Wondering what color shoes to wear with blue dress?

When it comes to fashion there really aren’t any rules. People will suggest guidelines for playing it safe and conforming to a standard. But at the end of the day your body is yours and you can dress it however you please as long as what you’re wearing (or not wearing) doesn’t violate any laws. So as far as the question “What color shoes to wear with blue dress?” goes, the real answer is whatever color you like best with your blue dress. But there are some standards if you prefer to play it safe.

Street Style – What color shoes to wear with blue dress…

Israel based blogger and stylist Anat Koren wears black lace-up stilettos with a blue button front dress. You can see more pictures featuring this look on her blog.

Baby blue dress with cobalt blue lace-up heels

In this look from May 2015 uploaded to her lookbook page, blogger and jewelry designer Laura Reynoso who blogs via spanglishfashion.com shows us how to effectively wear blue shoes with a blue dress. Her bright blue lace-up Zara heels contrast beautifully with her baby blue dress. So if your blue dress is in the baby blue, powder blue, light blue shade range, and you’re thinking of wearing blue shoes with your dress, this should give you an idea of how good that combination will look.

Blue dress with black shoes

The below look features a blue T By Alexander Wang color block tank dress, black Casadei platform stiletto sandals, a black textured leather Chloe ‘Drew’ crossbody bag, a black Chloe v-neck blazer and a Lanvin ‘Love’ necklace.

Black is always a safe bet with any color dress. So if you’re looking to play it safe, then consider wearing black shoes with your blue dress.

Street Style – blue dress with nude beige shoes

In the above look Montreal Canada blogger Julie Provencher wears beige (nude) Nine West peep toe wedge pumps with a blue Zara dress. You can find Julie at candidlyjulie.com

And below, blogger Amanda Ramon wears nude beige pumps with a blue Ted Baker dress. You can find Amanda at somethingfashion.es

If you prefer to go with a different color from black, colors in the nude, beige, tan family are also a good choice for playing it safe. You can wear nude shoes, beige shoes or other light shade of brown shoes with a blue dress without fear of being ticketed for a fashion crime by the fashion police.

Blue dress with metallic gold or silver shoes?

In this look from December 2014, blogger Nicole Aguinaldo wears strappy gold metallic heeled sandals with a strapless blue dress to create a holiday look. You can seem more pics from this look on her blog.

Gold and silver metallic are also good choices for shoe colors that work well with a blue dress.

Of course gold and silver metallic shoes aren’t all-occasion wear.

Blogger Sara-Joleen Kaveh Moghaddam from Cologne Germany poses in a blue dress with a pair of silver metallic Zara pumps beside her.

Blue dress with white shoes

Siça Ramos from São Paulo, Brazil works white strappy block-heeled platform sandals with a cute little blue dress. You can find her on the website estilopropriobysir.com

So far in answering the question “What color shoes to wear with blue dress?”

We’ve listed as the colors that would be pretty safe to wear:

• Black
• Blue
• Nude/beige/tan
• Gold metallic
• Silver metallic
• White

But like we said, whatever color you think looks good with your blue dress is the color you should wear…

However, keep in mind that taking fashion risks requires being very secure in yourself. Because people will often criticize the way you look if they think you’re wearing something that breaks the unwritten fashion rules. So if you want to try some of the less safe color of shoes that some people have worn with their blue dress, make sure you have the confidence to wear what you want to wear without concern for what people think.

Blue dress with yellow shoes?

In this look from July 2013, lookbook.nu user MonCherries who describes herself as “a girl from Warsaw Poland”, wears a blue H&M dress with yellow Aldo pumps. You can find more from MonCherries on the blogspot blog moncherries.blogspot.com

Blue dress with pink shoes? Why not?

Take a page out of illustrator Azu’s style book. If your blue dress is a powder, pastel or light blue color, try a pair of bubblegum pink stiletto pumps. Azu is wear Manolo Blahnik pumps with a hand-knitted blue dress. You can see more from this look on her blog.

Blue dress with blue shoes?

You might be tempted to think that wearing blue shoes with a blue dress would be over-killing the blue. But  blue shoes can work with a blue dress. It’s just a matter of picking the right shade of blue shoes to go with your blue dress.

In the pic above, Yudani Pousada from Spain wears powder blue pumps with a blue dress and accessorizes the look with a bag that matches the color of the shoes. You can see more of this look on her blog.

When wearing blue shoes with a blue dress, you should probably try not to match the color of the shoes to the color of the dress.

If you’re going to match the color of the shoes to the color of your dress anyway, try to offset with your choice of bag and other accessories as done below by Vale from the blog fashionandcookies.com.

Fashion addict and blogger vale from Fashion and Cookies blog wears blue strappy heels with a blue print dress

Blue dress with red shoes

Make your bodycon little blue dress red hot by wearing it with red high heels and accessorizing with a red clutch as demonstrated by Ariadna Majewska from the blogspot blog Help! I have Nothing to Wear.

Other colors you might try if you dare…

• Green shoes with a blue dress
• Purple shoes with a blue dress
• Burgundy shoes with a blue dress
• Gray shoes with a blue dress
• Orange shoes with a blue dress
• Magenta shoes with a blue dress
• Violet shoes with a blue dress
• Dark brown shoes with a blue dress

Is there a color on the above list that you would never wear with a blue dress? Tell us why not in the comments below.