
Originally Posted by
Ted Crocker
Well, I like wearing the ankle high, lace up boots with a kilt. I have a black pair, so I guess that is all right.
It seems like brogue shoes are almost always wingtip style. Is this ever done on any non-wingtip style shoes?
I guess it kind of depends on what you think of as a "wing-tip." If you mean the re-curved toe cap that swings back past the ball joint, then the answer is "yes."
But many brogues are done with just a straight across toe cap. And some oxford variations (with no toe cap at all) have broguing on them...it kind of depends upon the maker. You get a lot of variation and fanciful work from the high end bespoke makers that you might not see in a "off-the-shelf" shoe.
Check out this link for some very nice, high, high end men's bespoke shoes, many of which are not strictly brogues but which have broguing on them:
http://www.gazianogirling.com/samplebg/index.html
There are several pages of thumbnails here...all of which re-size upwards so be aware of the arrows that take you to the next set of images.
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