{"product_id":"santoni-burgundy-mississippi-alligator-double-monk-belt","title":"Santoni Burgundy Mississippi-Alligator Double Monk + Belt","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover the Santoni Burgundy Mississippi Alligator Double Monk Strap and Belt Set, a pairing in one of the most coveted exotic leathers available to shoemakers anywhere. Mississippi alligator, sourced from farm-raised American alligator along the Gulf Coast, is prized above caiman and many crocodilian alternatives for the consistency and uniformity of its scale pattern: the belly cut produces tight, even tiles across the vamp with a naturally high gloss that requires no artificial lacquering to achieve its depth. Burgundy is among the most flattering colours the material can take, the deep red-brown drawing out the natural variation between scales and giving the surface a richness that reads differently under artificial light than in daylight. The double monk strap configuration frames the exotic upper with a formality that suits the leather's character, the buckles and hardware finished to complement rather than compete. The matching alligator belt is rendered in the same skin and colour, the scale pattern continuing with the consistency that only this level of sourcing and selection produces. The set arrives with Santoni's heavy cedarwood shoe trees, valued at 150 euros, which maintain the shape of the upper and protect an investment that warrants exactly this quality of care.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSantoni has been producing shoes in Corridonia in the Marche region since 1975, and their handgrade alligator work sits at the top of what the house offers. The Mississippi alligator double monk in burgundy is a shoe for someone who understands the material: not simply exotic, but specifically and meaningfully so.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Santoni","offers":[{"title":"6.5 UK \/ 7.5 US \/ 40.5 EU \/ Burgundy \/ 100% Alligator Leather","offer_id":58488378327372,"sku":"CONS01764","price":1648.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6187\/1105\/files\/FA9C0DC0-B713-40C3-ADA5-0937E52CB62E.png?v=1787303026","url":"https:\/\/sartorialistamsterdam.com\/products\/santoni-burgundy-mississippi-alligator-double-monk-belt","provider":"Sartorialista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}