Shoe possibility

**ohiopiper** · 13th September 10, 07:51 AM

So what is the rabbles' opinion on this shoe? I know ghillies are traditional, but I'd rather spend coin on something that is multi-use, not just when I'm going to be kilted.

http://www.florsheim.com/shop/style/17073.html

My current black shoes are a loafer, and would look odd, so I'm not going to consider pairing them with new soon to be new kilt.

**Richard** · 13th September 10, 07:53 AM

they look OK, wear what you like there is no hard and fast rules in wearing a kilt.

**Jock Scot** · 13th September 10, 07:58 AM

I wear a pair(J Lobb) very much like that with the kilt on occasion. They work with the kilt well.

**artificer** · 13th September 10, 07:58 AM

I think it's a nice looking shoe for the most part. I'm not a big tassel person on shoes. The other thing I refuse to buy is the composite soles (leather/rubber). They never seem to last as long as one or the other (I prefer leather).

Several reviews both here and on Zappos seem to say the same.

**auld argonian** · 13th September 10, 08:23 AM

They look pretty good...and ya' can't go wrong with Florsheim. Years ago, when I worked for a large national corporation, when the sales guys and executives would come to Chicago for a meeting they would flock to a Florsheim shop and fly home with six pairs of shoes...back then they couldn't find them down in the South and the Southwest.

I think you've hit on a really good choice there.

Best

AA

**Cygnus** · 13th September 10, 08:25 AM

Ghillies, while traditional, are greatly disliked by many of the "traditionalists" around these parts, so going with a more "multi-purpose" shoe is what I've done.

And if Jock has the same pair of shoes, you can rest assured that they're an excellent choice.

**Jock Scot** · 13th September 10, 08:30 AM

Originally Posted by Cygnus

Ghillies, while traditional, are greatly disliked by many of the "traditionalists" around these parts, so going with a more "multi-purpose" shoe is what I've done.

And if Jock has the same pair of shoes, you can rest assured that they're an excellent choice.

Similar, not the same.

**Bing** · 23rd September 10, 04:12 AM

Originally Posted by Jock Scot

Similar, not the same.

John Lobb Bootmaker. Ready to wear? By Request? Bespoke?

**Jock Scot** · 23rd September 10, 04:19 AM

Originally Posted by Bing

John Lobb Bootmaker. Ready to wear? By Request? Bespoke?

Bespoke.

**MacMillan of Rathdown** · 13th September 10, 12:02 PM

Those look very smart, and (as Jock says) will look well with a kilt. For a hundred bucks you can't loose, especially if you think of them in terms of "dressy" rather than the sort of shoe you'd wear kicking around the games.

Here's the advice part: When you buy them, get a pair of wooden shoe trees and cloth shoe bags to keep them in. Every time you take off the shoes, slip in the shoe trees. When you put the shoes away, put them in the shoe bags. And always polish your shoes before putting them away.