Brogues

Though the number they'll croon remains shrouded in secrecy, their duet will see the stage festooned with glittering Swarovski crystals, an operation that could cost insurers dear when the warbling high notes of those twin Irish brogues reach a certain frequency and shatter the pretty decorations. ❋ Unknown (2010)

His shoes were of the double-soled description, which ought more properly to be called brogues; and into them, on the evening previous to his departure, his father had driven tackets and sparables innumerable, until they became like a plate of iron or a piece of warlike workmanship, resembling the scaled cuirass of a mailed knight in the olden time; ❋ Alexander Leighton (1837)

The poorer fort of people wear a kind of fhoes made of untanned leather, which are called brogues; with blue bonnets of a particular woollen manufaiSlure. ❋ Unknown (1783)

He did not enjoy the ceremony, but stood before them with his blue coat with the large rolling collar, which had been made for a bigger man, buttoned about his waist, and his rig-and-furrow stockings of green, with home-made shoes called "brogues," the secret of making which he had brought with him from a place called Killybegs in County Donegal. ❋ Unknown (1887)

I have only the faintest recollections of Pa, mainly, I think, as an enormous pair of highly polished brogues, which I recall studying intently at floor level in the sitting-room at 18, Denham Place. ❋ Unknown (2009)

MPs' brogues shuffled and stilettos sank into the clipped lawn, mint wilted in the tumblers of Pimm's. ❋ Unknown (2011)

I think the absence of socks on men wearing suits and brogues is a problem. ❋ Edward Helmore (2011)

Onscreen and off, Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, Montgomery Clift and many another actor—the Ivy look was largely a male preserve, much as the schools were—wore 'button-down and tab collar shirts, Bass Weejun loafers and Alden plain cap brogues, cashmere and alpaca sweaters' and other products of the Brooks Brothers sensibility. ❋ Unknown (2011)

To mark the occasion, I wore my very gay blue patent Marc Jacobs brogues, which caught the discerning eye of the host, a French expatriate lesbian named Sandra, who was to become my fairy godmother. ❋ Adrien Field (2011)

CHARLOTTE OLYMPIA, SHOE DESIGNER Twitter Tip I will stick with brogues and loafers as long as I can. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Well, shoes and boots this season merit a whole column on their own (see next week), but for cool boots and lace-up shoe-boots with wedges see Pierre Hardy from Gap, from £ 150; and for flats, go to the source: Church 's for a pair of brogues (from £ 190) which you will have forever. ❋ Tina Gaudoin (2010)

On his feet are brogues (Barkers, from £150, or Loakes, from £100), beaten-up Converse All Stars (from £34.99) or, during the winter, R.M. Williams Chukka boots (385 Australian dollars, or £239). ❋ Tina Gaudoin (2011)

Swapping sandals for brogues was fun for a while but they were never supposed to discard the footwear permanently. ❋ Allegra Stratton (2010)

Sat 10/24/09 3: 21 AM yes thank you! bad brogues just make me cringe! ❋ Unknown (2009)

Try the velvet brogues in black, purple or red, £ 380. ❋ Tina Gaudoin (2010)

I've got men's riding boots, men's biker boots, men's brogues, some Doc Martens – all beautifully made, comfortable, cheaper than ones in the women's section, and a pleasingly contrary end to a leg one expects to terminate in a spindly, painful point. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Martinez had always had money: a huge apartment in the Salamanca district; a wardrobe full of finely tailored English suits, shirts, and handmade brogues, like the ones he was wearing now. ❋ Gerard O’Donovan (2011)

His gaze was so strong, I looked down at my brogues. ❋ Matt Potter (2010)

The only notable thing about this guy was that he dressed a little bit older than his years, a red polo-neck sweater hanging from his thin frame, a pair of well-worn tan cords sagging above battered brown leather brogues. ❋ Gerard O’Donovan (2011)