Hey Hipsters: Boat Shoes?
I know. I’m like two years or something too late. But what the hell is with hipsters wearing boat shoes? Is Vampire Weekend to blame? I spotted the above pair outside the Rock and Roll Hotel on Tuesday for the No Age show. They weren’t the only boat shoes in attendance. Is it ironic? Is it just stoopid? Looks like I’m not the only one questioning this footwear choice.





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July 10th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
In a year hipsters will be wearing cowboy boots, thinking they’re so cool and original. I wouldn’t be caught dead wearing boat shoes. Even flip flops are more punk.
July 10th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
I have my Topsiders on right now. The same ones pictured actually. I also rode to work today on my vintage bike 10-speed. Vampire Weekend’s not to blame. Don Knotts on Three’s Company is the more likely culprit. I’m getting a captain’s hat next. Seriously.
July 10th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
I blame EVERYTHING bad on Vampire Weekend. So, yeah, this is their fault.
July 10th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
Marissa: What are you, like a size 10 men’s shoe?
July 10th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
The man responsible for all of this is none other than Brock Boss of the band Ra Ra Rasputin
July 10th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
I think everyone here needs to walk a mile in a hipster’s boat shoe.
July 10th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
Brock Boss is the stuff of legend.
July 10th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
That’s not my foot. Mine are actually a little different. They have the old-school leather laces. Ladies 8. Fit like a snug pair of hipster skinny jeans.
July 10th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
I want to die.
July 10th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
When I die I want to be buried in my Topsiders. And my sweatervests. All of them. Of course, I have at least one for every day of the week. I’d write more, but I have some obscure vinyl records to buy.