Monk Straps With A Suit???

[alebrady]

so it looks like most people would not favor EG/PL Grant with suits?

 

[lawyerdad]

Originally Posted by alebrady

so it looks like most people would not favor EG/PL Grant with suits?

I don't think that's what people are saying. I certainly think you could wear the Grant with a suit. I think the point being made was that all else being equal, a plain monk is going to be much more versatile.

 

[lasbar]

More versatile and elegant....Plain monks will not shock with a suit or a pair of jeans...

 

[LabelKing]

Whenever I think of monk straps, I think of Tintin:

 

[englanderjk]

Originally Posted by Francisco D'Anconia

I like the AE Thayer, but prefer the Mora.

Responding to the OP - Yes on monks with suits. I wear that often. Perhaps the AE Mora in black will work for you. It has the plain cap-toe some of the other posters advocate.

BTW, JM2C, the AE Mora in brown calf has the widest range of any shoe in my closet. IMHO, it goes well with a suit on the formal end and well with jeans on the informal end. If anyone asked me what should be my second pair of shoes after a pair of plan cap-toe exfords, I'd say a brown, plain cap-toe double monk.

THE FINALIST?
THE DARK HORSE?
The only difference between the plain toe is cordovan.
Thanks toall.

 

[Tarmac]

I still don't think black is a good choice.

But if you are set on it, and out of those 4 choices, price considered, I would choose the Mora, which you can get at a discount, if it fits you well.

I have the Alden plain monk in burgundy cordovan but I would not buy it in black, it would be kind of a waste of money.

 

[jjjohn]

The second pair is I choice!

 

[sfo423]

Get a pair of the C&J Savile. Very nice monks.

 

[englanderjk]

Originally Posted by Tarmac

I still don't think black is a good choice.

But if you are set on it, and out of those 4 choices, price considered, I would choose the Mora, which you can get at a discount, if it fits you well.

I have the Alden plain monk in burgundy cordovan but I would not buy it in black, it would be kind of a waste of money.

Can I add these to the mix and ask if you were to pick the Mora and any one of the other which would it be...and why?

 

[jefferson]

+1 for the mora. Probably because I actually wore it with a suit just last week. However, it was also sans a tie (which, apparently, a lot of people here disapprove of

), so take my advise for what it's worth. Personally, I think it depends what you're trying to convey with your particular outfit. I feel a monk strapped shoe with a suit is a more youthful look. I would never wear one to a business meeting.

 

[alliswell]

But these are so nice!

http://www.forzieri.com/usa/product_..._valore5=&rl=6

Originally Posted by lasbar

Monks are not a fashion disaster if they're very plain ...

Suits are better with lace-ups ,oxfords and so on but monks are better than loafers for example...
That's my point of view anyway for what it is worth!!!!

 

[josepidal]

Originally Posted by epa

Well, I guess that depends on whether these "some people" that think otherwise include your boss or the people that you want to impress with your elegance...
If bluchers worked with a tux in Casino Royale, I'm sure monks will work with a suit in the OP's workplace.

I agree the monks shown have a little too much going on though.

 

[josepidal]

Originally Posted by alebrady

so it looks like most people would not favor EG/PL Grant with suits?
Ralph Lauren's own Purple Label look book features the Grant with three piece suits.

 

[sartort]

i have no qualms wearing the grants with a suit or anything else for that matter save a tux. but then again, i don't run in conservative business dress circles, in fact quite the opposite.

 

[fritzl]

Originally Posted by josepidal

If bluchers worked with a tux in Casino Royale,

It's a movie, at least James Bond. Nothing to do with the "real" world.