I love loafers AND oxford but have somehow developed a sugar- eye for laceless oxfords, for certain outfits. They are a little harder to find, and also, I like them not TOO chunky. I use them with skirts and with ankle pants and as a kind of “ shootie” with full length pants when I want a lighter look than a boot, but still mostly cover the shoe and not get hung up on laces or vamp.
I am trying these from Naughty Monkey. I like the color and also wanted this lower heel. I agonized over the size- I am basically in a size 9 now most of the time but these run a tad smaller, or maybe slightly flat in the toe-box, so was not sure they’d be comfy. I tried the 9.5 and at first thought that’s better, with inserts, but it took the shoe to that slightly clown look and loose heel fit.
Since they are flexible leather- not butter- soft, but quite giving-I’ve kept the 9 and wearing first with sheer knee- highs and breaking in, and also will wear with opaque tights soon.
The gray color ( not sure why it’s called “ black”!) is almost an exact match for my gray tights, which go with a lot of fall- winter outfits.
Alert: the colors are not consistent; the 9.5 was significantly lighter. Still a good color and maybe even better for summer, but I preferred the darker to target them for frequent wear for next 6 months. It may be one of those things where you could order several in one size to assess!