Originally Posted by
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:
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.
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