The best brown dress shoes you can buy for under $400

Allen Edmonds CEO Paul Grangaard recently told Business Insider that there are four types of dress shoes every professional should have in his arsenal — "a great pair of brown and black lace-up dress shoes to wear to work and formal events, a dress penny loafer or slip-on for business casual settings, and a wingtip or shoe with brogueing or perforations to show a little personality at work and on the weekends."

If you’re in need of a new pair of brown lace-ups or loafers, look no further. We rounded up 16 sharp styles for the office. And if you’re not sure what color suits will complement your brown brogues and wingtips, we also created a handy graphic that spells it out for you clearly and distinctly.