I can wear my boat shoes with work slacks and still look dressed up. I love them the most for being versatile. Many of these reviews mention that some of the newer Sperry Top-Sider Originals have soles that are slippery on wet surfaces, including the boat decks for which they were designed. Sperry. Sounds like a ZZ Top song, or a new A&E reality show, but it’s the title that Sperry tossed onto our editor’s choice boat shoe. No one has to know how comfortable we are. Great shoes … Whether your are boating, fishing, or dressing for a casual dinner, these traditional boat shoes are comfortable for extended wear and fashionable for many summer-inspired activities. I have 8 pairs of Sperry's and they are by far my favorite shoe.

Sperry Authentic/Original Boat Shoe (Sahara) Review - YouTube Comfortable, stylish and they last forever. Sperry boat shoes are the only shoes you'll ever need for summer. They are always running sales and of course they offer free shipping and returns.

Top-SIder Billfish 3-Eye are about as far away as you can get from boat shoes, while still sticking to the general construction, and providing that long stitching pattern on top your feet to give a nautical feel.

I visited the retail store at Century City Shopping Center in Los Angeles on 2nd August 2013 and mentioned this issue to the clerk, because I have a pair of slippery ones that I had purchased at Nordstroms. Billfish 3-Eye Boat Shoe. Let the cynics all talk.