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

**pastorsteve** · 3rd February 09, 02:05 PM

Hear, hear. :beer:

**Phil** · 3rd February 09, 02:10 PM

By the way these are the buckles I got on Ebay. I think you will agree they put those plain ones like McMurdo's in the shade -

I know, I'm such a dandy.

**Phil** · 3rd February 09, 02:12 PM

If anyone likes these ones they are for sale at a mere £5 + P+P (I take PayPal).

**bunchdescendant** · 3rd February 09, 02:22 PM

Although I wear wingtips with my formal outfit, I have to side with Hamish on the Glenfinnan shoes. They will be my next formalwear shoe purchase.

Ray

**Good Egg** · 3rd February 09, 03:02 PM

Originally Posted by Phil

If anyone likes these ones they are for sale at a mere £5 + P+P (I take PayPal).

I could be interested but I don't understand how they are fitted, mt shoes very definitly need a bar in the buckle to fasten them and the one on the left looks as if its missing the hole - I've probably missed the point... What material are they made of? Can they be polished?

Originally Posted by sputtyduke

It's just my opinion, but buckled shoes with a kilt is screaming catholic schoolgirl to me.

Is that wishful thinking? If you saw my legs you would not be thinking Catholic Schoolgirl, not unless you're a deeply disturbed person...

**Phil** · 4th February 09, 01:04 AM

Originally Posted by Courtmount

I could be interested but I don't understand how they are fitted, mt shoes very definitly need a bar in the buckle to fasten them and the one on the left looks as if its missing the hole - I've probably missed the point... What material are they made of? Can they be polished?

They are brass, silver plated. I treated them with the stuff from John Lewis that re-silvers them and they look a lot better now. The little balls around the edge appear to be cut steel. They are 6cm at their longest point and 3.8 cm tapering down to 3.2 cm wide. They are not missing the hole - that is a leather insert and kept as a template for the bit of leather that fits onto the shoe. The width of the bar is 2.3 cm, a bit narrower than the ones that come with the shoes. I found it quite a struggle squeezing the attachment leather through because of the metal studs on the piece of leather.