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Which black monk straps?

pdxjayhawk

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Two choices:

Alden black calfskin $345
Brooks Brothers Peal & Co. $321 courtesy of the current sale at BB.
 

NoVaguy

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all things equal, i'll probably go with the peal. I like the last better, and the strap of the alden monks is a little narrow for my taste.

but either is acceptable.
 

Christofuh

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Which of these two do you have in mind ?

 

thinman

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Originally Posted by NoVaguy
all things equal, i'll probably go with the peal. I like the last better, and the strap of the alden monks is a little narrow for my taste.

but either is acceptable.


NoVaguy echoes my tastes here. I'd go with the BB, non-wing tip model.
 

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Of the two, definitely the BB (though neither quite does it for me).
 

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