"Why Dress Shoes for Men?"

If your going to be dressed in a suit you should be wearing nice shoes, now for me..under my wedding dress I wore my skater shoes lol but no one could see them.

Dress shoes look a lot better.

yes, dress shoes is we call leather shoes/formal shoes. there's also dress pants (what we call slacks) and dress shirts (what we call long sleeves). i'd rather see loafers or topsiders matched with slacks in semi-formal/formal settings if they don't want to wear leather shoes. if they really want to wear sneakers, then maybe choose a black one so it's not obvious.

This is the first time I hear about dress shoes. anyway, depends on your style. some groovy style prefers sneakers why not. and also depends on the occassion and the people who are having the party, and or course.. self confidence.

Dress shoes with suits just look much better. I have not worn real shoes myself for a very long time. I prefer wearing Crocs in all kinds of colors and sports shoes if it is cold out.

I prefer dress shoes with suits, and the term is a different use of the word 'dress' than when speaking of the garment a woman wears.

Well, after reading of dress robes in Harry Potter, I guess 'dress shoes' is fine. Hahaha. I won't be the one wearing them, but I think wearing formal shoes with suits looks nicer than sneakers. Just my opinion. :)

It's funny... I never thought of the connection before. Dress shoes was simply something men wore on special occasions! The next time hubby gets dressed up, I'm going to bring about pair of sneakers to see his reaction lol!!!

Suit with sneakers is really horrible, if you want to wear sneaker keep casual. If you want to wear a suit wear dress shoes.

A lot of celebrities wear sneakers with their formal attires.

@Shavkat I never thought of it and that was a good one. You are right why are they called dress shoes. I prefer skirts but want to get some new jumpers if they look good on me when they come in. I thought of that because since I lost weight I want to wear a jumper and not a dress.

Hang on, you can't wear that pair of shoes to work, that is, if you work in the office? (I know nothing about men shoes.)

Well, you have to understand the English language a bit better. Yes, a dress is something a woman typically wears. But dress is also something you do. You dress in the morning, for example. Dress is also considered "something more formal and nice." You can also dress a salad, that is you put a dressing on it. You can "dress up" something, that is, to make something better. Many words in the English language have multiple meanings. THAT all aside, in most circles sneakers would not be considered dress at all. You'd more likely be called a slob.

I hate seeing men wearing sneakers on formal suits and slacks.

I think some occassions call for dress shoes. They just look nice.

I don't think I have ever worn a pair of sneakers! The only time I wear shoes is when I go to the theatre otherwise it is sandals.

It make me laugh while reading this.For me it doesn't matter as long as you are comfy and look nice.There outfit that you still look good even if it is old fashion.