Why are Ghillie brogues so expensive?

[Bugbear]

Somewhere I saw something about a company that would convert your regular brogues into Ghillie brogues and send them back to you for a bit of money. I don't like wearing Ghillie brogues or any kind of wingtip, but if they had round-ish Ghillie, I might wear them. Hope you're able to get what you want.

[Chef]

Somewhere I saw something about a company that would convert your regular brogues into Ghillie brogues and send them back to you for a bit of money.

The conversion is actually quite cheap. About $27. Unfortunately the postage is probably a killer. the company is in NZ! The link is HERE

Personally I'm not a big fan of ghillies even though I own three pair. Wide ones are difficult to find and when you do find then they are always the expensive ones. Only plus is a good pair will last a lifetime. One pair of mine have the full steel taps in the heel. I have them replaced about every five years.

Actually my favourite pair are the brown ones I own. Now that seems like a bit of an oxymoron to me since ghillies are supposed to be for more formal attire and brown obviously isn't formal. However the look just seems to work better for me if I am dressed during the day. I like the look of the brown ghillies with a loden jacket and hose, and an ancient coloured kilt. Somehow it works better in my mind than the black ghillies. However most of the time if I am dressed I just wear brogues, black or brown depending. Of course always with a high buff