I compared Mona Flying and Mikcon shoes!
I wanted a pair of tan Oxfords, but I'm a little picky when it comes to online shopping. So I bought five pairs of Mona Flying and Mikcon shoes to compare.The two brands are very similar, even packaged similarly. The two pairs of Mikcon shoes that I bought had stiffer leather, and were wider around the middle of the foot than the Mona Flying shoes. Mikcon also rubbed the back of my heel a bit, but that would probably go away with some stretching out/wearing in.The Mona Flying shoes looked slightly more 'dainty' and were narrower, especially with the pointy toe, but overall they felt more comfortable on my foot. The softer leather had more give, and nothing pinched or felt too tight. One of the Mona Flying pairs even had a padded heel, which was a nice touch.Photo 1, from L to R:1. Mona Flying Brown 2 - the color of this one is more yellowish, and the details look especially dainty and feminine compared to the others. The cushion on the back of the heel is a nice touch. Of all the pairs, this is the only one where the upper flaps with the laces still meet each other even when it's being worn. The flaps on the others all spread a little.2. Mona Flying Brown 3 - I kept this pair because it wasn't too stiff or too feminine for me. The color is a bit uneven, and you can see brush strokes where they painted it on. So that's a little disappointing, but not a deal-breaker for me.3. Mona Flying Brown - two-toned shoe, the softest leather of the whole bunch, looks more feminine than the Mikcon two-toned shoe. Less ornate detail, a simpler looking design. Really stylish shoe, I'd have taken it if the leather felt stronger (I'm pretty rough on my shoes). The thinnest part around the ball of the foot moves and wrinkles easily.4. Mikcon Brown-Blue - Mickon shoes have a less pointed toe, and stiffer/thicker leather than the Mona Flying options. Despite having slightly more space inside the shoe, it pinched in a couple spots like the heel so would have needed stretching to fit comfortably.5. Mikcon Brown 4 - identical to blue-brown except no blue.Photo 2: From right to left, the shoes are in the same order as photo 1, just shown from the front.Photo 3: all 3 solid-brown shoes. From back to front:1. Mona Flying Brown 22. Mikcon Brown 43. Mona Flying Brown 3Photo 4: All the heels and soles are very similar, just different patterns in the leather. From back to front:1. Mona Flying Brown 22. Mona Flying Brown 33. Mona Flying Brown4. Mikcon Brown-Blue5. Mikcon Brown 4Photo 5: Comparing solid brown Mikcon to Mona Flying. From L to R:1. Mikcon Brown 42. Mona Flying Brown 3Photo 6: Comparing the two-toned shoes. From L to R:1. Mikcon Brown-Blue2. Mona Flying BrownPhoto 7: Comparing the leather of Mikcon vs. Mona Flying. I'm standing on my toes in this photo to show how the Mona Flying toe area is thinner and softer. The other Mona Flying shoes weren't quite as soft as this pair -- they had more layering -- so this pair is especially soft and comfortable, though I imagine the softer leather would probably wear out sooner. The leather was SO soft that sometimes the shoe looked a little misshapen. From L to R:1. Mikcon Brown 42. Mona Flying BrownPhoto 8: Mikcon Brown-Blue shoes. There were a couple cosmetic defects on this one pair, such as the rubbed white spot on the side of the sole, shown here.Photo 9: Mona Flying Brown shoes. Felt much more feminine and dainty than the Mikcon, or the Mona Flying Brown 3.Photo 10: Comparing the two-toned shoes. From L to R:1. Mikcon Brown-Blue2. Mona Flying BrownOverall, I'm really impressed with the quality and comfort of all these shoes. Some reviews noted the smell -- all five of these pairs had a strong smell of leather and chemicals when I took them out of their boxes. It seems to go away quickly.I hope my research helps someone else make a decision!