VGUC Ralph Lauren Purple Label Ghillie Brogue Split Toe Loafer Made in italy 8 D

This is a very charming and unusual loafer, one of Ralph Lauren’s inspired designs Made in Italy for the Purple Label line. This model incorporates in one shoe the two most distinguishing footwear elements of the highlands, the Ghillie lacing and the Kiltie fringe, as well as a crepe rubber sole. Leave it to Ralph to contrive such an interesting invention, one not quite like any other!  Scottish and Irish Ghillies, derived from simple ancestral footwear, have evolved into shoes of more modern construction, often worn with traditional costume for ceremonial wear and for Highland country dancing. In modern parlance, the term Ghillie has come to encompass any shoe laced through loops projecting over the tongue or top of the foot, as in the case of the present example.  Pre-owned in VERY GOOD condition; light wear and light color variation throughout (as pictured)