Modern boat shoes were invented by Paul A. sperry, an American from New Haven, Connecticut, in 1935, when he noticed that his dog could easily run on the ice without slipping. He cut a cut pattern on the sole with a knife, so he invented a kind of shoes that are very suitable for boating and set up a company called Sperry Top-Sider. Sperry Top-Siders is still a popular brand of boat shoes, including Portside, Sebago and Timberland. Boat shoes can be worn by both men and women.
As the name implies, boat shoes are used by sailors; However, since1970s, they have become leisure shoes in the coastal areas of Holland, USA, Canada, Argentina, Australia, China, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Germany and Britain. Some boat shoes today have traditional white seamless soles, although many other boat shoes today have black seamless soles. They usually have moc-toe (such as moccasins) structure. They are usually regarded as a status symbol (boat shoes indicate the ownership of a ship with a deck large enough to walk on).
From1980s to1990s, it became a fashion trend and returned in 2007-2008 and 20 10/0s. Boys, girls, men and women wear it every day. This fashion is very popular in many countries, from primary schools to universities.
They are sometimes worn with socks, especially low-cut socks or white or bright neon and soft socks. From the 1980s to the early 1990s, they wore casual socks, which were usually displayed with skinny/French jeans. Sebago, Sperry Top-Siders and Eastland were the most popular brands at that time (2008-2065 438+00).