[woolymammoth]

How versatile do people think punched cap monk straps are, e.g. the Lobb Berkly - any pictures of these type on monk straps appreciated - thank you.

 

[Ay329]

This is not a punched cap, but a wing tip and in my opinion is the most elegent RTW shoe available



G&G's Windsor is nice too with a V cap...and you can add a medallion if you wish or a straight cap

 

[woolymammoth]

Nice...thank you.

 

[ToryBoy]

What I like about the Berkley is that the punching is small and from a distance, may not looked punched; this makes them very versatile, in my opinion.

Church's and C&J also have brogued monks, which I think are less versatile, https://www.herringshoes.co.uk/product-info.php?selectedColourID=1094&brandID=4&catID=38&shoeID=2059&selectedSizeID=0&selectedFitID=0
https://www.pediwear.co.uk/crockett/products/332.php

Church's have a models that have a punched strap

 

[upr_crust]

I'm quoting myself blindly, but . . .

. . . I believe that I'm wearing punch cap monks (Crockett & Jones, not Lobb, but you get the idea) in the photos in posting to "What Are You Wearing Today?" with a grey suit.

https://askandyaboutclothes.com/community/showpost.php?p=945642&postcount=11282

Forgive me if the posting quoted is incorrect, as I cannot see my own photos from my office PC (security issues with the Web).

 

[clintonf]

Hi, this may not be in the same "quality" bracket of those you've mentioned (off topic, I think I own the Chalfont, but under Peal & Co's branding), but I very much like the Barker 125th Anniversary Leighton shoe.

https://www.pediwear.co.uk/barker/products/2187.php

Mind you, they do come up very big. I've had to size down to get them to fit.

Just a thought.

Cheers

Clint

 

[medwards]

https://askandyaboutclothes.com/community/showthread.php?t=87004

 

[amplifiedheat]

Against all odds, I think broguing makes monks look less weird.

 

[Flanderian]

They will be very versatile, and they are beautiful. Disregarding my personal preference for brown shoes, I'd love to have a pair. Unlike some of our English cousins, I do not think them a form of blucher/derby, and I do think them suitable with a lounge suit in business settings. They are not the most formal shoe one could wear with such attire, but they're probably about a 6.5 or 7 on a 10-point formality scale of what we Americans call dress shoes.

 

[Tonyp]

Monks are probably one of the most versatile shoes you can have in your rotation. Especially if you get a antique chestnut or oxblood color. They look great with trousers and an odd jacket, perfect with a pair of chinos, jeans, or with a flannel suit or some other casual suit such as a worsted glen plaid or windowpane.

I would not wear them with a solid colored business suit in gray, navy or brown. I would not wear them in the evening to a formal dress (dark suit or black tie.) affair.