Ghillie boots

[Jock Scot]

And you're not alone in thinking Ghillie brogues aren't traditional (and I'm in California).

They first appear on the feet of the Allen Brothers, both in self-portraits and in photographs.

We know that in their research for their bizarre book The Costume Of The Clans they came across an old letter describing deerskin moccasins. Joining the dots, it's possible that as part of the fantasy "ancient Highland" costumes they had made for themselves they invented Ghillie brogues as we know them.



Nothing of the sort appear in any of our earliest images of men in Highland Dress.

Although personally, I think that I would put the shoes that you have illustrated into the "historical and theatrical" classes.