Buckle Ghillie Brogues (customization)

[saxandpipes]

The cobbler is my plan B...

The advantage of lacing the buckles on would be that they can be removed and the shoes will still be wearable. And I save myself a trip to the cobbler Before I glue any leather to the buckles I'll try it out a temporary version and post pics to see what the rabble has to say about how it looks...

I suppose the cobbler-installed snap might look something like those that are used on some buckle brogues:

I'm also planning a similar conversion, but of course, I don't want to make my ghillie-brogues unwearable for the band (their otherwise purpose in life).

Very curious to see how you get on!

Cheers,

Michael