Most properties spend months on fabric, cut and fit with a uniform house, then buy footwear from a catalogue in whatever black was in stock. The outfit is designed; the shoe is procured.
The gap shows up in photographs, in guest perception, and in the staff who stand in it for ten hours.
Designing the shoe with the uniform
Bringing footwear into the design conversation early costs nothing except a conversation. Colours can be matched to the fabric rather than approximated, and logo placement can follow the same rules as the rest of the identity.
It also settles the practical questions while there is still time to act on them: which departments are on hard floors, which are outdoors, and which go through a commercial wash.

