I haven't had a sperry shoe in over 35 years, all i wore before was sperry top siders and adidas tennis shoes lol i don't think sperry did anything special at the time besides top siders, not sure. I bought Halyard. Black Chambray would have liked a straight black with white trim but they look great, they don't look black, they look like gray fabric with black thread accents and laces. I bought these to work out lol and while they are quite comfortable I will probably buy them again and hope they come out with a black with a white border at some point. They sell a model that they call black in another way, but they aren't black either. Great price, will upgrade if the soles fall apart prematurely. My previous pair of cheaper tennis shoes didn't last more than two months before the sole cracked and partially scuffed allowing rocks and dirt to get into the shoes. I think these will last a year if they are anything like Sperys and Adidas which I bought before. Why should I buy these sneakers and not current sneakers :shrugs: Probably because I don't like the way they look. :)
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