The Brogue: a Shoe Fit For a King

December 09, 2014

The brogue is one of the most iconic shoe designs for men. Popularized in the thirties by King Edward VIII, the brogue is now an essential business shoe in black, or a relaxed but smart country or leisure shoe in brown or burgundy.

The brogue was originally designed in Scotland and Ireland as shoes suitable for wearing while working outdoors. As the Irish and Scottish countryside is wet and characterized by bogs, the perforations of the brogue allowed water to drain from the shoes.

The term “brogue” refers to the punching of holes into leather. A full brogue has punching on the toe, around the sides (wing-tip or long-wing) and the rear counters. A semi-brogue has punching just on the toecap and rear counters. A quarter-brogue has a single row of punching on the toecap.

Wing-tip brogues are characterized by a pointed toecap with extensions (wings) that run along both sides of the toe, terminating near the ball of the foot. Viewed from the top, this toecap style is "W" shaped and looks similar to a bird with extended wings. Long-wing brogues are characterized by a pointed toecap with wings that extend the full length of the shoe, meeting at a center seam at the heel.

See our selection of brogues: DufferinTurner II, Sherritt and Ronny.



Size chart

HOW TO MESURE ?

  1. Wear the socks you’ll use with your new footwear.
  2. Stand on a piece of paper large enough to fit your foot, distributing your weight evenly.
  3. Trace around your foot with a pen or pencil, keeping it in an upright position.
  4. Measure from the center of the heel to the tip of the big toe to determine foot length.
  5. For the width measure from the left most extreme to the right most extreme joint of the foot
  6. Measure both feet, using the longer/wider one to determine your shoe size.
  7. It’s recommended to measure your feet at the end of the day.
  8. Use the measurements to find your size using the below charts


SIZE GUIDE

D = Narrow | F = Average | G = Wide | H = Extra Wide 

Foot length

(mm)

US / CA EU F Width

(mm)

G Width

(mm)

H Width

(mm)

237 6 39 95 97 99
241 6.5 39.5 96 98 100
246 7 40 97 99 101
250 7.5 40.5 98 100 102
254 8 41 99 101 103
258 8.5 41.5 100 102 104
263 9 42 101
103
105
267
9.5
42.5
102 104 106
271
10
43
103 105 107
275
10.5
43.5
104 106 108
279
11
44
105 107 109
284 11.5 44.5 106 108 110
288 12 45 107 109 111
292 12.5 45.5 108 110 112
296 13 46 109 111 113
301 13.5 46.5 110 112 114
305 14 47
111
113
115
309 14.5 47.5
112
114
116
313 15 48 113 115 117

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