Sperry Men's Authentic Original 2-Eye Boat Shoe

My previous pair of "Boat Shoes" which I purchased more than 10 years ago had finally lost their battle with life. They served me well and were my favorite pair of shoes to just slip on and go. So when it came to replacing them I had many doubts. One - the brand that I had previously purchased seems to be almost impossible to find these days. Two - they don't seem to make quality shoes anymore... sad. So my search went on. I visited local shops and looked at every brand I could. None of them seemed to match what I had until I found the Sperry Top-Sider. Not only was the style almost identical, but the quality was very much present! None of my local shops had the color style I wanted, so I jumped on trusty Amazon and found the exact color and style I wanted.Usually I have to break these types of shoes in before I go barefoot... with these, I wore socks with them for one day and in a rush forgot about them being new and jumped into them barefoot on day 2. Wore them all day and did not have any problems. The leather didn't bleed at all onto my feet and the feel was perfect. I wore them all day without any issues. The next day I drove for almost 8 hours in them and they were so comfortable that I never had to adjust my feet to remain comfortable. I can't say that for many shoes and the heels seem to stick out too far and cause a weird ankle position that isn't comfortable for driving. These were just perfect.I then wore them on a week long beach vacation and found them to be the right shoe for the task. Great quality, great durability (so far) and very comfortable!

Best deck shoes I've worn over the years

Got these for my Dad to replace an older pair of the exact same style. He loves them.

Authentic Black and Brown Sperry Top-Sider Size 10I ordered these shoes about two weeks ago, and received them within five days. These shoes are ideal for me because I love comfortable shoes. Expect these shoes to fit a little tight to your feet within the first few days. You may get a few blisters on the back of your feet while they are forming to the shape of your foot. With these shoes you don't even have to wear socks and knowing how lazy I am, these slip on shoes are perfect. I would say they are also ideal for college students who don’t like doing laundry, because there is no need to wash socks after wearing these Sperry’s. Not having to wear socks can cause some shoes to smell really awful after a while. But with the way these shoes breathe, the shoes expel whatever nasty things may have accumulated inside them. They are known as "boat shoes" because of their ability to stick the deck of a boat. That being said these shoes are extremely water proof and when it rains I still have good traction to the sidewalk. Not only are these shoes very resistant to water, they look FANTASTIC. You can wear them while doing both casual and formal activities. For example, I'm currently enrolled as a college student and I wear these to class all the time knowing that I could easily go home and make these shoes go well with a suit. I love the brand Sperry because there shoes look as good as some high-end dress shoes, but they are leaps and bounds cheaper. For these shoes you pay a little over one hundred dollars, while other brands charge nearly three times the price. Being a college student if I can save two hundred dollars and still like the shoes, that's a big deal for me. I would not recommend wearing them while driving though because they will crease where your foot bends to push the pedal. That is the only negative thing I can think of, because with the price you are paying they should not be creasing so easily. I would recommend buying these shoes 9 out of 10 times. Like I said before the only down side to these shoes is that they crease if you bend them. Besides that, these shoes are a must buy.

Update 9/28I have been walking about a mile every day for a month on dirt trails and pebbly sand roads with daily abuse; no wear. I did apply shoe glue on the gap on around the bottom of the shoe... I am not sure if that makes a difference. I have not been kind to these shoes.Since I mostly only wear mocasins, I find these outside mocasins extremely cofortable. I like them.My guess is if the front of your shoe, that sticks out a bit, gets caught under anything; the shoe toe will fail.I have another "sale pair of Boat shoes. I have not worn them "yet" just to see if how the shoe fails.I am surpriesed that Sperry does not reply to the shoe failures seeing that they all have the same problem and most all 1/2 feedbacks have pictures.Getting a refund on these shoes would be impossible. Even from long time customers expericing these failuresFirst ReviewThe shoes are on sale and are exactly what I wear throught-out the year. However, several 2023 reviews show, with pictures, the soles coming apart within a month,I carefully inspected them. They look perfect and feel comfortable. So I will wait. I have shoe glues to fix them if they do start showing signs of falling apart. Hopefully this is an isolated problem. I will add to this review if the shoe develops problem.

Shoe runs a half size small. I had to send my 10 1/2 back for an 11.

Ordered the brown color shade and Sperrys shipped a different darker brown shade. Ok fine, I'll deal with it. The front part of the shoe broke apart after two weeks of normal wear. Asked for replacement of the exact same shoe and they once again shipped an entirely different color shade than I asked for and did not match the picture. These also broke apart only two weeks of normal wear. Horrible Sperry's shoes here. The older versions were better.These new Sperry's are designed very badly. If you walk in them too much, they will break apart guaranteed. I do not recommend and I will never buy Sperry's from Amazon again.

Fit like a charm.