Last Thursday Sperry Top-Sider celebrated the launch of the new Handcrafted in Maine men’s collection at Conveyer at Fred Segal in Santa Monica, CA. The premium collection (slideshow below), which retails from $300-400, is currently available, exclusively at Fred Segal, along with a recreation of Paul Sperry’s 1936 workshop (photo above).
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In 1935, Paul Sperry, an avid sailor and part-time inventor created the world’s first boat shoe. Using a penknife he carved an intricate pattern in a rubber outsole to give his shoes amazing traction on wet boat decks. This pattern is now known as wave-siping and is the common DNA in all Sperry Top-Sider footwear. For over seventy-five years Sperry Top-Sider has been an icon of style and the American Original. Go behind the scenes and watch this incredible short-film (above) that turns the spotlight on the brilliance behind Sperry’s Top-Sider.
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