Any suggestions on where to get reasonably priced Celtic shoes?
can you be a little more specific about what kind on 'Celtic shoes' you are after?
My "look" would be classified as casual or rugged. I am slowly building my Celtic garb. So far I have my kilt, socks and top from kommando kilts. I am not wanting the bag piper look.
Blighted in the eyes of God
So...are you looking for boots or shoes or ghillies?
Couple of sources...
Scot Shoppe
Vendor Description:
Tartan & casual kilts, shirts, Celtic footwear, belts, sporrans and Celtic accessories.
Booth Location: 521
866-552-6687
sales@kommandokilts.com
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Marcie's Shoes/RenBoots
Vendor Description:
Handcrafted leather shoes, boots and leather accessories.
Booth Location: 26
866-552-6687
sales@renboots.com
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I suppose im looking for whatever I'm "suppose" to have for propped look. I just do not want the bag piper look. Does this make sense?
Blighted in the eyes of God
I would guess that you are looking for ghillies by your description. Are you going for a Scottish warrior type?
Scottish warrior type is an excellent way to put it. Thank you sir. Any ideas?
Also what should I be getting next? Dagger, sporran ect
Blighted in the eyes of God
Willin Soles has the most comfortable ghillies (and other shoes) in the world! It's like walking on marshmellows for 10 hours of walking around at faire. Plus excellent support. And excellent prices.
You can contact the shop by sending a renmail to Lady Nicolette on this forum. She can give you more info as to sizes and prices.
I wear my Mary Janes as regular shoes as well as at faire, because they are so comfortable. And wear my ghillies almost every weekend at faire.
A sporran is a must as you wont have pockets.
A sporran will also hold your kilt down if the event of an upward wind. A sporran is a must with a kilt. Daggers are more fun. Can you afford both?
I think gillies will give you the bagpiper look you are trying to avoid. (I don't know why, bagpipers are darn sexy!) I "vote" for boots. Sandlar type, not pirate boots, (unless you are a kilt wearing pirate).
http://sonofsandlar.com/products-page/boots/
Thank you all. I have a lot better idea of what I'll be buying now!! Much much thanks!
Blighted in the eyes of God
Quote from: Betty Munro on September 07, 2011, 11:11:04 PM
Sandlar type, not pirate boots, (unless you are a kilt wearing pirate).
http://sonofsandlar.com/products-page/boots/
I concur: high boots with a cuff look odd with kilts. And although some purists will poopoo upon wanting to wear any kind of boot with a kilt, I think it looks fine.
Footwear for Scottish and Irish re-enactors
See the links to patterns at the bottom of the page.
http://www.historicgames.com/Scottishstuff/ghillies.html
The seventeenth century is not my era, but I remember seeing a portrait of a Scottish nobleman on horseback wearing a kilt with knee high boots and spurs. Does anyone know who that might have been?
Oh Dona Catalina, I would just DIE for a copy of that portrait!!! Kilt with boots documented - HUZzAH!
Boots... They were worn. By nobles on horses. Not by the common Highland warrior, because they were expensive. Keep in mind that the Highlands in the Renaissance are what we would today call a third world country. If the Highland man had the money to spend on boots, he would have used it to buy a sword or targe instead. So- with that being said, here's a couple pictures of a very accurate portrayal of a Highland man of the period (a picture being worth a thousand words and all...)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v290/BCarp/17Cgent.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v290/BCarp/pikeman.jpg)
So really, all you need is kilt, sporran, pampooties like the ones already linked to from Smoke And Fire, and a shirt. That's not to mention a big stick to fight with! That would be your most basic common Highlander. If you want a step above, meaning a moderately successful man (an artisan for example) you would add certain small touches- targe, dirk, a basket hilt claymore, and tartan hose- not Argyles! Get yourself a couple yards of tartan (USA Kilts sells PV tartan by the yard for like $15) and just make a pair of hose that are stitched up the back. Buckle brogues would have been worn with an upper class outfit. Together they look like this:
(http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/301220_10150753455255082_525160081_20356251_5976932_n.jpg)
And one more thing for now- don't worry about mixing tartans. It was actually normal. The period styles are jokingly referred to by reenactors as a "tartan mess." There was no such thing as a clan tartan, there were no issues with wearing one tartan for a kilt, another for socks, a third for your doublet, and fourth for a waistcoat!
Celtic Croft has a decent pair of Sodhopper type boots for only $200.
http://www.kilts-n-stuff.com/highland-footwear/boots/new-premium-top-grain-leather-boots.html
Quote from: Robert Phoenix on September 23, 2011, 07:43:25 PM
Celtic Croft has a decent pair of Sodhopper type boots for only $200.
http://www.kilts-n-stuff.com/highland-footwear/boots/new-premium-top-grain-leather-boots.html
That's another case where they're really cool (I personally want a pair!) but not at all historical. I get the impression that the OP wants to be more or less historically accurate. If that's the case, these are not the boots to get. On the other hand... if we're just going for a bada** look, those would sure fit the bill!!
Latchet shoes are a bit more 17th century, but would be an option as well. You can simulate them by modifying a pair of "Romeo" style slippers, but removing the elastic and adding the "latchets"
http://leatherworkingreverend.wordpress.com/2010/04/08/seventeenth-century-latchet-shoes-part-1/
A pair of these, and what-ever 'leggings' you can muster are the real deal.
http://www.arrowmoc.com/pt.html
Quote from: Jack Daw at Work on October 05, 2011, 11:01:20 AM
A pair of these, and what-ever 'leggings' you can muster are the real deal.
http://www.arrowmoc.com/pt.html
:o Dude!! Those are PERFECT!! I want a pair!
The leggings can be what are called 'moggins' - just cloth wrapped around the calves and held on by other stitching or the thongs of your shoes. For the colder months of the TX Ren Fest, my latest purchase is to craft some moggins from some sheepskin pelt. I just a large enough piece from eBay for less than $100.
These are what I wear with my kilt: http://www.medievalmoccasins.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=MM&Product_Code=BOOT
Historically accurate? Probably not, but they look damned good and are very comfortable.
SethB, I also have a pair of these, and I agree, they are comfortable and cool-looking.