Right, the only time I've seen long Ghillie laces on ordinary brogues is when somebody joins a Pipe Band and they don't have Ghillies, but want the look of laces around the ankles to match the rest of the band.
When bands wore white hose it mattered. Now that bands wear black, charcoal grey, or navy blue hose it doesn't.
In fact I predicted that bands going to black hose would spell the end of Ghillies, because you can't see what sort of shoes are being worn, and Ghillies are nearly universally despised by Pipe Band people.
I was wrong.
About the fit of Ghillies, like all shoes they vary from maker to maker. Though in trainers and casual shoes I wear medium width, in dress shoes and especially Ghillies medium width is usually too tight.
Avriel in Canada makes these Ghillies which are claimed to be very wide and roomy and also come in quite large sizes.
https://www.avriel.com/piper-39-s-co.../prod_220.html
I wish I could try some on to see.
Personally I had a hard time finding Ghillies that fit until I came across these
Last edited by OC Richard; 2nd May 23 at 04:17 AM.
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