Just half a decade ago Sperry Top-Sider had fallen somewhat of a fashion victim, but the iconic prep shoemaker has seen a Renaissance thanks in large part to Band of Outsiders’ designer Scott Sternberg. Sperry sponsored the California-based label’s first Runway Show at New York Fashion Week after Sternberg approached the Massachusetts cobbler seeking Top-Siders for […]

The venerable outdoor/Americana brand Penfield teams up with Sperry Top-Sider for an upcoming capsule footwear collection. The two blue-blood Massachusetts labels collaborate on a series of shoes for Fall/Winter 2011, and here is one of the standouts: a canvas camouflage boat shoe that melds the ubiquitous silhouette of the trad/preppy worlds with the bold graphics […]

Prestige shoe designer Christian Louboutin is about to release his spring/summer sneaker collection featuring two different styles, the Pik Boat shoe, photographed above, and the Louis Sneaker in the gallery below. The Louis Sneaker is a take on a classic high top sneaker, simple and monochromatic in three different color ways: denim, all white and […]

Made from genuine Italian calf-skin, this Williamson boat shoe (above) and Ross woven oxfords (below in gallery) are part of the newest line from Thorocraft, titled Project Select. The collection includes the well crafted Williamson boat shoe in three colors, all handmade with leather laces, calfskin lining and custom insoles. The highly exclusive handcrafted shoe […]