
Originally Posted by
Ted Crocker
I wonder if there is a special kind of shoe tree that has to be used with ghillie brogues...
I also wonder if there are a bunch of special care techniques-other than regular shoe care-that have to be used with them...
A regular shoe tree works just fine. The heel and toe are "normal" after all, and the tree doesn't really go under the tongue so much.
Care? I, err, polish mine? Have them resoled when they wear out?
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