Etymology of Ghillie Brogue?

[Wandering Spark]

The Allen brothers referred to the ghillie-brogue-esque footwear in their illustrations as brogues that were 'laced with straps.' They did seem to have multiple sources for their belief in the historicity of brogues laced with straps. I'll have to look and see whether I can confirm the existence of those sources.

Update: As I'm sure no one will be surprised to learn, the Allen brothers' "sources" for brogues laced with straps are alleged works of art from the 17th and 18th centuries which no one else has been able to locate. John Telfer Dunbar thinks it's unlikely that these works of art ever existed.