Poll: Is it okay to wear brown shoes with a suit?

Senior managers in the banking sector dislike brown shoes due to their lack of ‘polish’.

A NEW STUDY has found that senior managers in some of the world’s top financial institutions believe wearing brown shoes with a suit is unacceptable.

It also found that jobseekers could be overlooked if they wear brown shoes to their interview.

So in today’s poll we’re asking, is it okay to wear brown shoes with a suit?

Poll Results:

Yes (18156)

Sometimes (5138)

No, never (4471)

I don't know (638)

Yes
No, never
Sometimes
I don't know

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Cliodhna Russell

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