John D. Burgess

[pdcorlis]

All well and good lads but what, pray tell, is he drinking?

[HarborSpringsPiper]

And what a piper he was!

I am curious about the buckles on the ghillie brogues though. I've never seen that done before. Does anybody have any close-up pictures of this, perhaps from somewhere else?

I have had a set of buckles on flaps for years that I used to use with a standard set of wingtips/brogues to dress them up. I'm just curious exactly where they are affixed on the ghillies. It appears to be at the front of the lacing, but it would be nice to see a better visual of this. Might have to play around with this when I get the chance and see if I could do this with the buckles I have.

[HarborSpringsPiper]

I don't want to pollute the thread, but I had to share what I ran across when I Googled "buckles on ghillie brogues". Not what I was looking for or wanted to see!

Ricardo Tisci gives the ghillie brogue an S&M touch for Givenchy


On Jak et Jil they're agog over a pair of Givenchy ghillie brogues with added buckles, lacing and straps. Ghillie brogues are worn by bagpipers, members of marching bands and are an essential part of Highland dress; I've always loved the contrast between the feminine lacing and the masculine brogue. I like what Richardo Tisci has done with the classic shoe, and with a careful bit of crafting you could easily recreate the look.
Loake do a great ghillie brogue, but if you pick up a pair intended for marching they will have a thicker sole which is a footwear trend making waves in menswear at the moment.

[JSFMACLJR]

He's dressed well, but am I the only one who doesn't care for this outfit? I dunno, it just seems too busy...like there's too many interesting pieces to be appreciated as a whole.

I think he's perfectly dressed! What is it you don't like?

[Fougasse]

Yes, red shoe laces were usually worn with evening dress, sometimes with gold tassels at the ends!

I seem to recall you were looking for a source of suitable red laces in a previous thread. Did you have any joy?

[JSFMACLJR]

And what a piper he was!

I am curious about the buckles on the ghillie brogues though. I've never seen that done before. Does anybody have any close-up pictures of this, perhaps from somewhere else?

I have had a set of buckles on flaps for years that I used to use with a standard set of wingtips/brogues to dress them up. I'm just curious exactly where they are affixed on the ghillies. It appears to be at the front of the lacing, but it would be nice to see a better visual of this. Might have to play around with this when I get the chance and see if I could do this with the buckles I have.

I'm afraid I don't have any close-ups of the shoes. Suffice it to say, though, that laced evening shoes with buckles were/are quite common. I doubt you would have any problem figuring out where to attach a buckle. You don't have too many choices!

[JSFMACLJR]

I seem to recall you were looking for a source of suitable red laces in a previous thread. Did you have any joy?

I did not, actually!

Good memory.

[Andrew M. Stewart]

Its great to see a piper who still wears the highland dress like to ones from the golden age of piping, I dont know who his teacher was but I'd guess that his pride may stem from his learning base. He was one of the great pipers of our day, rest in peace.

[Zardoz]

He's dressed well, but am I the only one who doesn't care for this outfit?

No you're not

[davidlpope]

Its great to see a piper who still wears the highland dress like to ones from the golden age of piping, I dont know who his teacher was but I'd guess that his pride may stem from his learning base. He was one of the great pipers of our day, rest in peace.

John D. Burgess was taught by the great Willie Ross. I wonder if that relationship has any bearing on the Ross tartan he wore, since I can not find a tartan associated with the surname Burgess.

Cordially,

David