
The distinguishing mark of a Brogue is the Perforation with different hole dimensions. The Brogue gets popular in the early 19ths and trace back to the scottish footwear. Originally the Brogue was weared for hard fieldwork, where they often get wet. Therefore the „brogueings ( holes)“ had the intention to let the shoe drying faster. Later on the Brogue established in the more aristocrat society. The „brogueings ( holes)“ become only decorative, added with jagged edgings. A new mix of Oxford and Derby was created.