While wandering around t'interweb this week, I grabbed a pair of brown brogues in a size 10 (UK) with leather upper and rubber sole. The fit is perfect but then I've never had issues buying shoes online. They are available from a number of online shoe-ists including ebay-uk and made by a company called Scimitar.

I bought myself a beautiful pair of brown shoes some years ago that are still going strong so my wife informs me that I don't need any new brown shoes but that's not the point. I've always liked brougues and these were difficult to resist at the price... I picked rubber soles as opposed to leather as my part of the world is famously wet and I figured water resistance was an important consideration. They are good shoes. Good quality leather, nice weight. Accurate stitching and brogue-ing and I spent 10 minutes across the toes on each with a bulling rag and they shine up a treat from straight out the box.





After wearing them all day yesterday, they are very comfy and I'm more than happy with them which is the main thing. If you are considering buying the same, shop around as prices vary considerably.