Band of Outsiders x Sperry

[redgrail]

http://www.thelandsalmon.com/fashion...-x-sperry.html

Anyone seen these IRL? How are they in terms of quality/construction? Price? They apparently are going to be at Barney's in the spring...
I personally think the whole inside-out thing is pretty awesome.

Hoping they'll be a little better quality than normal Sperry topsiders and not terribly overpriced.
PS: For all those that checked out the preppy hipster trend thread, this is pretty much the ultimate item in that category...

 

[robin]

Price will be $200-300ish, depending on the materials used. They'll be the same quality wise, as regular Sperry's.

Originally Posted by redgrail

I personally think the whole inside-out thing is pretty awesome.
I disagree. It seems pretty boring.

PS: For all those that checked out the preppy hipster trend thread, this is pretty much the ultimate item in that category...

Not so. The tassel loafer has not caught on yet...

 

[shoreman1782]

Against my better judgment, I kind of like them. But I won't buy them.

 

[Get Smart]

In respect of my better judgment, I hate them and definitely won't be buying them

 

[whacked]

Originally Posted by robin

Price will be $200-300ish, depending on the materials used. They'll be the same quality wise, as regular Sperry's.

I disagree. It seems pretty boring.

Agreed. Won't look anything special on feet. And def. not $300 special.

 

[dusty]

Those are pretty cool, but of course not for $300.

 

[denimdestroyedmylife]

Removing the laces from a shoe and then upping the price? Where have I seen that strategy before?

 

[blank]

Originally Posted by denimdestroyedmylife

Removing the laces from a shoe and then upping the price? Where have I seen that strategy before?

That hot new Dior X Allen-Edmonds collabo

 

[redgrail]

I think they look really interesting. But $300 interesting? Hardly. Especially considering regular Sperry's can be had for $40-50.
I could have predicted this being a controversial item though...

 

[ghulkhan]

try quoddy trail shoes...they are much better quality wise... and about 130

 

[tiecollector]

I like them a lot, not sure about the colors. Brown in the summer kinda makes me feel sticky. For $300 I'll pass.

 

[jet]

terrible, not even socal would wear those

 

[onion]

I actually think the John Varvatos x Sperry top sider look better than those, and they are pretty ugly themselves... Coming from BoO I would expect a bit (actually a lot) more than this.

 

[evilgeniusdan]

Originally Posted by ghulkhan

try quoddy trail shoes...they are much better quality wise... and about 130
+1, have been meaning to order a pair recently. I might try their ankle boot thing.

 

[southgate house]

Originally Posted by ghulkhan

try quoddy trail shoes...they are much better quality wise... and about 130

+75 they kill these BoO topsiders, which are way too precious (what is the deal with that elastic bullshit). if you want cutesy, those new lanvin boat shoes are killer.