Originally Posted by
troxel87
Well, here goes the show of my ignorance: I didn't know there were "full" brogues that were different from ghillies.
A brogue is a shoe that has decorative punching around either the toe, or the entire shoe. A full brogue is what we call a wingtip, generally. A half- or semi-brogue is a captoe with punching around the seam.
The Florsheim Imperial Kenmoor is a nice, dressy shoe that would be appropriate for what you seem to be looking for.
In the pebbled calf - either black or brown - it would be a classic "country" shoe. Note the heavy sole, the pebbled texture, etc. Although I've still worn a pair just like that for everyday business attire with a suit, the smoother leather is dressier.
Generally, in shoes, the thinner the sole, and the less decorated the shoe, the more formal the shoe is. So, a pair of highly polished, plain black leather shoes is suitable with a tuxedo, while something like this is dressy, but less formal. A leather sole, like this, is generally more dressy than anything with a rubber sole.
That's longer than I intended to go on about this, and there is still more I could say, but there you go. 
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