Dress shoe

A dress shoe (U.S. English) is a shoe to be worn at smart casual or more formal events. A dress shoe is typically contrasted to an athletic shoe.

Dress shoes are worn by many as their standard daily shoes, and are widely used in dance, for parties, and for special occasions.

Men's dress shoes

Colors

Men's dress shoes are most commonly black or brown, usually black. Other possible colors include:

  • Burgundy
  • Oxblood
  • Chestnut
  • Cordovan or
  • White.
  • Cordovan or oxblood dress shoes are worn by men sometimes in the United States, while the other colors are worn by men of many nationalities.

    Materials

    Most men's dress shoes are made of leather, usually entirely, including the outers, lining, and sole, though for more durability at the expense of elegance, many shoes are made with rubber soles. Non-leather men's dress shoes are also available.

    Shoes are usually made with many pieces of leather, and the seams can be decorated in various ways; most revolve around some type of brogueing. Brogues have rows of decorative punching in patterns: full brogues, or wingtips (the standard American name), have a toe cap in a wavy shape, with punched patterns on various sections of the shoe; half brogues have a normal straight edged toe cap and less punching; finally, other terms such as quarter-brogue etc. may be used to describe progressively less brogueing. All of the standard styles below may be brogued.

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    Tears in my eyes
    Tears in my eyes
    Feeling like there's nothing left to say
    Maybe I should wait for another day, one more day
    Tried to find myself, but now you're gone
    I had to find the strength to carry on, carry on
    Ghosts of love will come, now the light is gone
    Haunting my soul, never letting go
    Losing you would always be my fear
    Never knowing if you'd still be here, still be here
    Remembering the words you said to me
    Saying that you had to set me free, set me free
    Run through the fields like a child who's closing the door
    (Lonely like the wind)
    You're feeling the wind, now the sun don't shine
    (Echoes back again)
    Tears in my eyes, how they fall like rain to the floor
    (Ghosts of love will come)
    Where do you go when the summer's gone?
    (Now the light is gone)
    Walking away is the same as closing the door
    (Haunting my soul)
    Can you look at the sky when the sun don't shine?
    (Never letting go)
    Look in my eyes, you can see my dreams on the floor
    (Through my broken dreams)
    Where do I go now the summer is gone?
    (Hear you calling me)
    Tears in my eyes, how they fall like rain to the floor
    (Ghosts of love will come)
    Where do you go when the summer's gone?
    (Now the light is gone)
    Walking away is the same as closing the door
    (Haunting my soul)
    Can you look at the sky when the sun don't shine?
    (Never letting go)
    Look in my eyes, you can see my dreams on the floor
    (Through my broken dreams)
    Where do I go now the summer is gone?
    (Hear you calling me)
    Run through the fields like a child who's closing the door
    (Lonely like the wind)
    You're feeling the wind, now the sun don't shine
    (Echoes back again)
    Tears in my eyes, how they fall like rain to the floor
    (Ghosts of love will come)
    Where do you go when the summer's gone?
    (Now the light is gone)
    Walking away is the same as closing the door
    (Haunting my soul)
    Can you look at the sky when the sun don't shine?
    (Never letting go)
    Look in my eyes, you can see my dreams on the floor
    (Through my broken dreams)
    Where do I go now the summer is gone?




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