Types of Shoes

[JSFMACLJR]

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[Chas]

Those are just plain old brogues, "wingtips" as they are called in the US. Nothing very "formal" about them really. They are comfortable, leather shoes, most appropriate for Highland dress. I certainly would NEVER wear them with a tuxedo!
How one interprets "informal" depends on one's upbringing or location or some such factors. I dress quite informally when I attend games: shirt and tie, tweed jacket, kilt, etc. Usually the jacket comes off due to the heat, but the shoes stay on!
Cheers,
Sandford

I quite agree. When I was in the RAF, we were issued with two pairs of shoes (Oxfords) (both the same to start with).
One pair would be highly polished and became our dress shoes (not very comfortable as they were only worn for a few hours, three or four times a year)
The other pair were the working shoes - worn in and comfortable. Scuffed and dented but still polished and shiny.
I left the RAF in 1982, but still wear Oxfords to this day. I have patent leather dress shoes and brogues in both black and brown and a pair of ghillie brogues, but for comfort, when I am going to be 'standing around' all day its my Oxfords every time.

Regards

Chas

[Panache]

Sandford,

For a day wear event I prefer a slightly simpler looking shoe with a rubber sole like these in brown or black.



If I am going to be doing quite a bit of walking then I wear a pair brown on black Sperry Topsiders



I know these are supposed to be casual boating shoes but they are so comfortable on long walks that it would be illogical not to wear them (plus they match the colors on my Freelander Sporran perfectly)

I save my leather soled shoes for late afternoon / evening wear (or for dancing)

Cheers

Jamie :ootd:

[Dall_Piobaire]

They both look good, some of those oxfords can be pretty comfortable as well. I have also been giving a pair of black sneakers/shoes a look. I guees they are more shoes then sneakes, they don't have the brogueing though. Man are they comfortable!

But I am talking way casual here!

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Shoes do get dusty (or sometimes muddy) when tramping around the 'games, but that's no reason to look like a tramp. I usually knock the dust off my shoes a couple of times at the 'games (a hankie is perfect for this task) and, if they get muddy, I pour a little water on them to rinse off as much of the mud as possible.

Either way, it is the polish that prevents the shoe from letting down the over all look of the outfit and protects it from both dust and mud.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

How many of you wash your shoes when you take them off after a long, hot, sweaty day on your feet?

[The Guy in the Kilt at UC]

How many of you wash your shoes when you take them off after a long, hot, sweaty day on your feet?

After working as a shoe salesman, I found that no one here really knows how to care for shoes.

[Dall_Piobaire]

Uh-oh....

[Jock Scot]

In the locked thread about polished shoes, Nighthawk made the following comment about two photos I posted:

"You make an excellent point! But to me, those look like tuxedo shoes- or semi formal at the very least. So to restate my question in a slightly different way- why wear something so formal to some so informal as the games?

And for clarity- my formal shoes are always polished and beautiful. Anything less in a formal setting is unacceptable."





Dear Nighthawk,

Those are just plain old brogues, "wingtips" as they are called in the US. Nothing very "formal" about them really. They are comfortable, leather shoes, most appropriate for Highland dress. I certainly would NEVER wear them with a tuxedo!

How one interprets "informal" depends on one's upbringing or location or some such factors. I dress quite informally when I attend games: shirt and tie, tweed jacket, kilt, etc. Usually the jacket comes off due to the heat, but the shoes stay on!

Cheers,
Sandford

I wear shoes such as the above as everyday wear too and so would many in Scotland with or without the kilt. In fact if the "going" is not to bad, I wear them on the moor shooting grouse, again, I am not unusual in doing so.

[Chas]

How many of you wash your shoes when you take them off after a long, hot, sweaty day on your feet?

I cannot speak for others but if my feet sweat so much that I had to wash my shoes after a days wear I think I would consult a chiropodist.

Regards

Chas