Easy Summer | Keys to Style

Summer is coming…Ok, Ed Stark never said that but I fear it more than winter when considering fashion. I love the colder months for all of the layers that I can break out, but the summer presents multiple challenges when building a look. While layering rules the colder months minimal statements rule the summer. You really only need one piece in an outfit to make a statement and the rest can sit like a jazz band in the corner of a bar. The band leader in this look are these monkstraps from J.Shoes.

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Monkstraps are the creative touch that your shoe collection needs. The monkstrap is appropriately named after the strap that resided on the sandals of monks. This styling has led shoe makers to create not only a single but also the double monkstrap. While the double monkstrap has become the calling card of a man attempting to step into the trendy shoe world, the single monkstrap is less regularly seen and equally as valuable.

Check the shoes out here : TEMPLAR BROWN LEATHER DRESS MONK STRAP

These shoes are a wonderful two-tone leather. The vamp is a marbled leather with some type of burnishing around the edges while the quarter is a more sheen reddish-brown leather. The vamp seems to acquire scratches fairly easily, but I believe that the beauty of these shoes will be found after they have been truly worn in. The sole is a hybrid leather and rubber composite to afford you some grip. Throw them on with jeans and you are leagues ahead of your friends style. Putting on a suit? Great! Throw these on and separate yourself from the men still wearing square toe shoes or over shined cap toes.

The blue crocodile from Lacoste stems from their genesis before the crocodile turned green (with envy?). A quality polo and some well-tailored slacks can be an easy summer outfit. Make sure your colors play well together and you will be on your way to a super simple summer look. Keep cool with no sleeves and let your ankles breathe with some no-show socks.

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