sperry war

[kidtwist91]

authentic originals? or the billfish??

http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/11857081/c/1446.html

http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/18819315/c/342.html

if authentic what is your favorite color??

 

[Neo_Version 7]

Authentic, White.

No more fighting.

 

[ctrlaltelite]

go with the authentics, the billfishes look too much like what a fisherman would wear... in the bad way.

i've always been a fan of the classic brown or navy, but the sahara/honey i've seen break in really, really well.

 

[chronoaug]

Billfishes are gross. Get authentics. White, navy or oatmeal are the only ones i'd be interested in with the exception of the special ones like the BoO ones.

 

[Lucky Strike]

The originals are a classic.

The Fishbills look like orthopedic shoes.

No contest.

 

[evilgeniusdan]

Authentics in sahara, or navy.

 

[Gus]

The ones they show as the "authentic original" are so in name only. The original Sperry topsider model was brown with a white sole and no embossed Sperry logo. The gum rubber colored sole and dark tan, as shown, is a mid 80's and later style shoe. (If any of this matters to anyone. But I know a few sailors who take this stuff seriously.

) The new issue of GQ has pics of several boating shoes. Most are in blue. It seems that they are as popular as ever for everyday wearing. Stay with a classic style and avoid the billfish unless you plan to crew or fish with them.

 

[Deluks917]

16 - 0 right now lol.

 

[hustlenflo22]

Billfishes are nonsense.

 

[thepataphysician]

authentic. I have brown (of course), green, light blue, navy, white and yellow. I wear them all summer and they are my 2am let the dog out shoes. billfish is wretched; a-rod is wearing them in the latest mens vogue in a photo on a sailboat, he looks about as comfortable as john kerry in camo.

 

[IUtoSLU]

Originally Posted by thepataphysician

billfish is wretched; a-rod is wearing them in the latest mens vogue in a photo on a sailboat, he looks about as comfortable as john kerry in camo.

 

[bimmernate]

Love Sperrys, though when they get old and wet sometimes they start to smell something horrible.

 

[Faded501s]

I like both. The billfish definitely has that yachty look to it though.

 

[cTo]

this is an easy one... the original

btw, I've gotten word that they are doing the original in black and white patent options this spring.

 

[thepataphysician]

Originally Posted by cTo

this is an easy one... the original

btw, I've gotten word that they are doing the original in black and white patent options this spring.

they have black patents available already on their website. they also have a silver that looks pretty cool.