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BOAT SHOES FEATURE AN UNLINED SLIP-ON DESIGN, ALMOST ALWAYS WORN SOCKLESS. IN CLASSIC BLUCHER DESIGN (BUT NOT A BLUCHER MOC DESIGN), THERE ARE LEATHER FLAPS WITH ONE OR TWO SETS OF EYELETS AND LEATHER LACES PULLING THEM OVER THE FRONT OF THE FOOT. A PIVOTAL DESIGN POINT OF BOAT SHOES IS THE 360-DEGREE THROAT LACING–AKA THE LACES THAT RUN AROUND THE ENTIRE FOOT. THIS ALLOWS SOME TIGHTENING OF THE FIT, BUT NOT ALL THAT MUCH, AND ISN’T SPECIFICALLY UNIQUE TO BOAT SHOES ALONE (MORE ON THAT LATER). SIMILAR TO OTHER SLIP-ON SHOES LIKE LOAFERS, THE FIT HAS TO BE RIGHT FROM THE GET-GO, OR ELSE THE WEARER WILL FIND THEIR BOAT SHOES SLIPPING OFF THEIR FEET. THE BLUCHER MOC FEATURES THE BLUCHER CONSTRUCTION I MENTIONED EARLIER, BUT TYPICALLY WITH DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF EYELET PAIRS AS IN A BOAT SHOE. EVEN WITHOUT THE 360-DEGREE LACING, THE FULLY-LACED VAMP OF A BLUCHER MOC ALLOWS FOR A LOT MORE ADJUSTMENT WHEN IT COMES TO OVERALL FIT. THESE MOCS SHARE THE PEBBLED SOLE OF THE CAMP MOC, MAKING IT USEFUL FOR A WIDER VARIETY OF SURFACE TRACTION. ALSO, BLUCHER MOCS ARE OFTEN POSITIONED AS BEING ABLE TO BE WORN FOR ALL FOUR SEASONS. LIKE CAMP MOCS, THEY MAY COME LINED AND CAN BE WORN WITH OR WITHOUT SOCKS.