I wish I'd thought of that thing about not wearing patent leather with a kilt!
You can buy a pretty good pair of black dress shoes at any discount shoe outlet. If you're going to wear them for other occassions (i.e., UN-kilted), buy a really good pair of oxfords--captoe, wingtip, plain toe, moc toe--it doesn't really matter. I prefer the heavy look of wingtip brogues, but that's a personal precference.
I wear a pair of wing tip loafers with tassles and kilties with my tweed argyle jacket and with the charlie. With polish like I learned in the Corps, they look great.
Steer clear of patent leather. Too dressy for an argyle jacket, really, and unless you drop a big wad, they'll probably be cheap and hot on your feet.
Jim Killman
Writer, Philosopher, Teacher of English and Math, Soldier of Fortune, Bon Vivant, Heart Transplant Recipient, Knight of St. Andrew (among other knighthoods)
Freedom is not free, but the US Marine Corps will pay most of your share.
Bookmarks