Why are brown shoes bad for job interviews? [Video]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — We’ve all likely experienced the disappointment of hearing “no” when applying for a job. It can be confusing when your resume is polished and your references are impeccable.

It’s possible what you’ve suffered is the agony of “de-feet.” If you wore brown shoes to your interview, that may be why you didn’t get your dream job. Now, here’s why.

There used to be an old saying of “no brown in town,” meaning no brown shoes with a formal outfit. That rule has gone the way of hobnail boots, but when it comes to a job interview, you’ve got to be careful.

“They will look at you, up and down, head to toe. They can tell a lot about a person by the shoes they wear,” fashion expert Braylon Gorman said.

Gorman …