Formal Buckle Shoes

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

MOR,

What a good idea. I never thought of that...especially that a local jeweler could do it.

What do you suppose something like that would cost?

I'm guessing that it might cost about $50-- but that's only a guess. The process uses bugger all silver, so it's really down to what the jeweler thinks he can get away with charging. You might also want to check the yellow pages under plating and see if you can find the shop to which the jeweler would send your buckles if he can't do them in house.

If you run into a brick wall, let me know and I'll see what I can do for you out here.

Best Regards

Scott
MoR

[OC Richard]

In the 20th century the Scottish Highland regiments have universally worn the "Mary Jane" style buckle brogue with diced full hose. But in the 19th century they wore slip-on shoes with nonfunctional buckles, without the strap:



I decided to go with something like that. I got ordinary modern loafers, cut off the flaps, and affixed buckles:



Both styles, the slip-on loafers and the Mary Jane, appear in The Highlanders of Scotland along with a number of styles which no longer exist.

One interesting shoe which appears in The Highlanders of Scotland also appears in this Highland Dress catalogue from1930, cut much like a Mary Jane but laced across the opening:

[CMcG]

That sounds pretty much like what I'm planning. Can you tell us a bit more about your process and/or show a closeup of the shoes? Did you do it yourself? Where did you get the buckles?

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I decided to go with something like that. I got ordinary modern loafers, cut off the flaps, and affixed buckles: