John D. Burgess

[Zardoz]

He's dressed well, but am I the only one who doesn't care for this outfit?

No you're not

[JSFMACLJR]

Quote:
Originally Posted by beloitpiper
He's dressed well, but am I the only one who doesn't care for this outfit?

No you're not

I am most curious as to why you don't like what PM Burgess is wearing.

[Tony]

I am most curious as to why you don't like what PM Burgess is wearing.

For me, it's the socks.
The blue harlequin-looking socks.

[JSFMACLJR]

Well, they certainly are a proper choice of hose. De gustibus and all that, I guess.

I quite like the hose!

[Zardoz]

Quote:
Originally Posted by beloitpiper
He's dressed well, but am I the only one who doesn't care for this outfit?

I am most curious as to why you don't like what PM Burgess is wearing.

I personally do not find the color choices and some details of accessorization in that outfit pleasing to the eye. This my personal appraisal of the outfit, regardless of who is wearing it.

[JSFMACLJR]

I personally do not find the color choices and some details of accessorization in that outfit pleasing to the eye. This my personal appraisal of the outfit, regardless of who is wearing it.

Fair enough.

It is a great pity, though, that more gentlemen do not dress with a better sense of style, and more in the "Highland tradition."

[HarborSpringsPiper]

I personally do not find the color choices and some details of accessorization in that outfit pleasing to the eye. This my personal appraisal of the outfit, regardless of who is wearing it.

Some of what is acceptable and actually prized in formal Highland wear, especially historically, flies in the face of what many of us would match-up in our modern sense of fashion.

I think this is tasteful, but I see where it wouldn't fit everybody's definition of that. I do think it is nevertheless quite correct.

[pdcorlis]

All well and good lads but what, pray tell, is he drinking?

[HarborSpringsPiper]

And what a piper he was!

I am curious about the buckles on the ghillie brogues though. I've never seen that done before. Does anybody have any close-up pictures of this, perhaps from somewhere else?

I have had a set of buckles on flaps for years that I used to use with a standard set of wingtips/brogues to dress them up. I'm just curious exactly where they are affixed on the ghillies. It appears to be at the front of the lacing, but it would be nice to see a better visual of this. Might have to play around with this when I get the chance and see if I could do this with the buckles I have.

[JSFMACLJR]

And what a piper he was!

I am curious about the buckles on the ghillie brogues though. I've never seen that done before. Does anybody have any close-up pictures of this, perhaps from somewhere else?

I have had a set of buckles on flaps for years that I used to use with a standard set of wingtips/brogues to dress them up. I'm just curious exactly where they are affixed on the ghillies. It appears to be at the front of the lacing, but it would be nice to see a better visual of this. Might have to play around with this when I get the chance and see if I could do this with the buckles I have.

I'm afraid I don't have any close-ups of the shoes. Suffice it to say, though, that laced evening shoes with buckles were/are quite common. I doubt you would have any problem figuring out where to attach a buckle. You don't have too many choices!