Piper's Ghillie Brogues

[Squeaky McMurdo]

I can't vouch for Celtic Croft, but my husband has a pair of piper brogues from Scotweb and he thinks they are more comfortable than his regular dress shoes and has worn them 3 days in a row all day before.

The footbed is glued in but could probably be pried out fairly easily (I've done this with my sneakers as I usually wear out the inside and replace it with a Dr. Scholl's gel pad)

You could probably even get said gel pad in the shoe without taking out the original bed.

It does have a low arch built in.

--Chelsea McMurdo--

[slohairt]

I sell ones very similar to those called "Light Marching Brogues". I own these and the leather dress sole model and I tend to wear the marching ones more often. They are a lot like Dr. Martens and very comfortable. PM if you're interested, I offer a 10% discount to XMarks members.

[Cerebite]

I can't vouch for Celtic Croft, but my husband has a pair of piper brogues from Scotweb and he thinks they are more comfortable than his regular dress shoes and has worn them 3 days in a row all day before.

The footbed is glued in but could probably be pried out fairly easily (I've done this with my sneakers as I usually wear out the inside and replace it with a Dr. Scholl's gel pad)

You could probably even get said gel pad in the shoe without taking out the original bed.

It does have a low arch built in.

--Chelsea McMurdo--

I also have a pair of these from Scotweb and would agree that they are reasonably comfortable. The one "downside" is is that they have a steel heel insert to slow/ prevent wear that makes it sound like you are wearing tap shoes on hard surfaces.

[Jack Daw]

I also have a pair of these from Scotweb and would agree that they are reasonably comfortable. The one "downside" is is that they have a steel heel insert to slow/ prevent wear that makes it sound like you are wearing tap shoes on hard surfaces.

And, I have slipped on well-polished floors with those 'taps'.