<P> Sperry or Sperry Top - Sider is the original American brand of boat shoe designed in 1935 by Paul A. Sperry , older brother of writer and illustrator Armstrong Sperry , whose books often featured a sailing theme . Sperrys , or Top - Siders , were the first boat shoes introduced into the boating and footwear markets . Today the Sperry brand is owned by Wolverine World Wide and is headquartered in Waltham , Massachusetts . </P>
<P> Sperry or Sperry Top - Sider is the original American brand of boat shoe designed in 1935 by Paul A. Sperry , older brother of writer and illustrator Armstrong Sperry , whose books often featured a sailing theme . Sperrys , or Top - Siders , were the first boat shoes introduced into the boating and footwear markets . Today the Sperry brand is owned by Wolverine World Wide and is headquartered in Waltham , Massachusetts . </P>
who invented the iconic sperry boat shoes we love as today
who invented the iconic sperry boat shoes we love as today
Paul A. Sperry
Paul A. Sperry