Double monk strap Scapin

Hear ye, hear ye, this double buckle or “monk strap” is a great classic among classics.   Derby with no laces, legend has it that it derives from strapped shoes worn by monks. In fact this is a prince’s shoe, with its beautiful leather breastplate strapped like an armor (armor certainly but soft as the morning dew, my lords, for the buckles are mounted on elastic & will give you flexibility and comfort).   The urban man who had long snobed it finally adopted it, cherished it, giving it recognition, nobility and then absolute power, making it king of essentials…