Reenactors Shoes

[Woodsheal]

Nothing wrong with that as I've been given to understand that this 'modern' style goes back some hundred years.

And these have a very comfortable sole for those that need it.

At least a hundred years! Probably well over 150, but I would still consider that "modern." Most highland reenactors are doing portrayals from the 17th and 18th centuries. In that timeframe, the moccasin-type footwear ("cuarans") looked like this, often with the hair left on the hide, as shown:



Highland army soldiers of course wore hard-soled shoes, usually with buckles but sometimes lace-up....

[JRB]

...the moccasin-type footwear ("cuarans") looked like this, often with the hair left on the hide, as shown:



....

To get historically accurate shoes like that you pretty much have to make them yourself. I haven't seen anything like that from any historic shoe source. They remind me of some Viking age shoes.