What to Style with Pink Shoes?
When I asked for blog ideas for February, one of my most loyal followers on Instagram asked me to share ideas of what to style with pink shoes or how to blend pinks. I loved the ideas as I have 3 pairs of pink shoes in my closet and I love to wear them year round. The following ideas can be shopped from your closet as I am sharing some general ideas on how to blend pinks. First of all, I want to remind you that while you can can match pinks, you can create some fun color contrasts as well as pair pinks with prints and neutrals. Everyone can wear pink shoes! If you are wearing pink on your top half, I suggest figuring out which pinks you like against your skin tones: I love blush pinks (but not all) and bright fuschias near my face.
Mesh Pink Shoes with matching Pink
Remember that these are general ideas that you can shop in your closet: do you have a similar pink top or bottom in your closet as your shoes? Pair it on top! Can you believe I wore both of these outfits this winter! While we have some cold days, we also have some very mild days in Georgia!
Use the Color Wheel

When in doubt with what to contrast or pair with a color, head to the internet and look at color wheels and complimentary combinations. There are certain colors that pair together: What you want to do is look at the opposite side of the color wheel and then look at the color combinations that might be suggested. Pink with olive or bright green is very fun, pink and yellow is great in the summer!
Blending Pinks
If you want to wear pink in your outfit, the pinks do not have to match: here, I wore my pink combat boots, a sweatshirt that is more mauve than pink, and a beanie in light pink, but none of them match: it still works! It helps that the pink is broken up by the pants/bottom layer.

Pink with Neutrals and Neutral Prints or with Bright Pink as an Accent
Here are some neutrals to pair with your pink shoes or pink accents:
- black, navy, tan, white, grey
- animal prints: leopard, snakeskin, zebra
- denim
- stripes

I used a contrasting bright pink in my accessories (ie: earrings, pink in scarf) so I am not matching the pinks, but they compliment each other. I think the easiest way to wear pink shoes is to consider your shoes your pop of color or contrasting color.
Try out some combinations in your closet to see which ones you like best. I love grey and pink (whether bright or pale pink), of course everything contrasts beautifully with white or black. Pairing your pink shoes or top with an animal print is fun!
If your shoes are more athletic…

Try pairing them with
- wide leg lounge pants
- leggings
- a contrasting pair of pants
- denim
You can use any of the ideas above for your top half.
A bientôt!
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18 Comments
Joanne
Lots of cute options. I admit I get far more use out of my pink sneakers than I ever thought I would.
mimifce
I know! Colorful sneakers are really fun: I bought a royal blue pair last fall and I will be wearing them a lot this spring.
Marsha Banks
Believe it or not, I don’t have any pink shoes! Love all these ideas, though!
https://marshainthemiddle.com/
mimifce
Any color sneakers work!
Mary White
Mireille, thank you so much for this blog post! I especially loved the idea of the color wheel and how to use it, I’ve never considered doing so. I also never thought to pair pink with navy or tan. Your illustration of how to blend pinks was great also. This was so helpful! Thank you!🩷
mimifce
Glad it helped, Mary! Anytime you have an idea you want me to demonstrate, let me know! It is always nice to share on the blog!
jodie
I love these ideas. Truly, I think pink shoes are super versatile and are a fun option.
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Jodie
mimifce
Yes! I have a royal blue pair that I just bought last fall and cannot wait to wear more this spring.
Leslie Susan Clingan
Love love love the pink with the green pants. Be still my heart!! So cute. I can’t think out of the box very well so when my BFF just suggested wearing camo with hot pink, I was not sure about it at all. I always pair gray and green and black and tan with camo. BORING!! Tried my camo with a white tee and hot pink cardi and loved it. I think it is so cool that one of your readers asked for your suggestions for outfits built around pink shoes and you put together this post. Well done.
mimifce
Oh, yes, I’ve done camo and hot pink before and it is a great combo!
Nancy
I’m in love with your olive and pink combination. Such a good one. I own pink sneakers and wear them with burgundy.
mimifce
Oh, I will need to try that combo!
Cat
I used to have a pair of pink satin Adidas sneakers (my go-to brand since the 18th century, it feels like) which I absolutely loved. I was so sad when they were too worn down. I remember how surprised friends and co-workers were and they all told me they wouldn’t wear pink shoes, but they went just fine with all of my jeans! 😉
Just like in your last outfit picture!
mimifce
Yes, I love my colorful sneakers with denim!
Kathrine Eldridge
Love these suggesitons and looks! I just got a pink pair of sneakers so this couldn’t come at a better time!
https://www.kathrineeldridge.com
mimifce
And you have those bright fuschia sandals that you pair with all the colors! Love those!
Gail
Very timely as I have a new pair of pink brogues. Love the pink combat boots! Thanks for linking at #TuesdayTwirl
mimifce
The pink combat boots have a been a lot of fun especially that they are perfect for rainy days.