Boat Shoes Are Back On Deck

There must be something in the water. Suddenly it seems like every brand is taking a fresh look at the boat shoe and saying, “Yeah, we can do something really cool with that.”

This isn’t a new phenomenon for preppy staples. Every few years or so, on a rotating schedule that only the style gods fully understand, society takes stock of tried-and-true pieces like chinos and oxford-cloth button-downs and realizes there’s a very good reason these items became classics in the first place. Cue the remixes, reinterpretations, and reinvigorated mass appeal. With boat shoes, we’re squarely in the sweet spot. High-fashion houses and specialized brands alike are churning out exciting iterations that are a far cry from your grandpa’s sun-bleached standbys, but we haven’t yet hit the saturation point where you see boat shoes absolutely everywhere. Which means now is the perfect moment to take a new pair out for a spin. Read more at Esquire.