I’ve ruined a decent shorts outfit with the wrong shoes more times than I’d like to admit. Great shirt, great watch, tailored shorts, then I’d throw on chunky running sneakers because they were closest to the door and the whole thing fell apart. Shorts expose more leg than jeans do, so the shoes end up doing more visual work than you’d expect. Get them wrong and everyone notices, even if “Shoes to Wear With Shorts: Get the Socks Right First”