What Color Shoes to Wear With a Burgundy Dress

The best shoes for a burgundy dress are gold or champagne, nude, or black. Gold and champagne bring out the warmth in the red, nude makes your legs look longer, and black looks sharp for evening and winter.

Each color has its own section below with Amazon picks, then maroon, boots and the bag. What we say about each shoe comes from its Amazon listing, and none of them has been tried on for this page.

Shoe colors for burgundy at a glance

• Gold or champagne: the warmest match, for weddings, holiday parties and anything after dark.
• Nude: the quiet choice for daytime, work and church, and the one that lengthens the leg.
• Black: sharp for evening and winter, and the natural partner for black tights.
• Silver: fine if your jewelry is silver too; it reads cooler than gold.
• Burgundy or oxblood: a tonal look that works when the two shades are close. If they clash, switch to a neutral.

What shoes to wear with a burgundy dress also depends on the fabric. Satin and velvet suit metallic or suede shoes; a cotton or knit dress looks better with matte leather, suede or boots.

Gold and champagne heels

Gold is the classic shoe for a burgundy dress at a wedding or a party. A block heel is easier for a long night on grass or a dance floor; a stiletto looks dressier.

The DREAM PAIRS sandals have a glitter upper, a 3-inch chunky heel and an adjustable ankle strap with seven holes, offered in Champagne and Gold finishes, in sizes 5 to 12 with wide widths listed.

The PARTY sandals sit lower, on a 2.25-inch block heel with an ankle strap and a buckle, offered in Light Gold and Silver Rhinestone, in sizes 5.5 to 11. The Silver Rhinestone option is the one for silver jewelry.

For a formal evening, the Nine West Reina has an almond toe and a 3.94-inch metal stiletto heel, offered in Gold Metallic and Light Gold, in sizes 5 to 12. Its listing notes that the sizing comes up small, so read the size chart before you order.

Nude pumps

Nude pumps blend into your legs, so the burgundy dress does the talking. They're right for daytime, an office party or a church ceremony. Choose the shade closest to your own skin rather than any shoe sold as nude.

The nude shades among these picks are Barely Nude and Light Natural on the Calvin Klein pump and nude on the Nine West Tatiana below. No deeper nude is among them, so if your skin is deeper, look beyond this page for your shade.

The Calvin Klein Gloria is a pointed-toe pump on a block heel, offered in Barely Nude and Light Natural, in sizes 5 to 11 with wide widths listed.

A burgundy dress with black shoes

A burgundy dress with black shoes works best in fall and winter and after dark, especially with sheer black tights. Black suede looks softer than patent and suits velvet or wool.

The Nine West Tatiana is a pointed-toe suede pump with a covered heel, offered in black suede and nude, in sizes 5 to 12 with wide widths listed. The Nine West Astoria has a block heel and a pointed toe in genuine suede or leather, offered in Black Suede, in sizes 5 to 12, and the listing mentions a leather lining and footbed.

Add one more black piece nearby, a bag or tights, so the shoes look planned.

What color shoes with a maroon dress

Maroon takes the same shoes as burgundy. It leans browner, so tan, cognac and bronze work with it as well, gold still looks warm, and black is the safe evening choice.

Ankle boots with a burgundy dress

A burgundy knit, corduroy or wool dress for the daytime looks good with black or brown ankle boots. The DREAM PAIRS Chelsea boots have a pointed toe and a low stacked heel in faux leather or suede, with a latex insole, in sizes 5 to 11. Its photo shows the listing's default color, so check the color menu for black or brown before you order. Lengths and tights are covered in how to wear ankle boots with a dress.

Match the bag to the shoes

Your bag should match your shoes, not your dress: gold shoes take a gold bag, black shoes a black one. The FanChris clutch is ruched PU with a zipper and a detachable metal chain, offered in Gold and Light Gold, and the listing gives its size as 9.7 x 1.7 x 5 inches. More evening bags are in wedding guest clutches.