Dance and athletic shoes are having quite a moment.

After ballerina sneakers and ballet-inspired shoes were among this year’s most popular footwear styles, and soccer shoes like Adidas Sambas took over the sneaker industry for the last few years, the Ghillie shoes are next in line to become a trend in the footwear space.

The Irish dance shoe is going through its own fashion transformation. Brands like Ganni and Chloé have released their own versions of the Ghillie shoes in recent seasons, which are traditionally worn by women in Irish dance.

The Scottish Ghillie brogues are a similar style that is worn by men and women in Scottish country dance and in Scottish highland dance. The shoes are soft and bendable, similar to ballet shoes, and were designed to be used for several t

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