The traditional English brogue can be found in most men’s and women’s wardrobes if only for its status as one of the most quintessential styles of footwear. From its origins in the Highlands and Ireland, the punched hole shoe design was not for decoration but functional to allow water to drain from the shoe after braving boggy stretches. It is the Edwardians who popularised the modern brogue with a winged toe cap and the shoe became a favourite of the Royal family at Balmoral.





