Ghillie brogues, yes or no?

[gilmore]

To me a kilt worn traditionally just doesn't look right without ghillie brogues. Granted, the ornamentation and long lacings are archaic, having their origin in times when brogues were worn in muck and mire, but many of our other conventions are also, such as polished leather footwear, which originated in Spain and showed that the wearer rode a horse rather than walked dirty roads.

[Bugbear]

I think I would prefer the black, polished "mary janes" with the single funtional buckle and round toe.

I'm not sure how that would look with black hose, but since they would be shined, it would probably be alright. I'm not exactly trying to stick to traditional dress in a kilt, though.

It's not an issue to me if someone prefers to wear the ghillie brogues; they look fine. I don't read anyone saying that someone has to wear them.

[Bugbear]

Well... I don't own a sword.
I feel a little bit the same way. Very glad that people are keeping traditions in Highland dress alive and around, but that's not the direction I'm going. It's a little more like trying to blend in some different fashion ideas with the kilt, but not too far out there. I was inspired by The Wizard's threads on the Freedom Kilts kilt jackets and some other ideas.

This thread has focused me on shoes, so I got out the shoes I bought to dress up my daywear outfit and looked them over. They do have a square toe, but I've seen much squarer. They are brown, four hole lace ups with a heal. Not a real leather sole, but fairly thin. They also have a bit of a shine, and match the color of the casual belt for that outfit. It's a brown corduroy jacket and waistcoat conversion And to dress it down, I have a pair of brown tweed slip on shoes that match a tweed flatcap and go well with the belt. Ehh, minus the waistcoat of course.

Guess those will have to do for my kilt shoes until I put together my eveningwear outfit... Which is why I keep reading this thread.