Monk Straps are for the Modern Man

May 13, 2018

Monk strap shoes are a hallmark of the fashion-forward yet traditionally-inclined modern man. Originating in Europe several centuries ago, the look later found its way into the public fashion consciousness. The style evolved throughout the 20th century going mainstream during the twenties and thirties.

The monk strap is a slip-on that retains the tongue and vamp commonly found on lace-ups, the buckle and strap replacing laces. Single monk straps are without a doubt the most popular, but double and even triple-strapped versions also exist.

A single-strap monk shoe is better suited to a casual chic attire due to its clean, stripped-back appearance. It is perfect for a night on the town. With minimal detailing - the only stitching appearing between the vamp and the quarter, and down the heel - it creates a smooth, uncluttered appearance. With a suit, sport jacket and dress pants, or simply with a pair of jeans our Elgin monk strap shoe is just perfect.

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Size chart

US/CAN	Europe	UK	Australia	Mexico	Japan	China	Inches	Cm
2.5	35	2	2	-	20	33	8.750	22.22
3	35.5	2.3	2.3	-	21	34	8.875	22.54
3.5	36	3	3	-	22	35	9	22.86
4	36.5	3.5	3.5	-	22.5	36	9.125	23.18
4.5	37	4	4	-	23	37	9.25	23.5
5	37.5	4.5	4.5	-	23.5	38	9.375	23.81
5.5	38	5	5	4.5	24	39	9.5	24.13
6	38.5	5.5	5.5	5	24.5	39.5	9.625	24.45
6.5	39	6	6	6	25.5	41	9.875	25.08
7.5	40	7	7	6.5	26	-	10	25.40
8	41	7.5	7.5	7	26.5	42	10.125	25.72
8.5	42	8	8	7.5	27	43	10.25	26.04
9	43	8.5	8.5	8	27.5	43.5	10.375	26.34
9.5	43.5	9	9	8.5	28	44	10.5	26.68
10	44	9.5	9.5	9	28.5	44.5	10.625	26.98
10.5	44.5	10	10	9.5	29	45	10.75	27.30
11	45	10.5	10.5	10	29.5	46	10.875	27.62
11.5	45.5	11	11	10.5	30	-	11	27.98
12	46	11.5	11.5	11	30.5	47	11.125	28.26
12.5	46.5	12	12	11.5	31	47.5	11.25	28.58
13	47	12.5	12.5	12	31.5	48	11.375	28.90
13.5	47.5	13	13	12.5	32	-	11.5	29.22
14	48.5	13.5	13.5	13	32.5	-	11.625	29.54
14.5	49	14	14	13.5	33	-	11.750	29.86
15.5	50	15	15	14.5	34	-	12	30.48
16.5	51	16	16	15.5	35	-	12.25	31.12

Shoe Width

Our standard shoe width is an F fitting. However, in order to accommodate variations in foot size, alternative width fittings are available in certain styles.

Narrow Fit = D width (USA E Fit)

Standard or Average Fit = F width (USA EE Fit)

Wide Fit = G width (USA EEE Fit)

Extra Wide Fit = H width (USA EEEE Fit)

As a shoe increases in size, the length and width both increase. A size 10F shoe is therefore one size bigger and one size wider than a size 9F shoe. A size 9G shoe is a size wider than a size 9F - in other words the width of the shoe would roughly correspond to a size 10F.

In the table below, the 11D, the 10F, the 9G and 8H would all be roughly the same width.

Shoe size	D Fit	F Fit	G Fit	H Fit
11	X
10	Y	X
9	Z	Y	X
8		Z	Y	X
7			Z	Y
6				Z