Gentlemen, polish your shoes

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Looking at all of the photos of Highland Games that have been posted I have noticed that very, very, very few gentlemen seem to polish their shoes when kilted (please, no comedians with smart remarks about trainers, sandals, flip flops, etc.). If you are going to wear "proper" shoes, the least you can do is polish them.

[Colonel MacNeal]

I often wear oiled shoes with my kilt on casual occasions, and they don't take a polish. I believe quite a few other gents do as well.

[JS Sanders]

Dunno - may be a futile exercise.

I pipe at a lotta funerals and believe me when I say funeral directors always give you the once-over. Shined shoes impress them.

But they'll be the first to admit even well maintained cemeteries always are dusty. Even a short walk to a graveside will give one's shoes a fine coating of dust. It seems so even after rain.

Perhaps the same at Highland Games? Lotsa people to stir things up.

[cessna152towser]

I would NEVER wear polished shoes with a kilt, there is no need to exhibit to others a reflection of what is under the kilt.
I do wear dressy shoes with a kilt sometimes but these are not freshly polished.
For most situations boots are more suitable as they provide better traction.

[gilmore]

One does NOT wear polished shoes with a kilt, there is no need to exhibit to others a reflection of what is under the kilt.
I do wear dressy shoes with a kilt sometimes but these are not freshly polished.
For most situations boots are more suitable as they provide better traction.

Depends on the effect one wants to create....

[The F-H.C.A.G.]

At a Highland Games there is generally a lot of dust. How could you tell if the shoes were polished or not when the wearer arrived? They're covered in dust within a few minutes regardless.

Be well,

[Rogerson785]

Arriving at the 2009 Kansas City Highland games I had brush shined brown shoes and after the rain and mud from the previous night they were no longer polished, sorry.

I think that you can catch a slight shine off my left shoe?


However, later that night I switched kilts and changed to black boots and when I returned to my motel the boots were no longer black but two toned brown and black.

As you can see some shoes and boots do not take to polish too well and given certain conditions at the games many people will forgo their Burns shoes for well the Burns dinner and not get all muddy at the games, and as you can see none of us were wearing running shoes, sandals or Crocs.

[kevinkinney]

..They are, always!



Kevin

[Geoff Withnell]

[QUOTE=Rogerson785;757123]Arriving at the 2009 Kansas City Highland games I had brush shined brown shoes and after the rain and mud from the previous night they were no longer polished, sorry.

I think that you can catch a slight shine off my left shoe?


Err, yes. It took me a moment. There are better sights in that photo than your shoes.

Geoff Withnell

[Colonel MacNeal]

The red tartan looks great - which one is that?

Arriving at the 2009 Kansas City Highland games I had brush shined brown shoes and after the rain and mud from the previous night they were no longer polished, sorry.

I think that you can catch a slight shine off my left shoe?


However, later that night I switched kilts and changed to black boots and when I returned to my motel the boots were no longer black but two toned brown and black.

As you can see some shoes and boots do not take to polish too well and given certain conditions at the games many people will forgo their Burns shoes for well the Burns dinner and not get all muddy at the games, and as you can see none of us were wearing running shoes, sandals or Crocs.