You Already Know adidas' Take on the Boat Shoe Is Spezial
A suede boat shoe by...adidas? Exactly.
adidas' Fall/Winter 2025 plans include dropping a nice suede boat shoe called the Lytham Spezial. It's part of a bigger FW25 Spezial offering, which features some dad shoe styles and a GS II SPZL that's sort of similar to the German sportswear brand's LA Trainer.
Oh, and the collection even includes some Spezial boots with "beef and broccoli" energy, just to bring the UK-centric adidas line further into American style.
But these new adidas boat shoes are especially interesting. They arrive just in time for the ongoing great deck-shoe redemption that's happening across fashion.
Plus, they almost immediately capture attention by being far weirder than your typical boat shoes, not least because they're made by adidas.
The adidas boat shoe's upper design takes the classic route with dressy details and ropes looped around the "deck." But Lytham Spezial features a sneaker's sole, specifically the foundation from the adidas Bermuda sneaker.
Believe it or not, the adidas Lytham Spezial calls back to other adidas boat shoes.
Yes, there have been other boat shoe hybrids by the sportswear brand, such as the adidas Saint Florent and the ZX 7000 Boat, both of which also featured sneaker-style soles. END. even took the ZX 7000 Boat for a spin way back when, though you likely won't remember any of these — none of adidas' boat shoes made much of a splash until now.
adidas' all-new Lytham Spezial boat shoe will debut in a brown suede option, which is expected to make a splash sometime during the cooler seasons on adidas' website.
Move over sneaker-loafers, it's time for the sneaker-boat-shoe to shine.
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