Quote Originally Posted by RockyR View Post
Gaelic Themes (based in Scotland) does the "regimental" shoe. Not sure about the quality of the Regimental series as I've never ordered one.
Gaelic Themes is a mainstream supplier and their goods are midstream among Highland outfitters in quality. These shoes may indeed be "the best" among the ghillie brogues but that just reinforces my observation that the market contains no good quality shoes. To my knowledge Army issue shoes to the Highland Regiments are not of the ghille brogue style and most were made in Northhampton (or at least, these days, supplied by companies such as Sanders based in Northampton: http://www.pediwear.co.uk/stock.php?range_ID=3). To my knowledge also proper "regimental" shoes would be more a brogue with silver buckles, balmoral brogue (such as the Sanders Braemar) or even a plain black derby. Better shoes in these styles were, I think, purchased at own expense from the typical suspects John Lobb, George Cleverley, Edward Green or Crockett and Jones. Alden and Allen-Edmonds make similar styles of shoes at more attractive price points (between $300 and $600 USD).

I DID just find a place that does wider sized brogues (based in Canada). Price on them will be $135 and they'll take 4 to 8 weeks as they only do them as custom, not standard. We can get them in leather or rubber sole.
Custom, good and $135 seem almost too good to be true even for shoes via Asian jobbers--- better running shoes (almost all made in China) are pushing into that price league. Are these made on lasts to width (I'd need a narrow and long) and welted? How is the cut and the quality of workmanship and leathers?