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| Every prep between 1986-1987 owned a pair of Eastland boat shoes |
I am always honest here so it's only fair that I admit that, well, I wasn't always cool. I didn't own my first pair of Doc Martens until tenth grade. I believe it was in ninth grade when I indulged in the famous 1980s Eastland brand boat shoes.
If you were seriously preppy, you always paired your slouch socks (preferably E.G. Smith brand) with your Eastland shoes along with the Eastland Knot. We all wore Eastlands, they were a must back then, especially as a Catholic high school student, what else was a kid to wear?
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I'm not sure if the ones I still have are Sperry or BASS, but I don't think they are Eastland. They belonged to my preppy son, until he outgrew them, then I took them.
ReplyDeleteYou're right! The Bass boat shoes. I had those too. I totally forgot about that.
ReplyDeleteanother thing my best friend had that i coveted! damn that eastland knot!
ReplyDeleteNever saw those! But I did see Sperry Topsiders, Ms. A! Nobody dared wear them in our neighborhood...
ReplyDeleteAll I wear are hiking boots. Been like this for years and I don't have any plans of changing.
ReplyDeleteOh my god, the Eastland knot!! I used to do that with my shoes allll the time in 7th grade. I thought I was so amazing. LOL
ReplyDeleteI had the Bass version, too. Most uncomfortable shoes ever (or was that title reserved for Earth shoes?)
ReplyDeleteI've been out of touch lately and am catching up, but I saw a visitor at the hospital wearing a pair of these the other day and about died! And yes, I did the slouch socks and the Eastland knot. Ha!
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