Quote Originally Posted by Highland Logan View Post
I would disagree with ghilles being cheap. I have a pair of black Lochcarron ghillies, they warn't cheap, and are a very nice shoe.
Compared to?

To say that all ghillies are cheap, would be the same as saying all oxfords are cheap.
While there are cheap oxfords there are also some very nice ones available. I, however, know of no-one making really good quality ghillie brogues. Thistle's shoes are among the best and their best I'd not consider a good shoe by the scale I use to judge shoes by. Although their best is "Goodyear welted" the workmanship seems to cry out "sub-continent" and the leathers corrected-grain--- on the other hand I know of no shoe in that price class that I'd consider good either.

P.S.: To my knowledge Lochcarron does not make shoes--- sourced from other companies like many of the items they sell under the brand.