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Green shoes?

Echo

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I have ordered the shoes below. I am NOT a green wearing person normally, but these shoes just have me obsessed. I wear a lot of black, and I know they will go with an all black outfit (of which I have many), but what else can I pair them with? I guess black and white would work, too, but I would like something to pull the shoes into the outfit without going all matchy-matchy and buying, say, a green sweater. I even looked for a McQueen scarf with accents of green but cannot find one. I don't have much navy, either, as it doesn't play well with black to my eye.

Any ideas would be welcome. I realize the shoes would be more practical in another colour, but none of the others speak to me. A metallic green is just so SO.

Free People 'Royale' Pointy Toe Flat

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Angie

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Really good with blue. Try to add more dark blue to your wardrobe, or mid tone blues. Blue also works well with black.

Echo

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Thank you. Now that I think about it, I might have some cobalt items. That wouldn't be too much of two competing colours?

LaPed

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I've looked at these too. Love the colour and the silhouette. Will definitely look great with black and ink, but I would also wear it with tweedy/heathered greys and browns, charcoal, etc.

UmmLila (Lisa)

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I love the color of these shoes, too, and I like Angie's idea of using dark blue to play off them.

annagybe

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Leopard! Seriously
ETA there was a woman who used to ride my bus. More than once she was wearing green skinny jeans with leopard flats.
You don’t have to wear leopard pants, but a top or a big scarf...or a faux fur jacket

annagybe

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All sorts of inspiration.
Heck it even gives me ideas for my green ankle boots

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cindysmith

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Purple.

That's so random, I know. But I love purple and green together.

Those shoes would be so awesome with navy blue, too. Or denim blue.

Joy

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They can be your signature fashion item, so wear them with everything. Gorgeous shape too. Angie has suggested having shoes and bag and/or scarf in colors that blend ( not necessarily match) for a cohesive look. Find a scarf with green in it. Wear them with teal.

Anonymous

I have been ogling the exact same pair!

jussie

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I love green shoes, and have a pair of lime green flats. Here’s a few ways I’ve worn them:
1) black jeans, a dark floral top with green leaves in the pattern
2) black floppy utility pants and a black and white striped long sleeve top
3) dark navy shorts and a coral silk tee with a rainbow necklace (see photo attached).
4) floppy black and white polka dot pants. Can’t remember what top with these though- probably black
Best of luck with your green shoes they’re gorgeous.

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Style Fan

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I like Anna's idea of wearing them with an animal print. They are gorgeous. Great colour and shape.

Cardiff girl

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What fabulous shoes!They are like a beetles wing casing(this is a good thing in case you are wondering)I think as your lovely line up of inspirational photos show they don’t have to match anything in the outfit to look good.

Echo

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Thank you so much for all the ideas! Anna, I had not considered animal print, but I do have an animal print scarf, and I think they will go well with it. Thank you, too, for the inspiration photos! And I am strangely drawn to purple or teal and green together, too, though they aren't combinations I'd have thought of.

And I love the idea of making them a "signature item", although I still think I cannot get away with wearing them more than once a week, tops! Thanks to everyone for the help and suggestions; am excited to receive them Monday!

viva

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Echo, I too love Anna's pictures - especially the idea of wearing them with a column of pale gray (like the man's suit), with skinny jeans and a tweed jacket, and with jeans and a cobalt jacket. For me, the thing about all of these is that the color closest to the green is fairly muted -- even the cobalt is being worn on top of some basic denim. This lets the green really pop and not compete.

Anna, you get extra points from me for finding inspiration in men's and kids' styling. Really opens up some ideas for me about where to look for ideas.

unfrumped

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Use them as a neutral! Green is the new black.

kkards

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anna always finds the best inspirational pictures! i'm with viva in loving the pale grey...and i like your idea of white, i can totally see a column of white, with a cropped pant and this pop of green--so fresh

Janet

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Navy (or pretty much any shade of blue), all shades of grey, white (how bout white jeans and a chambray shirt with these?), black... some people could even do this with pink in a way that doesn’t come off too preppy.

shoppingisfun

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I can see them with some cuffed skinny or boyfriend jeans and a simple black or white tee with a jacket. Let the shoes pop with neutrals!

Toban

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Those are lovely and so tempting! I think they'll go with a lot and you'll get compliments every time you wear them.

tulle

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Ooh, I don't blame you--these are fantastic--like dragonflies! My daughter wears a lot of metallic greens, and to my eye they look great with: deep blue-violet; bronze; copper; rich browns; silver; deep shocking pink. I also second Annagybe on the leopard! Make those shoes your signature, and you will probably find that they look perfect with everything you wear.

LaPed

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You know, leopard has me thinking they'd look amazing with camel, too, all those rich, warm tans...

And once you throw on a matching scarf, you could pretty much wear them with anything. And if a scarf seems like too much, maybe some scarab jewelry? Okay, clearly I need some emerald green in my closet.

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Zaeobi

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I might not be the best person to ask about this, since I have a high affinity for colour mixing & wouldn't bat an eyelid at wearing more than 2 colours in an outfit lol, but here are my suggestions for colour pairings with your shoes:

~ pastels (a blush pink would look lovely, but lilac could work too)
~ turquoise (a slightly greenish-blue to bridge the gap between emerald)
~ burnt orange/ rust (as a backdrop with some warmth to it - think autumn leaves)
~ mustard yellow (see above, though saffron/ marigold would be warmer)
~ chartreuse (green without being as acidic as lime green)
~ deep purple (be warned that this is a very rich combination, though)
~ off-white/ cream (even better with camel/ chestnut brown as an accent)
~ dove grey (silver or iridescent jewellery would help play up the shine factor)
~ canary yellow (one of my favourites (especially with a tomato reddish orange accent), but I don't know if this would be too much for you).

Hope these suggestions help! You could easily take these shoes from spring (with a blush cardigan/ dove grey trousers/ turquoise necklace), to summer (with a yellow top/ white city shorts/ cobalt blue earrings), to autumn (with a cosy oatmeal sweater, velvet burgundy pants & a rich, camel brown bag) & then finally to winter (how fab would it be with an iridescent bag/ jewellery to really echo the material of the shoes?) So I think they're pretty versatile!

Anyway, I've attached 5 different examples for colour inspiration (the exact items aren't as important as how the colours come together) - the shoe represents each new example, lol

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Mainelady

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Those green shoes are gorgeous and if they make your heart sing, you should get them. Other forum members have given you great suggestions and I think you will find those green beauties will actually go with quite a bit. I am thinking they would look awesome with a black and white print, especially zebra!

fashionsl

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You can definitely wear these with lots of other colors - grey, brown, purple, silver!

MsMary

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I'm with unfrumped -- treat them as a neutral. And YES to green and leopard!

Zaeobi

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This link may not be quite your style with a tracksuit, but it just goes to show you that a 'matchy matchy' look with your shoes (with the blue-green tartan/plaid) can be tempered with black and grey (+ silver):
https://www.instagram.com/p/BeN8rp6gO_8/?hl=en

(If you want a more wearable version, why not do a column of black with a grey topper (blazer or open cardigan) & a plaid scarf on top? Or you could try a similar double layer look with a grey hoodie under a tartan bomber/ jacket (if you have one). Hope that helps!)

Debbie

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I absolutely love those shoes and keep thinking I need them I am just not sure what color I would want. I think you will get a lot of use out of them. The animal print and those shoes will look amazing.

Anonymous

Well, after about 3 months of stalking obsessing over the green shoes, your post gave me the nudge to order! Unfortunately, I had my pup on the porch (which is baby gated at the steps) and instead of playing with her toys while I cleaned, my package was delivered and she ate one of my shoes!!
The horror! I am totally crestfallen!