They disembark like a tsunami on the bridge of a boat: quickly and strong, taking everything in their path. These shoes conquered royalty and the wealthy classes before wreaking havoc on the fashionistas side. Princess Anne was right: they are the big trend of the season.
Fashion has its reasons that reason ignores. There are many trends which, by any hazards, come back again and again. This shoe is one of those fashion iterations that operate this season. If the male sex contributed to its popularization in the 1970s; Over the years, women have slowly added to the equation, giving it its status as an exceptional fashion shoe.
Often there without being there, trend without being omnipresent: 2025 will have changed the situation. In the space of a few months, it has been seen and reviewed, in the most famous fashion houses as in the discreet street corners. Miu Miu has signed a signature model that makes the buzz with the modeurs, propelled under the spotlight during its spring-summer 2024 parade. But well before the fashionistas, Princess Anne went for countless times during her royal outings. We remember his trip to sea in 2013 or his trip to Australia in 2022. The model-star of any cabinet? The iconic sebago. This trend that convinced sailors is none other than the boat shoe.
The prerogative of the bourgeoisie and the preppy style of the 80’s, she takes time before winning her fashion credibility. In its early days, it is especially at the feet of men from wealthy social classes and/or royalty: John F. Kennedy, Prince Charles … This is explained by its utilitarian origin: the shoe is thought of for maritime activities; On a sailboat, a liner, a yacht. And who else to pay for such trips to sea than the “people of the high”? An observation confirmed by Serge Carreira at Madame Figaro :: “It is a classic of the bourgeois wardrobe.” As usual, Fashion Sphere has absorbed and reclaimed this pair. Kate Middleton also likes him.
Today, it reinvents itself and relieves the criteria of impermeability and solidity initially sought. The Boat Shoe is no longer only useful at sea or symbol of social status in the high spheres: it is essential in the modosphere. The pair is more delicate and light, the front of the shoe is less mastoc, the sole loses thickness. The rubber and crampons used for their non -slip qualities no longer have to be. What remains are the leather rods or the laces slipped into the eyelets surrounding the shoe.
The ready-to-wear brands all offer their own look-looking version: leopard at Bobbies, icy leather at Sézane, bicolores at Gemo… There is something for everyone and all budgets. So forward!
