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> What I call brogues are, I think, also known as
wingtips. Lace-ups,
> often with a thick sole, and with the little pinprick
patterns in the
> leather up around the toes.
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> Aha. My 10th edition Merriam Webster's College
Edition says, "1: a
> stout coarse shoe worn formerly in Ireland and the
Scottish Highlands
> 2: a heavy shoe often with a hobnailed sole: BROGAN
3: a stout oxford
> shoe with perforations and usu. a wing tip"
Perhaps there are national variations in naming shoes?
My understanding of brogues (I admit to having a couple
hanging around
somewhere) is that the essential aspect is the patterning
made of small
holes punched into the leather.
There are at least two variations, known as a 'half brogue'
and a 'full
brogue'. I would hazard a guess that on the half brogue the
patterning
is restricted to the front upper, while a full brogue extends
the
pattern to the back and sides of the shoe.
I've only ever seen these in lace-ups, but I'm not sure
whether the
thickness of the sole is a defining aspect.
An oxford is, I believe, a plain lace-up shoe. I'm not sure
if the
oxford has or does not have a seperate toe cap (maybe this
feature makes
an oxford a gibson?)
Maybe there's a shoe site somewhere that deals with something
other than
fetish-gear?
<http://www.clarks.co.uk>?
<http://www.shelleys.co.uk>?
<http://www.freemanhardywillis.co.uk>?
ED
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