Boot Toe Style

[Jock Scot]

Having given this some thought, my curiosity has only increased. I wonder whether the "agricultural" feeling of boots with kilts reveals something about the nature of kilt-wearing, if not the kilt itself, in Scotland today. If you'll indulge me, understanding that I know very little about this...

If wearing a kilt outside the city (festivals excluded) would be seen as too much of an affectation, then I can absolutely see that situations for wearing seemingly agricultural footwear with a kilt would be few and far between.

And to Richard's point, while boots were more popular during the Victorian age, I wonder whether any of that popularity was owing to a general popularity of more military-style clothing, or whether it was just the result of a more rurally rooted population.

Now I'm a little sorry I framed my question so narrowly. Jock, I imagine you and I might be having a more helpful conversation had I asked about toe styles in general. I don't personally have a set of full-brogue shoes, though I do have a pair of black plain-toe, two-eye derbys, as well as a pair of burgundy oxfords with just the smallest amount of broguing across the toe. I'd love your thoughts on pairing these with the kilt, if it's ok to veer slightly off-topic.

As you are the OP then I think you are not going to "rock any boat" by going off topic, besides, you are only asking a question that arose from a post on this thread, so the conversation is just moving naturally along as any conversation often does.

I think you are taking my "agricultural"comment a tad too literally. I was not intending to limit my comment to the countryside. Although if we are talking about the countryside then as I have said that there are occasions where wearing boots with one's kilt is sensible. I am a countryman, I farmed, shoot and fish in some wonderful places and of course knowing one's ground does help with one's decision making when venturing out. A good pair of brogues will often be sufficient and if not the the wellington boot-----particularly the newer versions with cortex or leather linings-------do make life rather more pleasant. Of course if wading is required then waders are the obvious choice , although I would not be likely to be wearing the kilt in that case!

Black Brogues/low shoes with the kilt is the usual choice for most town/city or country here and one does not need to delve too deeply into colours or minute style differences, although its fair to say black is the most favoured choice. However I would say shoes built on the stout side are a lot more versatile. I am having trouble loading pictures at the moment, but if you care to go back through the pictures I have posted here in the past you will see the same black brogues being worn at weddings, social gatherings, country sporting events, in town, graduations, in the office, strolls out in the country and so on. So why wear boots?