Quote Originally Posted by Chef View Post
The shoe referred to above are buckle brogues:


They are considered the dressiest kilt shoe although I truly hate them.
I feel betrayed! How can a fellow kilt snob HATE buckled dress brogues? (Love the new avatar, BTW) I know, he's actually seen them and realizes that they don't look "quite right". Which they don't. I've put a pair of antique buckles on mine, but that still doesn't make it for me. Close, but no cigar. I didn't know what was wrong until I saw a pair dating from BTHW (Before The Hitler War). These were patent leather (like mine) but made with extremely think soles, virtually no welt, and had less of a rounded toe. WOWEE!!! What an elegant shoe. Possibly even elegant enough for Lord Snooty to change his mind.