The History of Dr Martens Boots
The first Dr. Martens boots in the United Kingdom, (also known as Docs, DM's, Doc Martens), came out on 1 April, 1960 (hence known as style 1460 and still in production today) with an eight-eyelet, cherry-red, Nappa leather design. Originally Dr. Martens were made by a number of shoe manufacturers in the Northamptonshire area, as long as they passed quality standards. They were popular among workers such as postmen, police officers and factory workers. By the late 1960s, skinheads started wearing Dr. Martens boots. By the late 1970s, Dr. Martens boots were popular among some British punk rock and New Wave musicians, and soon many punk fans were wearing them. The boots and shoes then became popular among other youth subcultures. The punk rock band The Bouncing Souls got its band name from the reference from their advertising slogan "with bouncing soles".
By the start of the nineties, Dr. Martens had become wildly popular with young women, with some brides even wearing white patent leather pairs of the boots to their weddings. As a result, a bridal version of Dr. Martens was introduced in gold with white lace. In the 2000s, Dr. Martens were sold exclusively under the AirWair name, and came in dozens of different styles, including conventional black shoes, sandals and steel-toed boots. The Dr Martens brand is the epitome of Urban Chic & cool in the new millennium. Womens styles such as the Stephanie, Amber, Jenna, Mary Jane, New Authentic and Toki mid calf boot have become the new classics, not only stylish, but designed for long wearing comfort and durability. In this "disposable" world, it’s good to know that Dr Martens are still built to last!
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