Hi Richard.
I do not own, nor feel any real need for Gillies. I normally wear either a brilliantly shined Oxford with a toe cap or a pebbled wing-tip brogue with a similar glint. Having said that, a question for you: without the tongue, don't the laces on traditional Gillies hurt a wee bit? I like to reef the laces pretty tight on my shoes, so those Gillies with tongues look attractive to my addled brain.
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