Outdoor Retailer, SLC
words/images Judith Ecochard
SEBAGO® footwear, a Wolverine Worldwide brand deftly delved into it's New England heritage of boat shoes---the classic Docksides and Spinnaker styles---and updated them for nautical and city activities--- with detail tweaks, fresh colors and a winning mix of leather/textiles--- and of course, atop slip-resistant, non-marking rubber outsoles.
Divided into four basic groups--- the coherency of the entire collection---look-wise- makes the Sebago® kicker- the real deal in this boat-inspired genre that's been replicated elsewhere.
New England Dry Goods- iconic, traditional and casual-classic silhouettes---and for gals-pretty colors for the Hadley collection ...in leather and suede---including Docksides and Spinnakers with classic side lacing.
We liked the mix of colors and materials used in the Salt Water Washed group too---casual looks for men and women---that we somehow have no pictures of for the men's grey Nantucket Three-Eye---a more modern squarish toe shape than the traditional shoes.
The Treasured Legacy group includes- for men-the
Handsewn in Maine, USA Collection---that delivers with a special soft dust cover shoe bag...and a certificate with details including the maker of the shoe.
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| Allston Moc and Classic |
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| hand sewn back heel stitch detail |
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| outsoles---all leather with heel rubber insert hand hammered---show these off! |
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| numbered, limited edition collection |
The Regatta selection fuses modern materials and comfort---with contemporary styling...whether sailing a classic wooden schooner or one of those high tech yachts that "sail" themselves.
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| women's styles---Ketch lace (left)and the Ketch Skimmer-very cute slip-on -all with non-marking outsoles, breathable comfort |
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| grippy-but non-marking-so as not to ruin the decks |
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| eye catching-upper diagonal straps in a pink---with two cross stitch details on side---layer of pink outsole. Really well done. |
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| Sticky rubber OctoPod outsole---grips any terrain... |
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| Wave Extreme-breathable mesh upper with protective leather---and eyelets for draining---keeps the debris out. A shoe that's good for land and sea. |
Ready for some pop in tones? The Artisan line-up for Spring 2013 features the Docksides® Horween® Collection---a collab with the finest American made Horween® Chromexcel® leathers (meaning essential a waterproof leather- laboriously made --- in a process that takes 28 days, 89 process steps to process...as described on the
Horween Wordpress site)...crafted into the boat shoe silhouettes Docksides and Spinnakers.
In very handsome color options----Ink, Orange ---pictured ---(and. also Red),
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| footbed-breathable-supportive |
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| same outsole---non-marking, slip resistant |
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