The origins of Halloween are a complicated and contentious topic, but one thing is generally agreed: the holiday really took off in North America with the mass wave of immigration from Ireland and Scotland in the 19th century.
Something else we can also agree on is that tartan booties are another great nod to Scottish exports (click our affiliate link to see more via Amazon).
Returning to Halloween, one tradition that the canny Scots brought with them to America was called “guising” – children disguising themselves in costumes and going door to door for treats and money, much in the way children now go “trick or treating.”
Variations on the practice were also in force in England and Ireland at the time.
In Scotland, children would go guising carrying lanterns which they had made from hollowed out turnips. However, when the custom came to America, they turned instead to the native pumpkin which is bigger and easier to carve.
In a nod to the Scottish origins of Halloween, these Scottish-flavored peep-toe booties (affiliate link) take some beating. The boots have a manageable 3 inch heel height, with a nearly 6 inch shaft and a tartan-patterned upper, tartan being the famous pattern so long associated with Scotland.
The block heel makes them easy to trick or treat in, and the back zip means your tartan boots will come off quickly and easily once all your candy is collected.