If Crocs were the “ugly” shoe of 2023, and Clarks Wallabees were ... they cemented their place as a preppy wardrobe staple. In 1980, The Official Preppy Handbook, written by Lisa Birnbach ...

The Miu Miu interpretation of the boat shoe was different, of course, from the buttoned-up preppy stylings made famous by 20th-century icons like JFK or Princess Diana. This was a boat shoe ...

There’s one preppy shoe, however, that I never got on board with, and so was surprised—and not in a good way—to see trending for spring and summer: boat shoes. Yep, I’m talking nautical ...