First immediate thought when I saw them....they totally look like the moccasin shoes my dad wore when I was younger and that he still wears!!!!!
These are in? LOL So lost!!
How do you wear them? I mean they look like Boating shoes. Like, you should only be wearing them if you OWN a boat, are going to be spending some serious time in a dock...etc etc.
If I had to pick a pair, these are kinda cute!
So case in point, why are people rushing out to wear/buy these if you don't live near water???
hmmmm
Do tell!
Found this cute print on Etsy of course where else! You can see it here
The worst...and I am guilty of it, I'll admit...is people who wear these in winter! They are summer shoes!!!
ReplyDeleteI think they are ugly. A lot of people wear them in Ok.
ReplyDeleteHaha they are all the rage for guys here in Arkansas during the spring and summer months. It's part of that southern preppy look. Gabe owns a few pairs, but no worries, we do have a boat. :)
ReplyDeleteI wear mine in the fall,spring,summer they are my go to shoes when i need to go do something real quick and SOOO comfy! they are great shoes to learn how to shag in too! I dont own a boat but i did live at the beach but i've had mine since i was a junior in high school! i love 'em! haha hope this helps ?!
ReplyDeletemy dad grew up sailing so he always had sperry topsiders. but i didn't see the rage until i came to college. apparently they are a really "fratty" item to have! i had a pair and NEVER wore them. so off to goodwill they went last week.
ReplyDeletei love sperrys. they are super preppy. at first, i didn't like them, but now i like them. they are so comfortable. i even wore some today. i only have two pairs though. here's the pairs i have:
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http://southernbelle23.blogspot.com/2010/07/confessions-of-shopaholic-shoe-edition.html
http://southernbelle23.blogspot.com/2010/11/top-ten-random-thoughts-purchases-buys.html
it's the whole "preppy" and "fratty" look. I assume some people think that if they wear them they will belong to the whole yacht club community. I don't really get it because my whole life we've owned a sail boat (my dad's a boat captain) and he's always worn them. I do own a cute pair but again, I have to have them because they have white bottoms so they don't leave scuff marks when we go sailing. If our family didn't sail I would never have bought them. Makes no sense.
ReplyDeleteI may make somebody mad, but I think these are the ugliest shoes! I have never understood the obsession with them. Haha. My sister has a pair and I always laugh when she wears them.
ReplyDeletehaha! I have a pair of these, but I basically live on the water. And I mostly only wear them when we're on the boat. They are super comfy though, and I don't think they're ugly. I prefer flip flops, but they aren't for sailing unless you want to go overboard :)
ReplyDeleteI love my Sperrys!! I only wear them in the summer, but they are the perfect shoe when it's a little too chilly for flip flops or if you ARE going to be at a lake house/on a boat because they're comfy, clean easily (can get wet, duh) and still stylish (well, I think!). They're also extremely popular where I went to college and where I live now (in NC and VA - very preppy places), so I fit in well. Haha...I do love them, though! They have pink, light blue, tan, plaid, etc...
ReplyDeletehaha! Funny b/c I used to think the same thing. Eric had a pair when we went on vacation a couple years ago. His mom used to call them "dock siders" instead of "top siders" b/c we're not exactly on a boat...ever... in Oklahoma.. :) But, when his feet were totally comfy after hiking around and walking all over St. Lucia..and mine were KILLING me in my flip flops, I thought "maybe he's on to something." Anyhoo, I got a pair last summer and they're definitely kinda awesome. Comfy, preppy.. I dig em. :) If you get some, you wanna get them big enough to slip off and on, not super tight. That's the best!
ReplyDeleteIts kind of like Uggs....they can look ugly to some people, but they are soooo comfortable!! I don't think someone can understand until they buy a pair. And they are super reliable. I have 3 pairs and I've had the one for 6 years and they are still kicking and are in great shape. I can understand the whole water concept cause they are boating shoes...but like I said, it follows the Ugg concept...people where their Uggs all the time, whether its cold or not. And to be honest, they can look real cute with a pair of white shorts during the summer. I'm addicted to mine:)
ReplyDeleteI am so happy you are a follower, and your blog is so fun. I like reading the stories about your 5th/6th graders because I just got my degree in Elem Ed!
ReplyDeleteAnd I LOVE my sperrys. Summer shoes only. Just very nautical and a great 'go to' shoe.
And thanks for that print Idea :) Shoot I need to follow that more often!!!
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They are Sooo comfortable... If you try a pair on, you won't want to wear anything else! I just bought a pair of Sperry Boots! They are too cute. Check them out here:
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i love when guys where them... not so much for us girls...
ReplyDeleteok so I LUV LUV mine.. i wear them all the time.. They look cute with jeans or short either one.with like a button up.I have 3 pairs and love them all.. They feel so good! Im a nurse and in the summer time. i do wear them with scrubs they FEEL so good!!
ReplyDeleteI hate Sperry's, ABSOLUTELY hate them! They are just SO ugly...yuck. But that's just me.
ReplyDeletei'm with you, although it hasn't caught on in CA i did see it around the blog world last summer. i just feel like unless you live by water or have a dock in your bakcyard it's a no.
ReplyDeletehahaha your post and the comments made me laugh. sperry are VERY prep... and yes half the people that wear them haven't worn them on a boat.
ReplyDeletei have the sandal version - which i think look much better on me! cute blog, look forward to following!
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Lindsay
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