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.Â
Khaki Drab = Effusive Styling PotentialÂ
Like a dusky olive, these trousers unlock the effusive styling potential that exists between the union of versatile brown and elegant green. The perfect color for those who crave understated yet refined utility, these trousers can add much-needed color to earth toned and neutral wardrobes.Â
Pairing Khaki Drab Corduroys with Shoes and Socks
Green is criminally underutilized in menswear, but this versatile shade will afford you plenty of opportunities for pairing it with a range of other colors, ensuring that it always has a place in your outfits.
To create pop, consider socks with red or yellow elements: they will offset the warmer tan tones that underlay this shade of green. For a cooler look, literally and figuratively, embrace other cool colors, such as shades of blue or other green tones: thanks to the depth of this shade and its unique shimmering texture, there is little risk of the socks and trousers appearing muddy together. This shade will also harmonize with almost all shades of brown.
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.
Footwear ColorsÂ
When it comes to shoes, any variety of brown shoe will set off these trousers very 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 contrast the grounded darkness of this shade.
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. Contrast green shoes can also pair nicely, but avoid an overly tone-on-tone look that could appear muddy due to insufficient contrast, unless you have sufficiently high-contrasting socks to break up the trousers and shoes.
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. 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.
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 Khaki Drab Corduroys by Fort Belvedere
For a casual look that emphasizes the elegance of these trousers, consider dark brown suede ankle boots with sedate socks in an understated pattern, like green and brown stripes, and a light blue shirt: the sedate additional elements will impart a particular brightness to the trousers that will make them truly shine.
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. The brighter tones in the upper half help to emphasize your face while the darker colors lower down create a solid foundation for the look.
Make the scene with green: a tone-on-tone green sport coat toned down by a light gray-blue shirt and no neckwear creates a fun transitional look, especially when paired with a blue boutonniere. A chestnut belt adds warmth reflected in the pebbled loafers worn with green and brown 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.
Questions?
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