Leather monk-strap shoes have remained relatively unchanged since the 17th century, when they were a go-to for fancy French aristocrats. To this day, monk straps are smart and traditional, exclusively appropriate for dressier occasions. BED j.w. FORD’s monk-strap shoes, however, are the exact opposite.

To transform a stuffy dress shoe into a snuggly house shoe, BED j.w. FORD worked with SUBU, an expert in unorthodox slippers that’s responsible for turning football cleats into puffy slip-ons and creating tactile cowboy-coded slides.

BED j.w. FORD, pronounced “Bed Ford,” is known for the louche tailored menswear it often shows in Milan and Paris but here, instead of relaxing conservative clothing, the Japanese label is working in reverse.

Its first collaboration with SUBU takes on a backless broad-loaf-y shape atop the footwear brand’s chunky four-layer insole but SUBU’s typical Teflon-coated outer shell is swapped for high-pile fleece topped by an adjustable two-buckle monk strap. The result is a semi-formal slipper, a strange contrast in textures and stylistic tones.

These furry house shoes, dropping on December 13 via BED j.w. FORD, arrive as a standalone release from the brand’s “Alternative Elegance” Fall/Winter 2025 collection, which included outdoorsy Suicoke sandals fitted with a hairy monster of a sole. 

Now that's how you put “alternative” in “Alternative Elegance.” The "elegance" part, well, that's for the wearer to decide.

Highsnobiety has affiliate marketing partnerships, which means we may receive a commission from your purchase. Want to shop the products our editors actually love? Visit HS Shopping for recs on all things fashion, footwear, and beauty.