kilt loafers

[Steve Ashton]

The "kiltie" started out as an add-on to golf shoes. It was an extra flap folded down over the laces of a regular brouge to keep the laces from getting caught.

The little flap was cut sort of like a sporran tassel and the bottom is sort of like the pleats of a kilt hence the nickname.

This "kiltie' flap was then put on a loafer as decoration. It often has two tassels of its own. I have two pair of loafers with "Kiltie' flaps and tassels. I call them my Yuppie shoes and tell everyone that the tassels always point towards the nearest Starbucks. That way I can always go in the opposite direction.

But other than the 'kiltie' nickname I know of no association with the kilt other than I often where mine with my kilt 'cause I like them.