Sperry

The cutting of grooves in the sole of the Top-Sider was an implementation of a process of splitting or siping a shoe sole invented and patented in the 1920s by John Sipe. This process was instrumental in maximizing the traction of the Authentic Original Sperry Top-Sider boat shoe, which was first introduced in 1935. The Commonwealth Shoe and Leather Co. later partnered with Paul A. Sperry to design a new leather shoe design made with specially tanned leather which later became the Sperry Authentic Original boat shoe.

From the late 2000’s on Sperry’s have become popular with girls and guys from kids through to adults. Kids, tweens, teens, and college students have made Sperry’s fashionable as everyday wear and dress wear!