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    Bespoke Ghillies - still possible?

    Hello, all you fine folk. I'm often a lurker and seldom a poster, but I'm in a quandary and thought some of you might be able to help.

    I've been looking for a few years now for a pair of ghillie brogues to wear to formal functions (Burns Nicht, Tartan Ball, etc.) - something suited for dancing, and that evokes more of a vintage look. I've found the current offering of stock, off-the-shelf ghillies to be clunky, boxy and just plain unappealing for formal settings. Let's also say I've saved up a bit of coin, and have set it aside for this purpose.

    I'm looking for something along the lines of the lace brogues below (from Anderson '36 catalogue)

    Anderson1936Gbrogue.jpg

    and in the general style and weight of these below

    Gbrogue.jpg

    All that assumed - are there any cobblers left in the world that do this kind of work? Has anyone had something similar made, or known someone who has?

    Thanks very much for your advice!

    -Caleb

    PS - I know there are some strong opinions here about ghillies and whether or not they belong in a formal setting - I believe you are entitled to whatever opinion you have, but am hoping you'll set that aside in the interest of helping me out. ;)

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