Buckle brogues yes, Ghillie no: Come & have a go if you think you are 'ard enough

[Hamish]

I much prefer "Buckle Brogues" to those ghastly long-laced Ghillie Brogues which, to my mind, look absolutely terrible - especially when worn as day-wear, which many do. Dress belts with waist plates have a similar effect on me, but that's another story.

The 'Mary Jane' style of buckle shoe was popular in the Victorian era, but I am afraid it is just too 'girly' for my liking. This is what I wear as formal footwear - the Glenfinnan shoe from Mackenzie Frain in Scotland, with a higher tongue than usual and slightly higher, shaped heels:



By the way, Ghillie Brogues are no more suited to dancing in than are any solid, stiff-soled shoes with heels. They are 'clumpy' and noisy and far too heavy - alright for clog-dancing perhaps! Dance shoes should be light and flexible. Ghillie pumps being designed for the purpose!

Take care,
Ham.

[Cynthia]

Hamish, I LOVE those shoes. I'll have to send that information to my hubby for when we're ready to get him something nice like that.

[Zardoz]

I much prefer "Buckle Brogues" to those ghastly long-laced Ghillie Brogues which, to my mind, look absolutely terrible - especially when worn as day-wear, which many do. Dress belts with waist plates have a similar effect on me, but that's another story.

The 'Mary Jane' style of buckle shoe was popular in the Victorian era, but I am afraid it is just too 'girly' for my liking. This is what I wear as formal footwear - the Glenfinnan shoe from Mackenzie Frain in Scotland, with a higher tongue than usual and slightly higher, shaped heels:




Take care,
Ham.

I'm with Hamish on this one. A pair of those Glenfinnan shoes have on my wish list for a while now.