Our No. 590 is a classic monk strap in black. Similar to the Derby style, the monk is a distinct type of footwear, fastened by a decorative buckle on the side. Monk straps have their roots in European monasteries of the 17th and 18th century, but made their way into the modern cobblers’ vocabulary, too. Today, it is an indispensable part of any gentleman’s wardrobe.
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The supreme discipline of shoe manufacturing. In an elaborate process, the upper and outsole are sewn together using a thin strip of leather. This makes the shoes extremely stable, durable, dimensionally stable and extremely easy to repair.
Monk
Buckle shoe whose basic cut resembles a derby, yet describes a shoe model in its own right. The quarters of this monkstrap are held together by the characteristically opulent buckle.
