Buckle Ghillie Brogues (customization)

[saxandpipes]

A few people have mentioned red laces and there are a couple examples in the images I posted. What about other colours?

I've never seen (colour) photographic examples, but have heard that gold was also an option. I have seen a variety of colours on a website for dancers (where I was ultimately planning to get my red ones). I'll try to find the link...

Cheers!

Michael

http://www.highlandxpress.com/danshoe.html (the link)

and the pic:

[CMcG]

After some vigorous polishing of my scrap leather, I glued it into the buckles with Amazing Goop. After letting it set for 24 hours, it seemed like a solid join.

Lacing the buckles on hardly takes any time now that I know what I'm doing. I took pictures of the final lacing method, which has the first knot in a different place because of the leather and loops through the buckles one less time than the last set of pics.

The buckles are secure once the laces are tied up but the position can still be adjusted up or down to taste. I much prefer the look of ghillie brogues without being laced up the leg. Also, if I had used the long laces with the tassels it would have been more of a pain to lace the buckles on.

One more thing needs to be done now. When I tried them on, I was slipping all over the hardwood in my apartment! For safety's sake, I think I'll need some rubber put on for at least the heel, if not some for the ball of the foot too...

Any more thoughts on the final product?

[saxandpipes]

Well done man...

now for some red laces!

[cdarwin]

Quite impressive, indeed.