Yes, monks and loafers should only be for casual, never should they be worn with suits because it just looks odd. Keep the business shoes more plain and conservative...an oxford. Even wearing a derby with a suit is pushing it, sometimes it can be done, but not always. Even wingtips with a suit is not really the best look either; a wingtip oxford is a funny old thing, where does it really belong?? l am not one to follow people's rules with shoes, but the things l said are just common sense if you use your eyes properly.

Last edited by The_Shooman (2012-08-18 09:57:47)

I haven't worn Monk shoes since the early 1990s, they are dated stylistic aberration for me, but they're pretty classic aren't they? There not going to disappear anytime soon. But I over wore them in my youth and the seem to hint at late 1980s discos for me. A bit flash.

Tim Little did an absolutely splendid version of the Gibson which is the most boring work shoe imaginable, but they managed to put some pep into it. I have a pair, but don't wear them that much.

For the summer dressed but casually smart, you can't beat the all American saddle oxford either two-tone or plain. I have the Alden version in cordovan. A rare classic, certainly in Europe, I've never seen anyone else sporting a pair. The style dates to the 1920s, or so I have been told.

Last edited by meister (2012-08-21 01:32:44)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Hdx9JjzDfo

Last edited by The_Shooman (2012-08-22 22:33:54)

^Cool. Can I have 'em?