While spring 2024 surprisingly brought us the Clarks Wallabee comeback, spring 2025 is bringing an equally preppy (and unexpected) style: the boat shoe. Then again, maybe we shouldn’t be surprised. The “fisherman aesthetic” started trending on TikTok this past January, casting its net as one of the biggest spring trends and putting nautical styles (we swear we’ll stop the puns soon), back into the spotlight. The newest ones you should test the waters with are from a Sperry x Aritzia collaboration.
Sperry, the nostalgic original boat shoe brand founded in 1935, teamed up with Aritzia, the modern “elevated essentials” fashion brand, to reimagine the latter’s iconic boat shoes, re-designing two new styles.
“The boat shoe is more than just a trend — it’s a timeless staple that has defined style for nearly nine decades,” said Sperry’s president Jonathan Frankel in a press release. “This partnership is a perfect fusion of heritage and modernity, bringing fresh versatility to an enduring icon.”