SperryMen's Authentic Original 2-Eye Boat Shoe

Good shoe with nice fit, comfort and value.

Update 9/28I have been walking about a mile every day for a month on dirt trails and pebbly sand roads with daily abuse; no wear. I did apply shoe glue on the gap on around the bottom of the shoe... I am not sure if that makes a difference. I have not been kind to these shoes.Since I mostly only wear mocasins, I find these outside mocasins extremely cofortable. I like them.My guess is if the front of your shoe, that sticks out a bit, gets caught under anything; the shoe toe will fail.I have another "sale pair of Boat shoes. I have not worn them "yet" just to see if how the shoe fails.I am surpriesed that Sperry does not reply to the shoe failures seeing that they all have the same problem and most all 1/2 feedbacks have pictures.Getting a refund on these shoes would be impossible. Even from long time customers expericing these failuresFirst ReviewThe shoes are on sale and are exactly what I wear throught-out the year. However, several 2023 reviews show, with pictures, the soles coming apart within a month,I carefully inspected them. They look perfect and feel comfortable. So I will wait. I have shoe glues to fix them if they do start showing signs of falling apart. Hopefully this is an isolated problem. I will add to this review if the shoe develops problem.

Comfortable to wear without socks. The insole and outsole are firm but flexible and supportive. I am glad I bought 2 pairs

I loved the look but my roomie wasn't crazy about the color. It's a rich color and I would recommend. Bought another pair for my brother in this color.

Got these for my Dad to replace an older pair of the exact same style. He loves them.

Shoe quality was good very easy to put on, got my moneys worth.

Shoe runs a half size small. I had to send my 10 1/2 back for an 11.

Just got mine today & they look authentic. did a lot of research so will try to put everything I looked for in this review.1st: the fit: it's pretty common knowledge to order half a size down, I usually wear 11 & ordered these in 10.5, they fit great, the leather will stretch with time so it's probably a good idea to order half a size down.2nd: authenticity: They look original to me, checked everything, a good surprise is that these were made in Dominican republic & not in China. I bought them through Amazon and the color is Sahara. the quality should be the same regardless of where they're manufactured but we all know that isn't always the case, so that was pretty good.3rd: QUALITY: MOST IMPORTANT PART: obviously it's still the 1st day so can't comment on longevity but the sperry quality is fabulous and these look pretty much the real deal, the only thing is that I'm a niptick type of guy and I examined these thoroughly since they're an internet buy. the stitching on one of the soles was subpar, and while you can't actually see it while worn, you'd expect better. the left tongue was damaged and scratched by being pressed by the laces, while it's not a very big deal as well, again, with this brand and price you'd expect better.4th:Color: got the Sahara since it's the most popular. Something noteworthy is that I thought Sahara and nutmeg are the same thing since I couldn't find the 2 colors in the same store at the same time & figured it must be 2 names for the same thing, apparently sahara is darker, I eventually saw both at Macy's, the 10.5 size at Macy's was a bit more roomy as well btw, not 100% sure, but I think so.BOTTOM LINE: You know what to expect with buying a top sider, it IS the real deal if you're afraid, I'm just not 100% sure if these are considered an outlet version with very minor defects or if that even the ones on the original website have these sometimes. if you're buying some odd color with a bargain price here, go ahead and buy it, if you're buying one of the main colors (Sahara,Tan,etc) like I did with the same price as Macy's and Sperry's website for 95$ then I'd probably buy them from an actual store next time, but if you don't want the hassle then you can go ahead, I'll try these for the day but I'll probably ened up keeping and enjoying these. Hope I helped!