I got a charcoal grey suit and red tie. What should I wear with it?
Dress shirt: White or Blue?
Shoes and Belt: Brown or Black?
Thank you.
It doesn’t matter, just make sure the belt and shoes match.
My personal preference is a white shirt with red tie and black shoes and belt.
Pay attention to the little things.
Shirt quality makes a huge difference. Get a fitted designer shirt (Hugo Boss is my go to, but plenty of others) that retails for >$150. Suit matters less. Little noticeable difference between a $400 suit and an $800 suit if it fits right. Spend the money on shirt and shoes.
Make sure shoes are professionally shined and suit is professionally pressed. Shoes should be leather soled with laces and a rounded toe. No rubber soles period! Either black socks or charcoal to match the pants. No flair socks at interviews!
Make sure tie knot and length are correct. If you want an example of what not to do for both, look at our president (Although his choice of tie is excellent, Brioni, it’s overboard for you).
Shave and moisturize you face correctly including grooming your hairline and having a clean haircut.
Silver wristwatch. No gold anywhere except for wedding band.
No pocket square.
Double cuffs are debatable. I personally wear them but accept there is a slight risk. If you choose to wear then, wear a simple silver cuff link. No magic 8 balls or lucky dice.
Belt buckle should be understated silver pass through, NOT SOLID.
What I have just described will make you look as sharp as possible, demonstrate exceptional taste, and offend no one.
Although personally I think gray suits are over done. Everybody is so deathly afraid of black suits, I think rolling up in a black suit and black tie and being confident would just be killer. But it has to be done exactly right to pull off.
