I personally like a basic oxford. Finer and dressier (like this perhaps: http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/232195/c/7.html) if I were doing something formal, chunkier, like a Tredair or Doc Martin if I'm just casual. Boots are great too (someone posted this link a while back, I'm going to get these eventually http://store.crownsurplus.com/produc...09c0db69c200e8). I've tried sandles and it only felt right with my utilikilt at the beach. Spats aren't bad; I've got a pair of WWII leggings that I wear sometimes. It seems that in picking out footwear the two important factors are color and shape. For color, finding something complementary is not too hard, and if you have trouble you can stick to just dark brown or black. For shape, you have to concentrate on what has been called visual balance. A hiking boot that reaches just past your ankle and kilt hose pulled up to your knee can be visually awkward; it breaks up your sight. But spats seem to work ok. Why? because they are fit snug to your leg and keep the look streamlined, whereas hiking boots are usually bulky. So in general I avoid shoes/boots are too loose around the ankle, and I only wear pulled-up kilt hose when I'm wearing an okford or a dress shoe.

I've been looking for a good buckle shoes, I think that would look great for dressy but the ones I've see look like girl's Mary Janes, does anybody have a link to a good-looking pair? I found this new website, it's a bit slow loading but has some very interesting stuff http://www.jacobeanshoes.com/acatalog/index.html