Dr. Martens Manton Desert Boots
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Dr. Marten is a British footwear and apparel brand founded by Klaus Märtens, known for its boots with air-cushioned soles, welted construction, and yellow stitching.
Klaus Märtens was a doctor in Germany during WWII. While on leave in 1945, he injured his ankle while skiing and wanted to create shoes that were more comfortable than his standard army boots. He then designed the boots to have more cushioning, made of supple leather with tires as the sole. When the war was over, Dr. Martens and his business partner began using discarded rubber for production, and the comfort of the boots made it exceptionally popular with housewives at the time, with 80% of sales going to women over the age of 40. The boots’ popularity continued into the 1950s, with high sales necessitating a second factory in Munich. Looking at expanding internationally, Martens and his business partner sold the rights to British shoe manufacturers Grigg’s Group Ltd. Trademarking the AirWair technology and adding the signature yellow stitching, the first boot came out in 1960 to high demand, with the boots later becoming popular with punk subcultures and skinheads in the ‘80s. By the 1990s, the boots were associated with grunge fashion and more than 10 million pairs were being produced a year.
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The Selectism crew is at Bread and Butter Barcelona showing us the latest collabo between Raf
Andrew Bunney from the UK recently had a chance to check out some new and upcoming shoes from Dr. Martens including the Tassel Loafer and the Monkey Boot. The Tassel Loafer was once a popular shoe in the UK amongst the followers of Ska. From the pictures seen here, it looks like this classic shoe will be coming back in new colors and materials. The Monkey Boot on the other hand is also a classic shoe but Dr. Martens has reinvented it creating wth a lo-top silhouette.
Famed Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto has collaborated with Dr Martens on a pair of classic 1490 10 Eye boots. The aesthetics are simple and nothing ground breaking, coupled with a $570 USD price tag to boot. However, two redeeming qualities are a revamped higher quality leather and Yamamoto’s signature on the insole… ok one redeeming quality. Available in two different colors directly through Dr. Martens.
From the feet of your British blue collar to what you see before you, Dr. Martens has managed to get you some questionable looks when you put on a pair of these patent upper, rainbow colored 8-holes. Might make for a good addition with the newly unemasculated line of Hello Kitty products. Ok jokes aside, available at Colette in four different colorways.
