ROCKPORT MORGAN BOAT
It’s almost that time of year for boat shoes, and Rockport is bringing back their Morgan Coast shoe. The Rockport Morgan Boat shoe was originally released in 1994 as the official Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race (later known as the Volvo Ocean Race). This new limited edition release hearkens back to Rockport’s rich sailing history, where the company’s shoes have been the casual and technical shoe of choice for many professional sailors and boating enthusiasts.
For Spring 2012, Rockport updated the style as a limited edition shoe with vivid sailing inspired details. The Rockport design team scoured sailing schools in the New England area to find the perfect vintage sail (approximately 170 square feet) and repurposed as fabric and material for 200 limited edition pairs.
The limited edition styles include two colorways of the Morgan Coast shoe in white and navy, and these shoes include many design cues and distinctive features that could be found on traditional sailing boats:
-Oversized grommets at the sides, with reinforced rubber gaskets
-Zig zag stitching on the upper, reminiscent of stitching found on actual sails
-Shoe laces that replicate the look of nautical rope
-Ingenious hardware at the collar of the shoes which mimic pulley systems used in sailing
Each of the shoes will be individually numbered (from 1 to 200) and all will be packaged in special shoe bags made of sailcloth and canvas. Retail is $200, and they release on March 1st.
For Spring 2012, Rockport updated the style as a limited edition shoe with vivid sailing inspired details. The Rockport design team scoured sailing schools in the New England area to find the perfect vintage sail (approximately 170 square feet) and repurposed as fabric and material for 200 limited edition pairs.
The limited edition styles include two colorways of the Morgan Coast shoe in white and navy, and these shoes include many design cues and distinctive features that could be found on traditional sailing boats:
-Oversized grommets at the sides, with reinforced rubber gaskets
-Zig zag stitching on the upper, reminiscent of stitching found on actual sails
-Shoe laces that replicate the look of nautical rope
-Ingenious hardware at the collar of the shoes which mimic pulley systems used in sailing
Each of the shoes will be individually numbered (from 1 to 200) and all will be packaged in special shoe bags made of sailcloth and canvas. Retail is $200, and they release on March 1st.
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