Ghillie brogues - why the dislike and resentment..?

[Tobus]

Fish or fowl?

https://sportkilt.com/product/ghillie-boots/

As far as I can tell from the photo, they've just taken a chunky work boot, added some broguing details, and shaped the area around the lace grommets to roughly resemble ghillie brogues. But the boot still has a big ol' fat tongue, which visually defeats whatever aesthetic they might have been trying to accentuate. It just looks like a cheap work boot to me with nothing giving it any unique character that would be readily visible by a casual observer.

[FossilHunter]

As far as I can tell from the photo, they've just taken a chunky work boot, added some broguing details, and shaped the area around the lace grommets to roughly resemble ghillie brogues. But the boot still has a big ol' fat tongue, which visually defeats whatever aesthetic they might have been trying to accentuate. It just looks like a cheap work boot to me with nothing giving it any unique character that would be readily visible by a casual observer.

The description says the upper is plastic so it’s definitely a cheaply made boot. One would be paying for the design.