With Cords
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. Â
Outfit Ideas for British Racing Green Corduroys by Fort Belvedere
For a casual look that emphasizes the elegance of these trousers, consider dark brown leather loafers with sedate socks in an understated pattern, like dark brown and white two tone, and a terracotta sport shirt: all eyes will be on these brilliant trousers that add immediate visual interest.
To dress the look up, consider a pair of oxblood derbies with green and purple striped socks and a buff sport coat with white shirt: your lower half is playfully decadent and your upper half serenely sedate.
For a dressed-up air with casual flair, start with a vibrant green, red, and buff houndstooth sport coat. Then add an orange knit tie perfectly harmonized with a green and orange polka dot pocket square. A tan belt pairs with light brown loafers that transition beautifully from the trousers thanks to purple and dark green socks.
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.Â
Questions?
If you have questions or need style advice in choosing a pair of socks for yourself or someone else, let us know, we are happy to help.
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