Everything You Need to Know About Matching Your Shoes with a Floral Dress! 👗👡

You have a lovely floral dress but you're unsure what shoes to wear with it? Are you looking for ideas on boho outfits to rock in summer, winter, or during the transitional seasons?

I'll help you out.

As a fashion enthusiast, I must admit I have a bit of a soft spot for floral prints. Both feminine and vibrant, they can brighten up any outfit in every season.

Today, I'm going to show you what shoes to wear with a floral dress, depending on the season and the style you want to embrace.

Because floral prints often have a lot of detail, I recommend pairing them with solid-coloured shoes that don’t feature any patterns to create a visual harmony. For a bohemian look, leather and natural materials like rope, straw, linen, or cotton work best. The colour of your shoes should complement the colour of your dress: this can be a natural colour (like the material itself) or a shade that reflects the floral details of your dress. Lastly, your shoes should be suitable for the season: in summer, opt for sandals or heels for a dressed-up event. In winter, a floral dress pairs nicely with ankle boots, long boots, or knee-highs in solid colours that match the colour of your tights or stockings.

Want to know more? Keep reading to find out:

• Some floral outfit ideas for summer, the beach, and holidays
• Shoes to wear with a floral dress in winter
• What fabric to pair with a floral print
• Whether you can wear sneakers with floral patterns
• Inspirational suggestions to complete your bohemian wardrobe

Summer Shoes to Pair with Your Floral Dress 🌞

The best time to wear floral patterned dresses is undoubtedly during the summer! To kick off this article, I’m sharing a few ideas for shoes that perfectly complement a floral dress.

For a chic style or evening outfit 👠

Planning to wear a floral dress for a wedding, a party, or a cocktail event? You'll need the right shoes for the occasion. Depending on your style, you might consider:

• Heels, whether closed or open-toed, like stilettos,

➡ Stilettos are very stylish stiletto-heeled shoes that are perfect for enhancing your silhouette at a festive event.

• Some high-heeled sandals with a delicate strap, perfect for a lovely summer day, in a Mary Jane style,

➡ The Salomé sandals feature a vertical strap over the top of the foot that's connected to a horizontal band that wraps around your ankle, allowing you to secure the shoe. These sandals are visually lighter than high heels but provide the same elegant silhouette!

👉 To give your outfit a bohemian touch, you can wear ankle-tied sandals. This elegant detail will elongate your legs and make them look slimmer. It's also ideal if you're not a fan of high heels but still want a feminine and dressed-up look.

Footwear for your holiday 👡

To look stylish even after a day at the beach, there's nothing better than wearing a lovely pair of sandals that go well with a flowy dress. Natural materials pair beautifully with floral prints and this sort of vibe. This could include:

• wedge sandals with a rope sole,
• woven straw effect mules,
• lightweight sandals featuring thin leather straps, such as gladiator sandals

➡ The Spartans are sandals featuring multiple straps that crisscross over the foot. They are reminiscent of the footwear worn by gladiators in ancient times.

• sandals with straps in cream, brick, or ochre fabric...

👉 Here’s a handy tip to enhance your complexion: the more tanned your feet are, the more vibrant the lighter colours will appear. The opposite is true as well! Don’t hesitate to match your dress and shoes with your tan to emphasise that holiday vibe!

Footwear to Match Your Everyday Outfit

Do you need shoes that you can wear on sunny days, for work, or for everyday outings? If so, you might want to opt for some nice plain leather sandals.

⚠️ For an ethnic look, you can opt for sandals with patterns, fringes, and so on... but be careful not to overdo your outfit! Floral prints are lovely, but they come with a lot of shapes and colours: simple shoes will elegantly highlight your dress as well as any jewellery and accessories you might have.

Finding the Right Footwear for Mid-Season with a Bohemian Dress 🌷🍂

Spring and autumn are seasons where it can be quite tricky to know what to wear and what shoes to choose. In fact, it can be really cold in the morning when you head out, but quite warm by the afternoon. The ideal footwear will therefore be closed or semi-closed shoes, such as:

• ballet flats 🥿, style "baby", with or without a heel,

➡ Ballet flats are cute little shoes that provide good coverage and can be either open or closed.

• sneakers,
• ankle boots,
• cut-out boots,
• western boots,

➡ While reminiscent of cowboy boots, these shoes are more understated and lower in height. Their toes are usually rounded.

• derby shoes or brogues,

➡ These are low-cut city shoes that fasten with laces. The two types of shoes are quite similar and can easily be mistaken for one another.

As bohemian fashion resonates with a natural and rustic style, I’d like to share with you in the following lines which shoe colours are great for spring and which ones are more suited to autumn fashion.

🎨 In any case, to match the colours, make sure the colour of the shoes you choose reflects the patterns of your floral dress. For a more subtle look, you might opt for a colour that is less prominent in your dress. On the flip side, for a bold style, don’t hesitate to highlight a colour that suits your skin tone well, and that is prominently featured in your dress, shoes, and accessories!

In spring, match your floral dress with bright and pastel colours

On lovely days, I suggest you opt for light and bright shades - of course, coordinated with your floral dress - such as:

• white,
• lemon yellow,
• pastel pink,
• light leather tones,
• subtle nude,
• apple green,
• sky blue,
• water green,
• light orange shades…

In autumn, embrace the seasonal hues for a floral look

As the days begin to shorten, you can match your outfit to the autumn tones by wearing natural fabrics and colours that evoke the season, such as:

• brick red,
• burgundy,
• brown leather,
• black,
• mustard yellow,
• ochre,
• shades of khaki green…

Can you wear sneakers with a floral dress? 👟

While this might be relatively new in the grand scheme of fashion history, it's perfectly acceptable to wear sneakers with a dress. In fact, it's quite stylish!

They are perfect for creating a casual and trendy look with a floral dress.

However, to elevate your outfit, I recommend going for low-top sneakers or wedge sneakers. In fact, high-top sneakers might seem too bulky, especially when paired with a long dress.

👉 Want to know more about what shoes to wear with a long dress? Check out our comprehensive article dedicated to this topic!

Shoes to Keep You Warm This Winter with a Floral Dress ❄️

To wrap up this article, here are some shoe ideas to pair with a floral dress in winter:

• riding boots 👢,
• thigh-high boots,
• knee-high boots,
• ankle boots…

🧦 🧤 Whether you’re wearing tights or stockings, make sure to choose ones that match your shoes and dress. I also recommend going for solid-coloured shoes—whether bright or neutral—this season, which you can coordinate with accessories like gloves, a beanie, or a scarf.

I hope this article has helped you to find the perfect pair of shoes to wear with a floral dress, for any occasion and in any weather. For more information, feel free to check out this video dedicated to the topic of dresses and shoes, where you can gather plenty of useful tips:

Are you looking for a floral dress to wear with one of your pairs of shoes? Check out our wide range of floral print dresses on our dedicated bohemian fashion site!

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