How To Find The Perfect Formal Shoe For Your Next Special Occasion

Finding The Perfect Formal Shoe 

At Spendless Shoes, we know that class and simplicity are just as crucial as comfort when you buy formal shoes. Today we want to walk (pardon the pun) you through the process of selecting a pair of formal shoes for your next special event. So without further ado, let's get started!

Know what you are heading into

Depending on where the event gets held, your automatic choice of formal shoes may not be the best. Most men and women will leap straight for the obvious— for guys, this is a glossy formal shoe, for ladies, it means a fancy stiletto or glittery block heel. But take a moment and assess the terrain before you do anything, okay? If these formal shoes are for a beach wedding, for instance, you may want to switch those heels out for flats or wedges. And guys, come on. You know you should be wearing some fancy boots out to the races, instead of those not-quite-so-waterproof brogue formal shoes you wanted to wear on the lawns. Knowing where you are going and what that will entail is the first thing you want to figure out.

The timespan

This note on formal shoes is more for the ladies, so the gentlemen can skip over this part if they would like. All good? Okay. Now, we all know how gorgeous tall stiletto heels are in pictures, and how lovely they make your legs look when you wear them. However, the last thing you want to do is end up with a string of blisters and a cramp in your arch that doesn't fade for a week. Spendless has some fantastic and comfortable formal shoes with slim heels, but we are still going to recommend going for a block heel or a lower style if you plan to have them on for more than a few hours.

Men's formal shoes

It is pretty hard to go wrong when it comes to men's formal shoes. You have the basic black lace-ups that you can reuse at most special events; these are the kind you hard wear again in the office, or any other time you need to wear a suit. If you want something modern, or need to freshen up your formal shoes, go for tan instead. Tan will look great with navy and grey suits. If laces are too much of a hassle, you can always opt for a slide.

Women's styles

Formal shoes for women works on more of a height scale. At the top end, we have stilettos, block heels, and towering platforms. Then pumps, wedges, kitten heels, and finally flats. At Spendless, we have formal shoes that fill all of these styles, so the next thing to select is the colour and decoration. White is forever, and all-white is popular this year anyway. Silver and formal shoes will diamantes will always work well. Natural is an excellent way to complement any outfit.

Finding the right size

At Spendless, finding the right size for your formal shoes is a breeze. We have a handy sizing chart so you can compare Spendless, EU, UK, and US sizing for men, ladies, and kids. You can find this size chart at the bottom of our website. If you are viewing a specific style of formal shoes, you can see a link to the size chart on the right-hand side, in amongst the rest of the description and details.

Your formal shoes might be a wedding, a dinner function, a date— the list goes on. There is no shortage of reasons or places to wear formal shoes. Find the best pair faster, and get the look for less, when you shop at Spendless Shoes.