Double-bottom/canoe-front boat shoes in the summer?

[radicaldog]

Typically double-bottom/canoe front boat shoes are for winter. But what about this model, in the lighter colour?

http://www.minnetonka.co.uk/moccasin...ge=2&colour=40

Would it be suitable for sockless summer wear?

 

[radicaldog]

No opinions? What's the default position then?

 

[Mannix]

Frankly, for boat shoes I can't stray from Sperry. I'm not a huge fan of the ones you posted because they don't really look like boat shoes IMO.

 

[radicaldog]

Originally Posted by Mannix

Frankly, for boat shoes I can't stray from Sperry. I'm not a huge fan of the ones you posted because they don't really look like boat shoes IMO.

Quoddy, Alden, Timberland, and Sebago all seem better than Sperry to me. But the issue is really that of the double bottom, i.e. the extra layer of leather between the sole and the upper -- is it too much for a summer shoe?

 

[glowell222]

I think it's fine.

 

[JayJay]

I have a similar dark brown pair from Alden that I wear year round. In the tan color especially, I think they'd be fine for summer.