Do such shoes exist or are boat shoes generally "throw away shoes"? To my knowledge Sperry does not offer any form of recrafting. Allen Edmonds is now producing their boat shoe in the Dominican Republic, so those are no longer recraftable.
Recraftable boat shoes
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Russel moccasin company can make you a rebuild-able pair.
Alden will do it also.
I have yet to have heard of a re-crafting service from Sperry. I don't know if shoe repair places can replace the soles, particularly since the soles are made to be non slip. Concerning the laces though, the website does sell replacement laces. To re-lace them though, must be a pain considering the lacing goes all around the shoe.
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I returned a pair I had purchased because it was the wrong size. The one I received in return was one of the newer ones. On the inner sole it says "AE by Allen Edmonds", which is their line of non-recraftable shoes. I wonder why the website says different.
You need a lacing tool, it's a hollow "needle" that you screw the leather shoelace into and then work around the shoe.
I shot the recrafting guys at AE an email, we should have a response shortly!
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A quick call to Allen Edmonds solved this. They are recraftable. I was mistaken.
Why it says "AE by Allen Edmonds" is beyond me. It might be because The Great American Shoe Company's boat shoe is now made in the Dominican Republic.
It's less of a manufacturing designation as it is a (questionable) branding strategy by Allen Edmonds. If you look at the AE by Allen Edmonds line, they're a bit less traditional, more casual type of shoe with a lower price point that attempt to get a younger/slightly more downmarket buyer to try AE.
Opinions on the viability of this strategy are likely to vary, but the shoes are not that bad. I wouldn't place a special order for them (especially at full retail), but I was able to pick up a pair of AE Bucktown loafers at Nordstrom Rack for $49. Not the most outstanding pair of shoes I've ever owned, but well worth the $50 bill that I've got in them.
Opinions on the viability of this strategy are likely to vary, but the shoes are not that bad. I wouldn't place a special order for them (especially at full retail), but I was able to pick up a pair of AE Bucktown loafers at Nordstrom Rack for $49. Not the most outstanding pair of shoes I've ever owned, but well worth the $50 bill that I've got in them.
Get these. Really doesn't get any better than that in a boat shoe.
Agreed, I have been drooling over a pair myself, maybe next year.
