https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-blue-leather-monk-straps Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 25 Apr 2026 22:50:56 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-blue-leather-monk-straps#post-1360321 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 03:44:39 +0000 Neel 1360321@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Or he just wished he had that killer pair too :). You look lovely </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-blue-leather-monk-straps#post-1360294 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 03:08:46 +0000 bj1111 1360294@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Omg you look so fab. Perhaps he had a pair in his youth and you reminded him of a happy time! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-blue-leather-monk-straps#post-1360285 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 02:53:50 +0000 Jaime 1360285@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The shoes are gorgeous. The guy was rude. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-blue-leather-monk-straps#post-1360275 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 02:47:37 +0000 Echo 1360275@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love, love, LOVE monk strap shoes, and these are absolutely fab on you. I would imagine that as an older man, he had never before seen a woman wearing this style of shoe. That would be my guess to explain his staring. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-blue-leather-monk-straps#post-1360266 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 02:21:03 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1360266@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fab, not crazy, shoes! I noticed them in your blazer post but didn't mention. I love them and they look so great with your jeans. No wonder you got ogled. Or your feet did. They are just some very cool shoes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-blue-leather-monk-straps#post-1360165 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 22:01:08 +0000 Caro in Oz 1360165@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>YLF &amp; the shoes are not crazy!!<br />Maybe he has a shoe fetish </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-blue-leather-monk-straps#post-1360043 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 18:11:58 +0000 MuseumGal 1360043@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yowza, Rabbit, good thing those shoes are sold out inmy size, or I would have already ordered them!&nbsp; Yes, I've already given myself permission to own multiple pairs of blue shoes, given the ubiquity of blue in my wardrobe.</p> <p>Thanks all for the reassurances.&nbsp; I lurves the shoes and anticipate wearing them heavily all Fall. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-blue-leather-monk-straps#post-1360007 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 17:06:18 +0000 Isabel 1360007@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Holy cow !!! &nbsp;You look fantastic...even without the shoes ( which I just love ).&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-blue-leather-monk-straps#post-1359999 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 16:54:22 +0000 Anonymous 1359999@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Like the shoes and the whole outfit!</p> <p>They seem like not a hugely common style, but certainly not gape-worthily strange. Sounds like that man was just utterly socially clueless or something. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-blue-leather-monk-straps#post-1359980 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 16:15:54 +0000 rabbit 1359980@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love those shoes!! &nbsp; &nbsp;They are a&nbsp;very classic menswear inspired style right? &nbsp; I'd love a pair of monkstraps. &nbsp; I've had dudes do that before, and usually if they say something it's as I'm leaving and it's 'great shoes'. &nbsp; I think they are just uncomfortable&nbsp;saying it sometimes, lol.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>I found these navy/electric blue&nbsp;oxfords the other day at Ross, and am loving them. &nbsp;They have also occasioned a few stares and compliments. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-blue-leather-monk-straps#post-1359972 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 16:07:26 +0000 columbine(erin) 1359972@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These are fab shoes, I might stare, too, lol. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-blue-leather-monk-straps#post-1359957 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 15:31:34 +0000 shiny 1359957@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Those shoes are utterly fab and totally make the outfit!</p> <p>I have to laugh-- this week at work (business conference) my male colleague was wearing black monk straps, and I was wearing cognac monk straps. I don't know if he noticed my shoes but I noticed his.&nbsp;This particular colleague is quite the snappy dresser. He was wearing his with a sharp pair of dress jeans and crisp button down shirt that had contrast lining on the cuffs and inside the collar.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-blue-leather-monk-straps#post-1359954 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 15:26:26 +0000 jackiec 1359954@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very funny! No wonder he was staring - those are great shoes! (and can you believe I never knew that they had a name? Learning something new every day ) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-blue-leather-monk-straps#post-1359951 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 15:17:51 +0000 thimblelina 1359951@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Those are terrific! Great outfit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-blue-leather-monk-straps#post-1359946 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 15:06:01 +0000 cheryle (Dianthus) 1359946@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Perhaps he was just wondering why he didn't have a men's version. &nbsp;I think they look great and if they are comfortable, then that makes them even better. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-blue-leather-monk-straps#post-1359934 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 14:33:52 +0000 Joyce B 1359934@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look great and there is nothing better than new AND comfortable shoes.<br /> The whole thing with the man staring was about him, not about you. However, when it gets to the point that it bothers you I find that the best is to stare right back at them, that generally stops them. Do remember that he was reacting to his own issues.<br /> You got a great pair of shoes. Enjoy them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-blue-leather-monk-straps#post-1359933 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 14:32:39 +0000 frannieb 1359933@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not sure why he was gaping but those are great shoes and no they are not weird, just a great oxford. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-blue-leather-monk-straps#post-1359932 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 14:32:16 +0000 Susie 1359932@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the shoes! You just introduced that guy to some awesomeness; he's probably still talking about it today! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-blue-leather-monk-straps#post-1359929 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 14:26:18 +0000 E 1359929@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look great! And those shoes rock.</p> <p>That sucks about the movie line. I had a guy&nbsp;gape in my direction&nbsp;when I was headed to the park the other day, but it turns out he was gaping at my dog. It was still very uncomfortable though, so I can't imagine being stuck in line near someone doing that. I'm pretty sure I've never seen a monk strap oxford before though, so that was&nbsp;probably the cause. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/navy-blue-leather-monk-straps#post-1359925 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 14:05:35 +0000 MuseumGal 1359925@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've been looking for navy oxfords for literally years.&nbsp; My latest attempt is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JRABHBK/ref=twister_B00JRA63XW" rel="nofollow">these</a> navy blue double monk straps.&nbsp; Although not a comfort shoe, they are surprisingly comfortable, and I wore them yesterday for the first time to take myself to a movie.&nbsp; As you can see, I also wore my boyfriend jeans, rolled, to show off the shoes a bit.</p> <p>While I was standing in line, some old dude kept staring at them - he'd gape at my shoes, then he'd look at my face, then gape at my shoes, then look at my face ... I became quite uncomfortable.&nbsp; It was clear it was the <i>shoes</i> he was staring at - he wasn't doing that "I'm checking you out baybee," thing, he was clearly fascinated with my peds.&nbsp; I'm pretty sure they're no<i>t that</i> crazy.&nbsp; (Are they??)&nbsp; Then I started thinking and realized that in the 9 (9!) years I've lived here (OK), I've never seen anyone, male or female, wear monk strap oxfords of any kind.&nbsp; Maybe he'd just never seen such a thing before??? </p>