When it comes to dress shoes, brown is the new black. A brown derby is a great choice for any occasion in your calendar, from smart casual to the office, Aquila will have a pair of brown dress shoes perfect for you. Compared to black, a brown dress shoe is a little step down from the formal and much easier to style, and your most common choice will be a brown derby shoe. A brown derby shoe will be suitable for almost any occasion, even under a pair of slim jeans with a slight cuff when you want to elevate your casual outfit just a touch, or with your favourite blue suit for the Monday meetings. The other lace up option would be an Oxford shoe. Oxfords have a cleaner silhouette and generally more formal styling, your brown Oxfords will be best left to your suiting and smart casual outfitting. If you want your shoes to be a step up from your regular 9-5 dress shoes, lean towards an Oxford. For laceless options you’ve got two main choices. The first you’ll be quite familiar with, which is the humble loafer. Most will see a loafer as an option only for warmer weather and formal occasions, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Loafers can be worn in all seasons and on almost any occasion. Brown loafers will pair with your favourite jeans for a night out, all the way to your suit separates for a mates wedding. The other laceless option is a bold choice, and that would be the monk strap. A Monk strap dress shoe is a great inbetween option, but one that will definitely make you stand out from the crowd, you can wear your monk straps much the same as you’ll wear your loafers or a derby shoe. No matter the style of dress shoe you’ll always want to keep them looking their best, for that you’ll need a shoe cream, a shoe brush and to follow our simple shoe care guide to keep your shoes looking as new as the day you bought them.