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  • In fact, he noted, a large contingent of men at the party were still wearing top-siders, as it poured outside the restaurant.

    Top-Siders on Deck 2011

  • I am concerned that people have one of two misconceptions about TWP, and I'd like to take a moment (let me kick of my top-siders and pour a bourbon, won't you) to elucidate.

    Risa Shoup: Converse Welcome, But Not Required 2010

  • I think, though, the point of all of this is, Campbell, is that the president feels very strongly, I'm told by top-siders at the White House, that, look, we can have a perfect system and people may still get through.

    CNN Transcript Jan 5, 2010 2010

  • My dad, who'd be 82 now, might have filled the old-man role well -- he was bald, grumpy, could be charming, had a gut, wore top-siders and Sansabelts.

    Suz Redfearn: Can I Get a Granddad Up in Here? 2009

  • I look so stylish pedaling that half a block with my rolled up linen pants, Sperry top-siders w/o socks, and perfectly tilted Fedora hat that, incidentally, matches the bike's basket.

    One Bike Too Many: From Buddha to Burgess BikeSnobNYC 2008

  • I assumed I wouldn't be reading the usual up-by-his-Sperry top-siders from Andover to Yale that usually characterizes political biography in this country but I have to say that this wasn't what I expected either:

    Hullabaloo 2008

  • These women are more likely to wear seersucker dresses, while the men may choose comfortable critter pants, an oxford and top-siders.

    BBC News - Home 2011

  • "Sperry top-siders are making a huge comeback ... among the young hipsters who pretend they don't care what they're wearing.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed 2010

  • "Sperry top-siders are making a huge comeback ... among the young hipsters who pretend they don't care what they're wearing.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed 2010

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