First brogues

**skauwt** · 10th November 09, 07:52 AM

well i finally got some brogues

found this pair for a snip at £15.00 on ebay as much as i liked my other ghillie type footware they just wont cut it for the autumn/winter months here and im attending a ceilidh at the end of this month in glasgow for St Andrews First Aid Association in there headquarters .... so i thought its really about time i got myself a pair of shoes that will last
it looks like the previous owner never wore these though

**Chas** · 10th November 09, 10:38 AM

Good find skauwt. My wife gave me a very nice pair of brown Oxfords for my birthday, but I am still looking for a pair of brown brogues. I have noticed that 'brogues' have come back into fashion, but they are all sharp pointed 'winkle-pickers'. Ugly as sin.

Regards

Chas

**English Bloke** · 17th November 09, 04:46 AM

Originally Posted by Chas

Good find skauwt. My wife gave me a very nice pair of brown Oxfords for my birthday, but I am still looking for a pair of brown brogues. I have noticed that 'brogues' have come back into fashion, but they are all sharp pointed 'winkle-pickers'. Ugly as sin.

Regards

Chas

Chas - ASDA George now. £25 in black or brown and not pointy at all.

Nice find Skawt. Great quality.

**Bugbear** · 17th November 09, 07:13 AM

Originally Posted by Chas

... they are all sharp pointed 'winkle-pickers'. Ugly as sin...

That's one I haven't heard before.

**Chas** · 17th November 09, 08:24 AM

John - I am in Norwich tomorrow, so will pop into ASDA and check them out. I just had a look on-line and the price is reduced to £20.

Ted, just looked up a quote.

Winklepickers (also known as Winkle Pickers) are a style of shoe or boot worn from the 1950s onward by male and female British rock and roll fans. The feature which gives both the boot and shoe their name is the very sharp and quite long pointed toe, reminiscent of medieval footwear and approximately the same as the long pointed toes on some women's fashion shoes and boots today. This pointed toe was called the winkle picker toe because, in England, periwinkle snails are eaten with a pin or pointed object to get the winkle out of the shell (hence the term "to winkle something out").

Luckily, I missed this style - supposedly it did terrible things to a persons feet. But they have revived it and added brogueing, which makes them 'ugly as sin'.

Regards

Chas

**thescot** · 10th November 09, 11:00 AM

Nice pair of brogues. I imagine you'll find many years of pleasure from them.

**chasem** · 10th November 09, 11:12 AM

Clarks are comfy shoes... I've been slightly annoyed that they don't make [as far as I know] a size 12.5US in their shoes, though.

**BEEDEE** · 10th November 09, 04:08 PM

Originally Posted by chasem

Clarks are comfy shoes... I've been slightly annoyed that they don't make [as far as I know] a size 12.5US in their shoes, though.

I have two pairs of Clarks in 13 US

Brian

**chasem** · 10th November 09, 04:55 PM

Originally Posted by BEEDEE

I have two pairs of Clarks in 13 US

Brian

Yeah, when I worked at Macy's I was trying some of their shoes on. The 12s were too small, 13s were too big, and they don't make a 12.5. (they do half sizes from 8-12, then 13, unless it's changed since then)