Brogue Squadron

On the hunt for a dress shoe that doesn't feel too, well, dressy? Look no further.

- JONATHAN EVANS

Thom Browne LONGWING BROGUE
Done up in Browne's signature pebble-grain leather, this burly longwing-so named for the leather panel that extends from the "wing" shape at the toe all the way back to the heelis a stomper with attitude to spare. $790

BROGUES HAVE COME A LONG WAY SINCE THEIR DAYS IN THE WET-lands of Ireland and Scotland. Once considered country-only shoes, they've become a staple of the modern-footwear pantheon-more likely to be spotted in a crowded cocktail bar than in a bog. Still, they maintain an unfussy appeal that their unadorned cousins just can't muster.