“I believe,” she declared then, “that all the caramel-brown dress shoes that I’ve seen grooms and their groomsmen wear with their navy suits are going to age the way the poofy bridal gowns ...

The second flies a bit under the radar, but represents a faux pas only marginally less devastating: don’t wear caramel-coloured ... not like you can never wear brown dress shoes again.

2 cups heavy cream, half and half or plant based milk 1/2 cup dark brown sugar 1 Tbs vanilla bean ... In a medium saucepan, combine the heavy cream, milk, caramel, sugar and salt and bring to ...