They were further crystallized as the footwear of choice among American prepsters with the 1980 release of the Official Preppy Handbook. “Boat shoes have stood the test of time by striking the perfect ...

The Miu Miu interpretation of the boat shoe was different, of course, from the buttoned-up preppy stylings made famous ... a pair of black leather boat shoes was dressed in a sleek black leather ...

I keep getting alerts that Marks & Spencer's boat shoes keep selling out. At first I thought, oh, that's a fluke, but it turns out that the preppy flat shoe is having a real moment right now.