Sperry Top-Sider: Most Promising Retailer of the Year

MANILA, Philippines - The original is always the best. And for that, it deserves recognition.

Sperry Top-Sider, the Original boat shoe and American icon of style since 1935, was recently awarded “2012 Most Promising Retailer of the Year” by Ayala Malls at the prestigious Merchant Rewards Night held in the new Bonifacio High Street Amphitheater.

The brand recently opened its first Philippine store at the second level of Trinoma mall, to an overwhelmingly positive response. With its boathouse inspired interiors, wood furnishings and nautical detailing, the Sperry Top-Sider store is hard to miss and has become a destination for the brand’s followers – from old devotees to new enthusiasts who have just discovered the brand’s heritage and style.

This summer, Sperry Top-Sider continues to set sail as the brand gets set to open two more stores in Bonifacio High Street and in Harbor Point, Subic.

About Sperry Top-Sider

The Original Boat Shoe since 1935.

Sperry Top-Sider has been an American favorite since 1935 when Paul Sperry, inspired by his dog Prince’s ability to run nimbly over ice and snow, used a pen knife to cut into the outsole of a rubber sneaker.

Decades later, the Sperry Top-Sider Authentic Original boat shoe has emerged as an icon of classic American style, with a reach far beyond boating. Its design has become a staple in wardrobes across the globe, inspiring many followers, but fans agree that Sperry Top-Sider still is the one and only original, and has been for 75 years.

Best known for its original white-soled boat shoes, the assortment today extends far beyond that nautical staple, and include a whole range of loafers, oxfords, boots, canvas sneakers, women’s flats, and wedges.

(Sperry Top-Sider is also available in Complex Lifestyle Store (Eastwood Mall, Alabang Town Center, Ayala Center Cebu), Shoe Salon, and select Rustan’s and SM Department Stores.)

(For the latest updates, visit www.facebook.com/SperryTopSiderPH.)