No need to be humble when you're right. These are reenactor's shoes, and as such are meant to be worn as part of a reenactor's costume.
Buckle shoes can be, and indeed are, worn with formal Highland attire. However, formal buckle shoes are of a much lighter weight and more finely crafted than those shoes intended to be worn tramping around outdoors.
And I would bet Bob himself would echo those sentiments.
I really wasn't thinking formal, but more in line with the tweed jacket and vest look - which is rather 19th century-ish anyways, eh? Good, sturdy brogues are quite in line with that look, as it is an "outdoorsy" one primarily, and these are lighter weight civvy shoes, not soldiers' bootees....
Brian
"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." ~ Benjamin Franklin
I have a pair of long boots that I wear for 1830's period (John MacGregor and other early TX history events) that were made by Missouri Boot and Shoe. They are of excellent quality and will last forever, probably. A word of caution - Be generous in your self-measurements as my boots are just a bit snug in the ankles, but tolerable without discomfort.
Originally Posted by MacMillan of Rathdown
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