Originally Posted by
Jock Scot
This Scot absolutely does not think that Ghillie Brogues are "Traditional Highland Dress" and I am not alone here in Scotland, in thinking that.
And you're not alone in thinking Ghillie brogues aren't traditional (and I'm in California).
They first appear on the feet of the Allen Brothers, both in self-portraits and in photographs.
We know that in their research for their bizarre book The Costume Of The Clans they came across an old letter describing deerskin moccasins. Joining the dots, it's possible that as part of the fantasy "ancient Highland" costumes they had made for themselves they invented Ghillie brogues as we know them.
Nothing of the sort appear in any of our earliest images of men in Highland Dress.
Last edited by OC Richard; 8th September 25 at 07:56 AM.
Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte
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