Quote Originally Posted by Caradoc
Interesting. I've always thought the ghillie brogues to be less formal than the buckle brogues (Mary Janes).
It was my understanding that across the pond brogues could be used to describe a pair of what American's would call wing-tips or other lace-up dress shoe. But I could be wrong. I've just seen what I would call a leather dress shoe labeled as brogues on some UK websites.