Wear Loafers With Jeans

In the hyper-casual world we’re living in, any opportunity to add a little smartness to everyday clothing should be grabbed with both hands. One of the most effective ways to do this is wearing loafers with jeans.

Jeans are what most men will put on as their default look at the weekend and during the working week as well. It’s then easy to follow them with the obvious t-shirt and a pair of sneakers. 

But a casual loafer, such as the Alden cordovan tassel loafers pictured here, immediately make things both smarter and more interesting.  

Of course, it can’t just be any loafer, suede or a more casual leather like cordovan work best. 

This look i.e. wearing loafers with jeans has a few different effects; 

One is that it adds personality to what can be an ordinary look consisting of  your regular T-shirt, jeans, sneakers - without adding bright colours.

A second is that it stops an older guy looking too young. There’s something about that tee/jean/sneakers dress code that can be a little immature. 

And a third is that it stops men looking simply sloppy. Of course there are other ways to avoid this, including wearing neater, cleaner versions of each piece, but using loafers as a substitute for sneakers is probably the easiest.

Why a loafer rather than a boot? I think that a boot is more common, less unexpected, and most of the time more casual than a loafer too.