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Is the double monk strap shoe still in style?

Posted on 8/2/17 at 8:58 am
Posted by weagle99
Member since Nov 2011
35893 posts
Posted on 8/2/17 at 8:58 am
These things have been around for awhile. Stylish?

Posted by SabiDojo
Open to any suggestions.
Member since Nov 2010
84835 posts
Posted on 8/2/17 at 8:59 am to
I like them.
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
132658 posts
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:00 am to
In style if you like dudes
Posted by SuperSaint
Sorting Out OT BS Since '2007'
Member since Sep 2007
151577 posts
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:01 am to
I'm a fan. I've been eyeing some at the J&M store in the Riverwalk for a while, but I just know I won't get all that much wear out of them. Seems a couple years back they became the new 'in' dress shoe but that has died down a bit, but I still think they look sweet and have a place in any good rotation.
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
45549 posts
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:01 am to
Looks like a pain in the arse to put on.
Posted by Jimmy2shoes
The South
Member since Mar 2014
11004 posts
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:02 am to
Needs more buckles!
Posted by Tiger Prawn
Member since Dec 2016
26338 posts
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:04 am to
I'll stick with my camouflage crocs
Posted by Sao
East Texas Piney Woods
Member since Jun 2009
68469 posts
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:05 am to
quote:

quote:

Is the double monk strap still in style?
Looks like a pain in the arse to put on.


must resist google image sight joke...
Posted by GenesChin
The Promise Land
Member since Feb 2012
37861 posts
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:09 am to
quote:

I've been eyeing some at the J&M store in the Riverwalk for a while


Allen Edmonds are much higher quality and alwways have factory second sales on monk strap shoes.


If these are your everyday work shoes, it would be a little much. As a periodic rotational shoe? It can have a place
Posted by The Johnny Lawrence
Member since Sep 2016
2233 posts
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:10 am to
I've got a pair and I'd consider them in style.

Pro tip: be careful what pants you wear. If they are baggy, it won't look right. They are more for skinnier pants legs. They also look better with no break or a little longer. If you're rocking full breaks, your probably won't look good with the monks
Posted by SuperSaint
Sorting Out OT BS Since '2007'
Member since Sep 2007
151577 posts
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:10 am to
That particular store has some great sales if you keep an eye out. Anything that doesn't move quick seems to get marked down.
Posted by jbgleason
Bailed out of BTR to God's Country
Member since Mar 2012
20406 posts
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:19 am to
I much prefer the single strap.
Posted by Alt26
Member since Mar 2010
36179 posts
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:22 am to
Yes, they are back in style

quote:

Looks like a pain in the arse to put on


The straps are really just decorative in most of them. There are bands of elastic connected to the tongue underneath the straps. You just slip them on like a loafer (although it is more burdensome to do so than with a loafer). Use a shoehorn
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
106092 posts
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:41 am to
I'll bet you have an ironic mustache and wear plaid shirts.
Posted by GarmischTiger
Humboldt County
Member since Mar 2007
6961 posts
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:46 am to
I'm no fashionista, but those scream "trying too hard."
Posted by Mo Jeaux
Member since Aug 2008
64574 posts
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:48 am to
Yes, they are still "stylish". I have both a double strap and a single strap pair. The doubles are slightly more dressy. I don't wear them everyday, but they are a part of my rotation. I even wear them with suits on occasion, and they do just fine (i.e., they do not look out of place).
Posted by Grandioso
Driftwood, TX
Member since Dec 2015
1597 posts
Posted on 8/2/17 at 9:50 am to
They are big in Dallas. Ironically enough, everyone who wears them tends to look like this:


Posted by pjab
Member since Mar 2016
5775 posts
Posted on 8/2/17 at 10:01 am to
I like mine. They are not difficult to put on. I usually keep the top unbuckled so they slip on easily.
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