Nice and trim.

Over $100 might be pushing it for many guys looking for a new pair of dress shoes, but here’s what you get for your money when it comes to the CK Ian Oxford.

You get a great low profile.  An almost if not perfect toe.  A deep brown color that will go with anything that’s not black.  And modern wingtip stitching that doesn’t even come close to going over the top.

Wear these with your summer suit, wear these with a navy wool suit come the fall for a particularly British look, or even wear them with jeans.  Brown shoes can often be boring.  These aren’t, and at just over $100 you’re saving quite a bit off the regular retail price.

Finding a sleek, modern, yet non-obnoxious pair of black lace-ups for UNDER $100 can be a huge challenge.  The toes are either too square, too pointy, the sides are over stitched, or the leather is totally blank.

Consider printing out the picture of these Cap Toe Oxfords from DKNY.  Save it.  And the next time you go looking for black dress shoes take the picture with you.  If your potential purchase has a strong resemblance to these shoes, buy them.

There isn’t a single thing wrong with this pair of shoes.  Two light stitch lines define the cap toe, which by the way, looks to have the perfect proportion of point to width.

Classic construction, updated look, sleek design.  A 10 out of 10 in either black or brown.