What Should You Wear With Boat Shoes - A Guy's Guide

Boat Shoes

It does not actually matter if you are going sailing or far away from the sea, one of the best shoe styles during the Hot months is the boat shoe.

Boat shoes are available in a whole variety of colors and styles with many major design labels having their own collection although the most popular is of course Sperry Topsiders.

But what do you wear with your Sperrys? This short video produced by Jay's Barely There Socks gives some pointers on what looks great with boat shoes and what does not.

Boat shoes look great for a casual look. Jeans and shorts are best. Boat shoes look great with Chinos too but try to steer clear of cargo pants, boat shoes are too smart for those, cargo pants are more suited to training or sport shoes.

Another way to look at this subject is what NOT to wear with boat shoes.

Always avoid sport gear, in fact never wear sport gear unless you are literally doing sport. It may be comfy but it does not look good.

Boat shoes are a casual shoe and so should not be worn with a suit or dress pants. Just listen to the name, boat shoes, would you wear dress pants or a suit when going for a day's sailing or a boat trip? No,you would not, so do not wear boat shoes to a smart occasion.

The most significantly asked question surrounding boat shoes is do you wear socks with them or not? I say yes as you should always wear socks with any closed in shoe but in the case of boat shoes the socks should be no show socks as we do not want to see them.

The video advises no show socks for men by Jays as they are 75% cotton and great value for money. Wearing these with your boat shoes keeps your shoes remaining in better condition for longer and stops them smelling too. Jays Barely There no show socks for men are currently on sale at Amazon.com.