OT Doc Marten Boots

[happypig]

I went to try a pair the other day and they were unbeleivably tight compared to previous pairs I've had.

Anyone else on here wear them and find they've changed ?

 

[WATFORD zero]

Maybe your feet have put on weight

 

[Steve in Japan]

Have you tried taking them off then putting them back on?

 

[tinycowboy]

I have a few pairs and they have all made my feet/heels bleed before they became comfortable. Maybe I've got weird feet.

 

[swindonseagull]

I use the work boots and they are very comfortable.....and take no time to break in

 

[Bry Nylon]

I went to try a pair the other day and they were unbeleivably tight compared to previous pairs I've had.

Anyone else on here wear them and find they've changed ?

They are manufactured in the Far East now and there are common complaints that the fit is tight, the quality is poor and the leather feels 'thin.'

My recommendation is to source from Solovair, who are still based in Britain and made the original Dr Martens under licence. They make fantastic shoes and boots, right here in the UK in Northampton.

Essex Fire and Rescue Service source all their uniform shoes for fire crews from Solovair and they are brilliant.

If you are still in any doubt, below is a picture of a Solovair boot. Beats anything Dr Martens can produce in Thailand now.

 

[BN9 BHA]

Maybe your feet have put on weight

Look at his Twitter name

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Sorry but it was inevitable.

 

[Tubby Mondays]

They bring back uncomfortable memories for me.

Havent worn them since December 1987 (on a good day I can remember the exact date) when I sprinted (yes really) into Victoria Train Station through that exit/entrance that serves the coach station side (this is before the station had the shops and everything above it) in order to catch a train.Buckingham Palace Road is it?

I am sure anyone on here who wore docs will testify that after a while of wearing the sole got a bit 'smooth'. The ones I was wearing were second hand. At best. It had been raining.

So you can imagine the shame, embarrassment, not to mention pain as I skidded round the corner and did, what felt like, loop the loop in front of a station packed with christmas shoppers just about where the international cheese centre now thrives.

Picked myself up. Limped to a non existent train with tears in my eyes as the one I was after had departed whilst I was in mid air. Got on the first one that came in in order to get out of the place, docs in bin, home in socks.

Never worn the friggers since!

 

[Taybha]

Last pair i had were left outside the north stand at the goldstone ,can't remember the game may have been west ham , by the time i got back to the pile all that was left was crappy monkey boots and some posh twats brouges

 

[BN9 BHA]

Last pair i had were left outside the north stand at the goldstone ,can't remember the game may have been west ham , by the time i got back to the pile all that was left was crappy monkey boots and some posh twats brouges

Arsenal I think, sure there is a photo of a pile of boots on the pavement.
I remember the police getting the West Ham skinheads to remove the laces out of their Docs.

 

[Taybha]

Arsenal I think, sure there is a photo of a pile of boots on the pavement.
I remember the police getting the West Ham skinheads to remove the laces out of their Docs.

Here's a pic , not the pic ,Could of been the gooner game yes , i told a few younger fans about the Dr Marten thing in the past and they just kinda look at you and nod probably thinking , yeah righty ho mate .