Boston

At Saks Fifth Avenue: 786 Boylston St, at Fairfield; Back Bay; 617.262.8500

Blending boots with boats, the NH-based shoemaker is rolling out an exclusive line of handsewn classic boat shoes that combine a premium silk suede, three-eyed upper in one of five colorways with a thick premium boot lug outsole made from 6 inches of rubber, although it's probably more like 5, but whatever... ok, fine, 3 1/2.

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