I, personally don't like the usual buckle brogues, and do like the look of gillie brogues. To me, the buckle brogues I've seen look, well....Mary Janes. Doesn't do it for me, though if others want to wear them, that's fine of course. It's not like wearing something that I don't personally happen to like is WRONG.

I don't happen to have a pair of gillie brogues, myself. Maybe someday I'll splurge. Meanwhile I muddle by on the occasional times when I might wear dressy shoes, with a pair of comfortable black leather oxfords. I really need to give those shoes a bit of a shine, it's been a while.