https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-like-sperry-top-sider-boat-shoes Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 01 May 2026 15:52:53 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-like-sperry-top-sider-boat-shoes/page/2#post-359884 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 23:09:45 +0000 Barbara 359884@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Alecia, my mom just sent me the metallic version - there's a Sperry outlet where she lives on the coast. They are SO fun! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-like-sperry-top-sider-boat-shoes/page/2#post-359437 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 05:58:28 +0000 GGB 359437@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think they're great. Wore them in high school myself, but couldn't pull them off now. You'd look fab in them. Love the idea of a fun color or metallic! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-like-sperry-top-sider-boat-shoes/page/2#post-359387 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 03:32:18 +0000 Alecia 359387@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think they're so fab and I love how you are thinking to style them. I recently passed on a metallic pair at the Rack. Now I'm kicking myself. Grrr. I'll live vicariously through you. Please post pictures! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-like-sperry-top-sider-boat-shoes/page/2#post-359384 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 03:29:24 +0000 CocoLion 359384@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I prefer them as gear, that is, to be worn for actual boating activities. Or to be worn by men as a casual shoe. I have memories of boating with male family members wearing these, it brings back good feelings. In spite of my generally good feelings about Topsiders, I voted "nay" as a fashion shoe with this outfit. Maybe I'm just old-fashioned. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-like-sperry-top-sider-boat-shoes#post-359371 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 03:13:31 +0000 Angie 359371@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the white, Sammi! I also think metallic would be edgy with your short shorts. </p> <p>KILLER pic, Beth </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-like-sperry-top-sider-boat-shoes#post-359348 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 02:42:44 +0000 Anonymous 359348@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>MJP, will look for a tiara so I can copy Beth's adorable look :)</p> <p>Thanks alicat, I've been surprised how many people have strong feelings! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-like-sperry-top-sider-boat-shoes#post-359334 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 02:29:31 +0000 Anonymous 359334@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a deep and senseless hatred of them--I loathe them. </p> <p>But you are adorable--if anyone could pull them off, it's you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-like-sperry-top-sider-boat-shoes#post-359317 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 01:27:27 +0000 Mamapicklejuice 359317@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>And don't forget the tiara! It's a nice contrast with the suburban dad image. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-like-sperry-top-sider-boat-shoes#post-359315 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 01:23:51 +0000 Beth 359315@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sammi, I do wear mine mostly as gear, but I also still wear them with casual outfits. They tend to sneak onto my feet when I'm not looking. :O I like the darker ones, but the ones you posted in Ice would look great, too. Post a few pictures when they arrive!</p> <p>Jjsloane, I'm giggling at your description of the right outfit. Check out my pic...looks like we agree:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-like-sperry-top-sider-boat-shoes#post-359313 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 01:18:04 +0000 Jyoti 359313@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think they would be cute with the outfit you posted! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-like-sperry-top-sider-boat-shoes#post-359300 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:01:12 +0000 Anonymous 359300@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for all the opinions! </p> <p>Scarlet and Heather, I actually don't mind dressing like my suburban dad too :)</p> <p>Beth, you look fabulous in yours!! Especially LOVE them with the tiara I do a fair amount of sailing in the summer so I was hoping they would double as gear...though it sounds like yours are gear only?</p> <p>I was trying to decide whether to cancel an order I'd placed...but I was too slow and it shipped. So I'll look at them in person when they arrive...though I'm now wishing I would have tried the lighter ones! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-like-sperry-top-sider-boat-shoes#post-359289 Tue, 31 May 2011 23:38:16 +0000 Jjsloane 359289@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I prefer the colored versions shown and can see them worn with lots of casual outfits (similar to "Tom's" or other flat espadrille styles). The originals are great once they are worn in and remind me of summers on Martha's Vineyard. You need denim cutoffs and an oxford button down (and of course tan sailor legs) or faded bermudas and a boatneck sweater. Maybe that's too preppy themey? Sorry for the trip down memory lane. Ahh I can smell the saltwater now... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-like-sperry-top-sider-boat-shoes#post-359201 Tue, 31 May 2011 20:57:12 +0000 Diana 359201@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not my style personally (waaaay too preppy for me) but I have seen some ladies rock them with short shorts or mini skirts. I think the key with this kind of shoes is to have a lot of leg showing to avoid the suburban dad look and also to compensate for the wide-ish shoe silhouette plus lack of heel. Maybe with a red striped shirt for a super nautical look? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-like-sperry-top-sider-boat-shoes#post-359191 Tue, 31 May 2011 20:48:32 +0000 Jonesy 359191@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is such a matter of personal taste! I have a strong aversion to them--too preppy for me and I still remember preppy kids wearing them with monogrammed sweaters and Izod shirts (with the collar flipped up) back in the 80s. Shudder. But...if you like them, then go for it! I've seen plenty of college-age young women wearing these sorts of shoes with skirts and dresses. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-like-sperry-top-sider-boat-shoes#post-359186 Tue, 31 May 2011 20:42:50 +0000 Beth 359186@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Giant yay from me, but I still consider them gear:) On the water, you'll see as many women as men sporting these. </p> <p>I wear navy blue 2-eye AOs. Plain, no patent, no silver edging, no froofraws. Just basic blue Sperrys that relax and conform to your feet over time. Here I am in 2003 wearing mine with a tiara and denim shorts (heading in to change for my wedding). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-like-sperry-top-sider-boat-shoes#post-359179 Tue, 31 May 2011 20:35:30 +0000 Heather 359179@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sammi, I ADORE these shoes (always have). I own a pair in a nude for me (read: really light). They are supportive like a sneaker, yet very attractive (if I am a suburban dad, then call me Roger because I love 'em). </p> <p>I am due up for a new pair. I rocked a cognac color when I was younger, but I now prefer the lighter ones. You can TOTALLY pull these off. I may or may not be digging on a pair of gold ones I saw at the Nordies, too. ;D </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-like-sperry-top-sider-boat-shoes#post-359170 Tue, 31 May 2011 20:29:22 +0000 Scarlet 359170@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Big yay from me. I like that they remind me of my dad </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-like-sperry-top-sider-boat-shoes#post-359150 Tue, 31 May 2011 19:48:27 +0000 nancylee 359150@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think for most of us these are exclusively men's shoes. My father wore them constantly in the summer, and now my 19-year-old son does! A color would work better, although I think I'd go for a more feminine style ( like the shoe in yankeebelle's link). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-like-sperry-top-sider-boat-shoes#post-359127 Tue, 31 May 2011 19:09:46 +0000 catgirl 359127@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am not and have never been a fan of these for myself - preppy is not my style - but I can see them working with the right person and outfit! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-like-sperry-top-sider-boat-shoes#post-359121 Tue, 31 May 2011 19:04:41 +0000 Linn 359121@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm not big on boat shoes but maybe if they were colorful that would be different. I like the shoes in the pic though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-like-sperry-top-sider-boat-shoes#post-359059 Tue, 31 May 2011 17:21:53 +0000 Mo 359059@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I much prefer the shoes you are already wearing with this outfit to the proposed boat shoes. I can't see them with skirts at all, really. Maybe walk shorts or bermudas. Nay from me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-like-sperry-top-sider-boat-shoes#post-359053 Tue, 31 May 2011 17:16:24 +0000 Anonymous 359053@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Haha, I think my dad wears these too Does it help that I was thinking of wearing them with skirts? I pictured them with this skirt and a denim jacket.</p> <p>Angie, do you have any color suggestions? Would white be better?</p> <p>Barbara, the color blocked ones are so fun! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-like-sperry-top-sider-boat-shoes#post-359046 Tue, 31 May 2011 17:05:31 +0000 Maya 359046@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They remind me too much of suburban dads. Not that there is anything wrong with that--I myself have a suburban dad! I just don't want to look like him :P</p> <p>I agree with Jyoti...if I'm going for masculine, I prefer a more dressy masculine. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-like-sperry-top-sider-boat-shoes#post-359028 Tue, 31 May 2011 16:28:58 +0000 Sarah 359028@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the style, and I have tried on a variety of colors, but they make my feet look oddly shaped. </p> <p>Better luck to you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-like-sperry-top-sider-boat-shoes#post-359019 Tue, 31 May 2011 16:14:47 +0000 Jyoti 359019@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm personally not a fan, but as RandomThoughts mentioned, this is a personal style thing. Probably too casual for me, as I'd tend towards a brogue or oxford I think! xD I think it also depends on the context and what you'd wear them for though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-like-sperry-top-sider-boat-shoes#post-359017 Tue, 31 May 2011 16:08:55 +0000 Barbara 359017@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love them. I have the Bahama in both khaki and blue and have been eyeballing the color-blocked versions at the local shoe outlet.</p> <p>Check out THIS variety: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/3pwsjv4" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/3pwsjv4</a></p> <p>Totally preppy perfect! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-like-sperry-top-sider-boat-shoes#post-359014 Tue, 31 May 2011 16:03:22 +0000 RandomThoughts (Andrea) 359014@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like them and think they are super cute but may not work for everyone's style. I'm not sure about yours, or your coloring. I know for me they would never work. The ones Christy linked are a lot softer in appearance. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-like-sperry-top-sider-boat-shoes#post-359000 Tue, 31 May 2011 15:43:34 +0000 yankeebelle 359000@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>oooohhhhhh...I like these in yellow!<br /> <a href="http://www.dsw.com/shoe/rock+.and.+candy+hunting+boat+shoe?prodId=215726&#038;brand=dsw12brand8800002" rel="nofollow">http://www.dsw.com/shoe/rock+......and8800002</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-like-sperry-top-sider-boat-shoes#post-358992 Tue, 31 May 2011 15:21:48 +0000 yellowgirl 358992@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think they could work, but I, too, would prefer a different color - it would remove the masculine edge. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-you-like-sperry-top-sider-boat-shoes#post-358991 Tue, 31 May 2011 15:21:23 +0000 christy 358991@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rock and Candy has some cute boat shoes in a few fun colors. I just picked up the red canvas and they are fun to kick around in.</p> <p><a href="http://www.dsw.com/shoe-brands/collection/women/rock+.and.+candy/page-1/" rel="nofollow">http://www.dsw.com/shoe-brands.....dy/page-1/</a> </p>