Shoe polish: thoughts, fun facts, questions

[Allan Thomson]

Polishing shoes can be theraputic but it can also be a chore. I guess a lot of people don't have the patience for it now. But I think it's rewarding when they come up nice.

Re the no brown brogues with a kilt I don't understand why some people feel this should be the case. Personally I think black brogue are the only option for more formally dressed time, but I think brown brogues usually go better with kilts when worn with Tweeds during day wear. Bearing in mind Carrans were brown (unless they were furry) I don't see why they should be considered an issue with the kilt. Needless to say I polish mine, especially after walking on the hills where the heather can scuff them.

Come to think of it when children get put in kiltsat an early age they tend to be in those red buckle sandle type shoes everone has when they are children (or is that now an extinct practice?).