The shoe of the decade had to be Dr Martens in the 80’s. Universally loved by men and women, this shoe company will always be cool an they are also supremely comfortable! (I still have mine from the age of 13 and they are moulded to the shape of my feet) DM’s as they are fondly known come in pretty much all colours of the rainbow. They still sell the Classic 3 hole shoes and they are looking at a bit of a comeback if supermodel Agyness Deyn has anything to do with it! She has been seen working the Duckie from Pretty in Pink look! Click here to get your filthy mitts on these Dr. Martens!
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 much more popular among some parts of youth subculture. Dr. Martens have been the subject of a song by Alexei Sayle (featuring on The Young Ones episode “Oil” with the band “Radical Posture”) and have appeared on the cover art for a Madness box set The Business. In the late 80’s it was fashionable to wear the shoe version with turned up trousers and slouch socks. Bros even adorned theirs with bottle tops.
The late 1970s and 1980s saw the boot adopted by – not thrust upon – nearly all the ‘tribes’: Mods, glam, punks, ska, psychobillies, grebos, Goths, industrialists, nu-metal, hardcore, straight-edge, grunge, Britpop …Then with the birth of the net ……There were no tribes anymore. At least, “not like they used to make ’em.”. You don’t see one tribe fighting another anymore, a haircut does not define a person to four albums by three bands. Does this mean the end of the DM?
I say no!!
