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Are monk straps a little too "flashy" for the new graduate?
Are monk straps a little too "flashy" for the new graduate? I'm having trouble finding reasonably priced walnut brogues and came across Herring's monk straps for $150AUD shipped which I am seriously considering. I was actually thinking about the suede option first before changing my mind.
Charles put the tie on me to give me an idea on how the shirt would fit me. Although he ended up giving it to me for a good price.
At this stage of my quest to dress better i still only do the school boy knot.
CEP he gave me instructions on how to care for it, i ordered another shirt which i pick up on the 5th so ill try and find out more then re shrinking.
As for anyone else who doesnt like the tie i chose i would appreciate any pics or links on a tie they think is more suitable.
Interesting comment--I was back in Wagga (my home town) last Easter, and one night I went out happened to be after a local race day. The gear the male racegoers were wearing was a pleasant surprise along the lines you mention: well fitting moleskins, RMs, well-fitting well-made check shirts etc. All in all a ******* massive improvement on what gets worn to race days here in Melbourne, on average.
Good to see another riverina boy on here, I'm from Parkes too. I also spend a bit of time at Batlow on my cousins farm (purely for the trout fishing).
When you see the look you immediately recognise it as Australian country. But what struck me was how neat it looked and how well it translated to dressed up urban casual or even semi casual and elements of it even work ok in the city. Clearly elements, the black craftsmen RMs with a suit have migrated, relatively successfully, to city. Other bits are often seen as the politician in “casual” gear with brown RMs and jeans.
Its a good look. The thing that holds me back is that I associate it with squatters in town and hooray henry private school boys back in town for holidays. . Its the same reason many UK people don’t like tweed jackets, a pinstripe suits and such. But I think I need to soften up or harden up.
Are monk straps a little too "flashy" for the new graduate? I'm having trouble finding reasonably priced walnut brogues and came across Herring's monk straps for $150AUD shipped which I am seriously considering. I was actually thinking about the suede option first before changing my mind.
I lived in Albury as a kid and my parents-in-law have a place at Tumbarumba..Beautiful part of the world.
I think it's a great look - distinctive, practical and able to be worn well by a broad range of shapes sizes and ages. I wear it when I go bush and have some element of it in my casual look quite often (eg today I have a plaited kangaroo belt) ....and yet... as you say, it has some negative connotations. For me it is the smug, obnoxiousness of the "collegies" (ie inhabitants of the live-in dorms) when I was at university - I detested them. And at uni, these hordes wearing moleslins and RMs or, for the young ladies, Liberty print blouses, rose gold fob chains and denim skirts, would roam campus in drunken packs making their own "fun".
Looking back they were just immature, having grown up in boarding schools, they transplanted that culture to uni and didn't really know any better. I ended up sharing houses with some country kids and got over all of that. But I know what you mean.
Which monks for $150 shipped? - Sure it isnt 150GBP?
Monks - especially doubles - are best worn with slightly wider cuff openings so that the shoe isn't screaming look at me but the buckles are only seen when you sit. Singles are a bit different. Flashy can depend on how you wear them. Singles can look much more like a wholecut with no seams unless - er ah - its got seams - and brogueing.
Why shouldn't a new graduate look flashy? Unless its engineering where you should lash out on a new pair of steel capped suede boots and jeans.
I'd never go back to my roots* on the farm - to the nearby rural town - in brown RMs and white moleskins. I'd be looked at and perhaps people would even say something.
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Works out to $150AUD shipped. I've read a few posts in other threads which state you shouldn't try to dress better than your superiors as it can be looked upon in a negative light. Most of the partners at the firm I'm starting with wear jeans and OCBD's whilst in the office. Just wanted to get some opinions as the majority of Australians wont know what a monk strap is and thus may perceive it as "uppity or flashy".