Wardrobe Wish List: Sperry Top-Sider Bayshore Tall Boot [Plus a Giveaway!]

December 9, 2010 11:00 am     Posted in Fashion, Style  Julia - Ithaca College g+ page

I’ll never forget the year that Uggs first became popular, also known as the year that everyone on campus started to look like the science school had cloned humans. Maybe you remember the trend from bottom to top: It started with the tan (salt-stained) Uggs, and the black leggings, and the oversized shirt-dress. Just thinking about it makes me shudder. After spending many winters with snow stuffed sneakers resisting the Ugg-ly movement, it’s time to praise a boot that dared to be different.


By Julia

This must be the first winter boot I’ve seen that doesn’t look like the offspring of the Ugg, not even it’s second cousin twice removed. The Women’s Bayshore Tall Boot from Sperry Top-Sider is from another family entirely.  (Yup! Sperry’s aren’t just for East Coast LAX boys anymore!) If you don’t want to keep confusing your boots with your roommate’s on the way out the door, you definitely need these.

The genius behind these boots is that THEY LACE UP. Who would have thought that not every person’s calf is one-size fits all when it comes to boots? Well Sperry Top-Sider thought of it. Nothing is worse then buying a pair of boots just to realize you have to buy a bunch of new skinny-leg jeans just to fit them in your boots, and the only thing worse than that is soaking-wet jeans because your campus refuses to shovel properly. And when you see that set of stairs that’s still caked with snow 3 days after a snowstorm, you can skip down them confidently with the awesome tracking on these bad boys. These will save you a lot of butt-bruises, broken laptops and humiliation- trust me.

The black is definitely my favorite, and the trimming of fur on the top is a nice touch instead of knowing you have a bunch hidden inside your boot that no one can actually see. And no worries, animal lovers – the genuine shearling is made from pelt, which means the fur is simply shaved from the sheep. No harm done!

All around, we have the ideal winter boot here. It’s different, fashionable, warm and animal friendly. Grab a pair and save your toes and jeans from the inadequacies of winter campus clean up. Prove to those science kids that just because you can clone the sheep to make the boots doesn’t mean they all have to look the same!

Likey? Want a pair? You’re in luck because we’re giving away one pair of Bayshore boots to one frozen-toed CollegeCandy reader! Tell us in the comments section below why you need, need, need some new boots and they could be yours. The catch: entries must be in Haiku format. Why? Because they’re fun. And we value creativity. And we want to see if you remember anything from Language Arts in elementary school.

We’ll randomly draw a winner on Monday, December 13th, 2010, and announce it on Facebook at 4pm EST. Good luck and may be the warm feet be with you!

Open to U.S. residents only.

81 Comments on "Wardrobe Wish List: Sperry Top-Sider Bayshore Tall Boot [Plus a Giveaway!]"

  1. heather says:
    Thu, 9th Dec 201011:09 am 

    Average woman
    has nineteen pairs of shoes. I'm
    below average.

  2. Saoirse says:
    Thu, 9th Dec 201011:19 am 

    I need these boots now,
    Because I am so very poor,
    Please give them to me.
    :)

  3. Meaghan Roy-O'Reilly says:
    Thu, 9th Dec 201011:25 am 

    Those look oh so snug
    Just enough to make up for
    No heat in Math class

  4. Meg Hester says:
    Thu, 9th Dec 201011:29 am 

    Up north it's so cold,
    I used to live on Cape Cod,
    Sperry's are my fave.

  5. laurenrstewart says:
    Thu, 9th Dec 201011:35 am 

    I love these cute boots
    But I have no money
    I would love to win!

    Lauren http://www.laurensthoughts.com

  6. arienigma says:
    Thu, 9th Dec 201011:37 am 

    I would love these boots
    from Cali, moving Northeast
    CT is freezing

  7. Amy says:
    Thu, 9th Dec 201011:49 am 

    I wish I had these
    And that's why I'm entering
    This super contest!

  8. yoodora says:
    Thu, 9th Dec 201011:54 am 

    My feet need some boots
    These are super cute and warm
    Feet will be happy

  9. jen says:
    Thu, 9th Dec 201011:59 am 

    my feet are so cold
    i wish i had some money
    please help me look cute!

  10. Emm says:
    Thu, 9th Dec 201012:14 pm 

    my big feet get cold
    outside in the snow and rain
    they need major help!

  11. Anna says:
    Thu, 9th Dec 201012:28 pm 

    Ninjas stole my shoes
    I am barefoot, lost and scared
    boots are my last chance.

  12. mennoell says:
    Thu, 9th Dec 201012:32 pm 

    Getting married soon
    Just bought my first skinny jeans
    Need boots to go with!

  13. Celia says:
    Thu, 9th Dec 201012:33 pm 

    In ev'ry silly
    building on campus it's just
    too darn cold for me.

    So I spend my days
    wearing super thick socks to
    keep my poor toes warm.

    And that just makes all
    my boots and shoes far too tight
    So these would be nice!

  14. Chrystine says:
    Thu, 9th Dec 20101:00 pm 

    My toes get frozen
    Because my shoes are holey
    These boots are smokin'
    :)

  15. Vallerie says:
    Thu, 9th Dec 20101:00 pm 

    Ugh, Connecticut
    Full of Uggs and no fashion
    Ugh, Quinnipiac

  16. ChelseyKelsey says:
    Thu, 9th Dec 20101:08 pm 

    I work in the snow
    So slippery and so cold
    I need some warm boots!

  17. LMaine says:
    Thu, 9th Dec 20101:20 pm 

    I would love some boots,
    To guard my tootsies from the
    "Too damn cold" winter.

  18. Lindsay says:
    Thu, 9th Dec 20101:27 pm 

    my boots have a hole
    the toes let much snow inside
    frostbite is no fun.

  19. Abby says:
    Thu, 9th Dec 20101:34 pm 

    Baltimore is cold;
    Sophomore year, it snowed two feet.
    Snowmageddon, yikes!

  20. Kristin says:
    Thu, 9th Dec 20101:45 pm 

    In upstate New York
    Every day is a blizzard
    My boots are too old!

  21. Angy says:
    Thu, 9th Dec 20101:48 pm 

    Live in Canada
    Winters here are very cold.
    Them boots look smexy.

  22. Julie says:
    Thu, 9th Dec 20102:02 pm 

    These boots are so cute.
    I really wish they were mine.
    I hope they will be.

  23. Ashley says:
    Thu, 9th Dec 20102:38 pm 

    Leggings won't touch you.
    You wont see a Northface fleece.
    Sperry's are not Uggs!

  24. Alaina says:
    Thu, 9th Dec 20102:40 pm 

    Freezing my toes off
    Everyday of winter
    Please save my poor toes?

  25. Monica says:
    Thu, 9th Dec 20103:11 pm 

    Poor cold Southerner
    Schooling in the Northeast snow
    Boots would warm her up!

  26. Emily says:
    Thu, 9th Dec 20103:18 pm 

    Holes in my boot soles
    Waterproofing is no more
    And torn seams to boot!

  27. Catherine says:
    Thu, 9th Dec 20103:48 pm 

    Remember ankles?
    Haven't seen them on campus
    since Uggs came to town.

  28. Esther says:
    Thu, 9th Dec 20103:49 pm 

    Poor graduate student,
    Public transportation never shows.
    Double-stuffed socks for now.

  29. Kiki says:
    Thu, 9th Dec 20104:02 pm 

    I need these Sperry's:
    Almost have a Master's, but –
    Still rockin' those Uggs.

  30. @NYC_Girl says:
    Thu, 9th Dec 20104:19 pm 

    It would be a treat,
    To have these boots on my feet
    In rain, snow, and sleet!

  31. @lilelly23 says:
    Thu, 9th Dec 20104:30 pm 

    Dad injured his spine,
    And now, shoveling is mine.
    For these boots, I pine!

  32. Susie says:
    Thu, 9th Dec 20105:04 pm 

    Studying abroad
    In Ireland I will traipse
    Mocs just won't suffice!

  33. AP. says:
    Thu, 9th Dec 20106:46 pm 

    I suck at haikus.
    But I really want these boots.
    Can I still have them?

  34. Mags says:
    Thu, 9th Dec 20106:53 pm 

    Walking in the snow
    isn't good for my poor toes,
    I need boots badly! :)

  35. Kate says:
    Thu, 9th Dec 20107:23 pm 

    It snowed four feet
    My topsiders are ruined gosh darn
    Refrigerator

  36. Kierenne says:
    Thu, 9th Dec 20107:44 pm 

    Dancing in the snow-
    With warm cozy boots I'd go,
    Uggs you say? Oh no!

  37. Rhiannon says:
    Thu, 9th Dec 20109:25 pm 

    Slide through vile grey mush
    Trusty, old Chucks have no grip
    My feet are quite wet

  38. Lauren D says:
    Thu, 9th Dec 201010:46 pm 

    Syracuse winters,
    Nonstop snow, boots now have holes.
    I'm sick from wet feet.

  39. ANN says:
    Thu, 9th Dec 201011:54 pm 

    MY HUBBY WOULD THINK I'M HOT
    EVEN THOUGHT I THINK I'M NOT
    I SOUND LIKE A ROBOT

  40. Ms. T says:
    Fri, 10th Dec 20102:48 am 

    I need these boots please
    my feet are very icy
    and I have no cash. :(

  41. Kayleigh says:
    Fri, 10th Dec 201012:17 pm 

    Cold weather in Maine
    Leaves my feet so very cold
    Boots would save my soles!

  42. Annie says:
    Fri, 10th Dec 20101:26 pm 

    I have to make do
    With my mom's old Sorel boots
    Bought in '92 !

  43. Mechelle says:
    Fri, 10th Dec 20102:35 pm 

    Geez Washington
    Why art thou so freaking cold?
    Warm my toes-ies please!

  44. Alex says:
    Fri, 10th Dec 20103:26 pm 

    Boots six years old and
    DC snowmageddon equal
    Feet becoming ice

  45. knm says:
    Fri, 10th Dec 20105:14 pm 

    im desperate for these boots
    theyd help me out at 'cuse
    to avoid falling on my caboose ;D

  46. Sam says:
    Fri, 10th Dec 20105:39 pm 

    New job in MA
    My first New England winter
    I'm scared…keep me warm?

  47. Melanie says:
    Fri, 10th Dec 20108:13 pm 

    It would be a treat
    To have sperry's on my feet
    In this cold weather

  48. Bee says:
    Fri, 10th Dec 20108:41 pm 

    live in the midwest?
    then you must already know
    what frostbite feels like

  49. Amy Rose says:
    Fri, 10th Dec 20108:57 pm 

    In need of cute boots
    Living at Michigan State
    My feet would be glad!

  50. Alexa says:
    Fri, 10th Dec 201011:34 pm 

    To have boots like that;
    a dream in this winter chill,
    for a working girl.

  51. Lauren says:
    Sat, 11th Dec 201012:12 am 

    Rhode Island is cold
    The state is too poor to plow
    Oh, there goes my toe.

  52. angelina gurkina says:
    Sat, 11th Dec 20105:04 am 

    need warm fashion boots
    because going to visit home
    back in cold Russia

  53. Maddie says:
    Sat, 11th Dec 201010:41 am 

    In Upstate New York
    Winter is brutal but I
    Still want to look hot

  54. Nicole says:
    Sat, 11th Dec 20101:46 pm 

    oh the ugg horrors
    i see on campus each day
    help me pave the way

  55. Marie says:
    Sat, 11th Dec 20101:47 pm 

    big city girl in cold
    needs to look fashionable
    without breaking the bank

  56. Emily says:
    Sat, 11th Dec 20103:23 pm 

    Post-grad life, low-paid.
    I'm colder than the hobos.
    S.O.S. CC!

  57. Muriel says:
    Sat, 11th Dec 20103:38 pm 

    Florida girl will
    attend school in the Northeast.
    Please keep my feet warm.

  58. Kelcie says:
    Sat, 11th Dec 20104:10 pm 

    In need of fierce boots.
    Flip-flops and flats just won't do.
    Please make dreams come true.

  59. Priscilla says:
    Sat, 11th Dec 20104:51 pm 

    uggs are fugly
    help me CC
    my toes are cold

  60. Ashley says:
    Sat, 11th Dec 20105:47 pm 

    Title: My students like my shoes

    Poor first year teacher
    Need really cute boots for school
    To keep up my cred.

  61. Alesha says:
    Sat, 11th Dec 20106:14 pm 

    such amazing boots

    perfect for the cold weather

    help me oh I plea

  62. Katie says:
    Sat, 11th Dec 20108:43 pm 

    Oh Sperry's, such joy
    From your warm shearling comfort
    My feet sing praises

  63. vicky says:
    Sat, 11th Dec 20109:22 pm 

    a torn tendon
    age 23 must use orthotics
    hard to fit in any winter boot

  64. cait says:
    Sun, 12th Dec 20108:09 am 

    my name is caitlin
    my circulation is bad
    my feet would be warm :)

  65. tiffani says:
    Sun, 12th Dec 201011:08 am 

    i need some cute boots
    so i can hear all the hoots
    no money for boots

  66. Sydney Mae Bickford says:
    Sun, 12th Dec 201012:29 pm 

    fuggs are slippery
    when i am sprinting to class
    i look like an ass

  67. Zoe Rose says:
    Sun, 12th Dec 20101:10 pm 

    Sperry Top-Sider
    Will make my dreams come true – no
    hypothermia!

  68. curq says:
    Sun, 12th Dec 20102:01 pm 

    I only have,
    A few lines for you to read
    North Dakota.

  69. Jenna says:
    Sun, 12th Dec 20103:04 pm 

    This isn't an entry because I already have winter boots, but I just had to ask, seriously? You've never heard of winter boots that aren't Uggs? You've never heard of boots with laces? That's like saying you've never heard of a shoe that has a heel before. The concept of laces is about as revolutionary as the wheel.

  70. Alyson says:
    Sun, 12th Dec 20106:31 pm 

    I am frozen
    Ice collects around my toes
    Teeth chattering, cold

  71. Amnah says:
    Sun, 12th Dec 20106:39 pm 

    I will win these boots—
    I'm cold in EVERY season.
    So I need them… please!!

  72. Kat says:
    Sun, 12th Dec 201010:22 pm 

    My campus? Cornell–
    Snowy winter here is hell,
    Sperrys are a must.

  73. Sage says:
    Mon, 13th Dec 201012:19 am 

    I really need boots
    That are super cute and warm
    Maine is very cold.

  74. Emma says:
    Mon, 13th Dec 201011:11 am 

    santa baby please
    furry boots are my one wish
    i'm on the nice list

  75. Kate says:
    Mon, 13th Dec 201011:14 am 

    Winter just started
    Ice almost killed me last night
    I beg you-save me!

  76. Claire says:
    Mon, 13th Dec 201012:11 pm 

    I like winter snow,
    But I watch from my window.
    Because toes (mine) freeze.

  77. Ajk says:
    Mon, 13th Dec 201012:17 pm 

    No budget to save
    For such awesome boots like these
    That I need for winter

  78. Ajk says:
    Mon, 13th Dec 201012:20 pm 

    No budget to save
    For such awesome boots like these
    I need for winter

    Disregard previous post!

  79. Mary says:
    Mon, 13th Dec 201012:35 pm 

    Why do I need boots?
    I go to school in the south
    It's 24 out. T_T

  80. Renata says:
    Thu, 26th May 20119:57 pm 

    geez, ever heard of sarcasm?

  81. cristina says:
    Sun, 23rd Dec 20122:32 am 

    because i am in the freezing cold in the dead of winter with only sneakers to wear because my mom cant afford to get me boots and pay for me to get a better life …but she sacrifices everything for me:)

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