Ghillie brogues - why the dislike and resentment..?

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These will be familiar to many on this forum, and this selection of pictures proves nothing - except, perhaps, that the idea of ghillie-brogues being a modern kilt-hire industry invention is unfounded.

If being subjective, it is easy to find period pictures that 'prove' a point, but all they really show is the illustrated individuals' personal preference on the day.

But we can see from these pictures that ghillies are at least as 'original' to Highland dress as the interpretation of 'traditional' as it is now applied to it. They have certainly been worn with the kilt for at least as long as a 'traditional' tweed jacket and waistcoat.

Interestingly, the gillies being worn are shown in both smart formal settings (weddings) and informal casual (Highland games) and so should help the undecided shed their doubts.