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The quest to find timeless boat shoes will lead you to Quay. These deck shoes have been crafted with rich suede and are punctuated with a smooth leather counter across the heel. Traditionally constructed with a lace-up fastening, rubber sole, and piped apron seam they're the ideal for slipping on with your chinos or tailored shorts. Finished with a cushioned leather insole with padded arch support to keep things comfortable.
REF: QUAY
Order Code: 321 688
Gender: Male
Upper: Leather
Insole: Leather
Sole: Other
Width: Standard (F fitting)
What does it mean?
Boat Shoe
They say a smooth sea never made a good sailor, so let us tell you the tale of how a rough sea created the iconic boat shoe.
In 1935, Sailor Sperry was having trouble maintaining grip on deck in the wet, choppy conditions, meaning even simple tasks became dangerous to attempt. He watched as his dog run across smooth ice whilst still maintaining its grip, on close inspection of the dog’s paw he found that the grooves on the paw were giving the dog traction on smooth surfaces.
Sperry set to work carving similar small grooves into the gummy rubber soles of his shoes to improve traction on the deck. It worked a treat! He updated the shoes to white soles as to not leave marks, added a siped herringbone pattern to the sole and the boat shoe was born.
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