Buckle Ghillie Brogues (customization)

[CMcG]

I'm afraid I've never heard of buckles being attached to the shoe by means of the laces. You need to take the shoes to a cobbler, and ask him to attach the buckles. Some people have used some sort of snap; others just have them sewn on. It will be easy for the cobbler to do.

The cobbler is my plan B. Is there a reason that people wouldn't or couldn't attach buckles by means of the laces?

And while I've got the ear of a respected expert on THCD, what do you think of buckle ghillie brogues in general?

The advantage of lacing the buckles on would be that they can be removed and the shoes will still be wearable. And I save myself a trip to the cobbler Before I glue any leather to the buckles I'll try it out a temporary version and post pics to see what the rabble has to say about how it looks...

I suppose the cobbler-installed snap might look something like those that are used on some buckle brogues:

[madmacs]

Well i know one of our vendors does buckles that attach...

http://www.burnetts-struth.com/produ...e-Buckles.html

[CMcG]

Well i know one of our vendors does buckles that attach...

http://www.burnetts-struth.com/produ...e-Buckles.html

Good to know that I'm not totally out in left-field with my laced on buckle idea

Burnett's and Struth says:

"Pick up a pair of shoe buckles and add a traditional flair to your footwear. These buckles are made out of pewter and are attached to leather flaps. Features two eyelets to fasten the buckles to your Ghillie Brogues or formal footwear."

[creagdhubh]

Good to know that I'm not totally out in left-field with my laced on buckle idea

Burnett's and Struth says:

"Pick up a pair of shoe buckles and add a traditional flair to your footwear. These buckles are made out of pewter and are attached to leather flaps. Features two eyelets to fasten the buckles to your Ghillie Brogues or formal footwear."

I used buckles like these to replace the standard chrome buckles that come with buckle brogues. I simply cut the buckles out of the leather 'tongues' and affixed them to the snap closure on the buckle brogues...took a wee bit of time to get it right, but it worked well!

[saxandpipes]

The cobbler is my plan B...

The advantage of lacing the buckles on would be that they can be removed and the shoes will still be wearable. And I save myself a trip to the cobbler Before I glue any leather to the buckles I'll try it out a temporary version and post pics to see what the rabble has to say about how it looks...

I suppose the cobbler-installed snap might look something like those that are used on some buckle brogues:

I'm also planning a similar conversion, but of course, I don't want to make my ghillie-brogues unwearable for the band (their otherwise purpose in life).

Very curious to see how you get on!

Cheers,

Michael