My New Brogues for Highland Evening Wear

[creagdhubh]

I have just purchased the following formal shoes, actually called 'pumps' from Brooks Brothers. They are made high quality patent leather (they come in calf skin as well), stiched leather soles, and have grosgrain ribbon in black on the toes. I have ordered silver brogue buckles with thistle embossements to attach to the grosgrain part of the shoes.

They should make for the finest pair of Highland evening wear brogues I've ever owned. These 'pump' style of shoes can often be seen worn by certain officers of the Argyll-Sutherland Highlanders for mess dress. I will post more photos once I have affixed the silver buckles. There is no doubt in my mind that these 'pumps' will look wonderful with red and white diced hose (or any tartan/diced hose color for that matter).

I plan to wear them with the fullest of my full evening dress: red and white diced hose, regimental style sgian dhubh (cairngorm stone affixed), Macpherson red modern kilt, 6-tassle badger sporran with silver cantle and cones (embossed thistle) with patent black leather sporran strap, black velvet Sheriffmuir with silver buttons and braided epaulettes, Macpherson red modern 5 silver button waistcoat cut on the bias, white lace jabot evening shirt with lace cuffs, black patent leather kilt belt (underneath by waistcoat hidden from view) to hold (by use of a black leather dirk 'frog') my Highland dirk-compelte with knife and fork (cairngorm stone affixed), drummers plaid of Macpherson red modern tartan with purled fringe, silver plaid brooch embossed with thistles and with cairngorm stone affixed, and my plain black glengarry with one eagle feather and white heather affixed behind my silver Clan Macpherson badge (optional-mainly for outdoor events, i.e.-the patio deck at the Duke of Gordon Hotel in Kingussie, Inverness-shire, Scotland-HA!).

I shall indeed post a photo in my full evening attire. I am very much excited to see everything come together! The new formal shoes should be a most welcome addition, adding that subtle uniqeness of historical and traditional Highland fashion.

You can view the shoes at the following link: http://www.brooksbrothers.com/IWCatP...=&sectionsize=

An officer of the Argyll-Sutherland Highlanders wearing the "strapless" buckkle brogues, or "pumps" on the right.