From Crocs to capris, the latest polarizing trend is boat shoes. While once considered cringeworthy and reserved for older dads, the nautical-themed shoe is now a fan-favorite among style enthusiasts.

Having grown up in Michigan surrounded by the Great Lakes, you’d think I’d be accustomed to dressing for life on the water—boat shoes and all. But that was never quite the case in my neck of ...

But people are missing a key component to what makes up Ford’s eternally hot and forgiveably douchebaggy ‘we-usually-summer-in-Portofino’ vibe: his boat shoes. Boat shoes — or deck shoes ...

Boat shoes have always been synonymous with holey, dirty, and stinky for me. My first boat shoes were a pair of mismatched Converse Allstars. After a summer of hard fishing, those shoes could walk on ...

If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. The Sperry Billfish 3-Eye Boat Shoe is marked down to $73 from $110, and even has free shipping. As of right now, we’re ...

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If you know anything about the best boat shoes, you’ll know that Sperry's are among the most beloved. Occupying a similar space to multi-functional Cole Haans but with a more seaside flair ...

Cariuma An Earth-friendly shoe brand we’ve seen Gabrielle Union and Brooke Shields wear just dropped two new styles made for laid-back summer fun. Cariuma Caju loafers and Maré boat shoes put ...

Footwear is getting freakier by the day. Sure, the boat shoe may have unglamorous roots. They became really popular in the 1930s, when Sperry created the first boat shoe by carving grooves into ...

Sperry’s iconic boat shoes have long been a style staple for men, but the silhouette has been flipped on its head sole to become a statement womenswear piece in recent years too, embraced by ...

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These supportive shoes work just as well on dry land as they do on a boat. Lydia Mansel is a writer with more than eight years of experience editing and writing for both brands and online ...