Ghillie brogues - why the dislike and resentment..?

[Troglodyte]

Trog, that's about how I wear mine. Maybe a tad higher (a cm or two at most), but basically tied just above the ankle-bone at '10 and 2' like that. (I included a detailed description of my method of tying earlier in this thread.)

Me, too.

I find that a triple twist at the front puts the laces at the right height for passing around the ankle - two twists is too low, and four goes too high. Another triple twist at the back and the laces are just where I want them.

The combination of wide open front and red laces on this piper's brogues seems almost perfect. I wonder why the ones now available seem to have closed up so much - or is it that feet were fatter back in the day?