Thanks for the comment. Retail is ridiculously high, there are a choice of affordable alternatives on the market which for the most part will surely be the better financial option for most.
These are very dark blue, my wife says they are more black than blue and she may be right in all honesty. Personally I wouldn’t match these with black trousers purely based on the fact they are supposed to be blue, however most people probably wouldn’t notice as they could pass for black. Let me know what you decide.