my new highland shoes

[DWFII]

Kilties may be glorified Mary-Janes, but they do the trick!

BTW, when I called the buckle brogues "glorified Mary Janes," you must understand that I have a somewhat different perspective on them than most folks here. What most folks see when looking at buckle brogues is a shoe that has probably been associated with kilts and highland regalia for decades if not centuries.

What I see is a type of construction and the nuances of design and styling. For me the Ghillie brogue is already too busy, especially when you consider that it is really an uneasy marriage of an ancient shoe with modern (unnecessary?) embellishments in the broguing and gimping. The buckle brogue goes one step further and almost seems a mish-mosh to me. But again, I am seeing the shoe and the construction points and not the tradition.

If I were a piper I might even have been offended but I meant no offense.

[JerseyLawyer]

Don't feel bad about it - there are certainly a lot of us here who feel the same way about the buckle brogues. Though I personally run hot and cold. I just think on a man my size, they'd look slightly ridiculous.

[Darkislander]

Well done.

[Coemgen]

Very well done! I wish I had a pair of shoes like that.

[Dukeof Kircaldy]

I didn't see it as calling them effeminate, or derogatory. On the other hand, they are what I have.

This is a matter of taste, and finance as well.

BTW, when I called the buckle brogues "glorified Mary Janes," you must understand that I have a somewhat different perspective on them than most folks here. What most folks see when looking at buckle brogues is a shoe that has probably been associated with kilts and highland regalia for decades if not centuries.

What I see is a type of construction and the nuances of design and styling. For me the Ghillie brogue is already too busy, especially when you consider that it is really an uneasy marriage of an ancient shoe with modern (unnecessary?) embellishments in the broguing and gimping. The buckle brogue goes one step further and almost seems a mish-mosh to me. But again, I am seeing the shoe and the construction points and not the tradition.

If I were a piper I might even have been offended but I meant no offense.

[Nick the DSM]

whoa, where'd you get those shoes, man?

[DWFII]

whoa, where'd you get those shoes, man?

Nick,

That's what I do...for the last 35 years...make shoes and boots.

[Nick the DSM]

Nick,

That's what I do...for the last 35 years...make shoes and boots.

aw, that is so cool!! man, i'd love to be able to do that!!

[Glamrockdj]

Superb, absolutely superb!!!

[michaelbeeman]

aw, that is so cool!! man, i'd love to be able to do that!!

Funny, that's what I said many years ago and now I'm finally starting!