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I love that it has an elasticized waist, but not the skinny little cheap-looking ones

And brown shoes go fine with brown trousers because while the color is similar, the difference in materials between trousers and shoes is enough to visually differentiate the two (unless someone is wearing leather pants, but Ill assume that excludes most Permanent Style readers.) I would personally favour an oxblood (close to Horween colour 8) or navy pair, also I think most suedes would work in any colour for a more casual look, with black suede registering less formal than black calf etc

Once I stopped breastfeeding I needed to get into the gym to keep the weight off but that wasnt a priority for me

Think of semiformal and cocktail attire as cousins who share similar DNA but have their own distinct vibes