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Doc Martens are back in

  • 11-10-2013 9:31am
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    I bought a pair of black 12 holes 2 christmas's ago and all my friends laughed at me. oh how the laugh is on the other side of their face now!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,217 TheIrishGrover
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    I bought a pair of black 12 holes 2 christmas's ago and all my friends laughed at me. oh how the laugh is on the other side of their face now!
    Because you kicked it there?


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 326 Savoir.Faire
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    I expect a breathless piece in the Guardian linking this to a rise in support for the Far Right.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43,028 SEPT 23 1989
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    get yourself a pair of 18's


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,789 ScumLord
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    Back in what?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,235 Cee-Jay-Cee
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    12 hole? In my day there were 10 and 14 and 21 hole doc boots. 14 was my preferred choice in holeage.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,534 SV
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    Back in what? White Pride gangs?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,709 Cantona's Collars
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    CJC999 wrote: »
    12 hole? In my day there were 10 and 14 and 21 hole doc boots. 14 was my preferred choice in holeage.

    Everyone wore them when I went to Secondary school,our school had a rule of 10 hole Docs & no more.Of course that just led to lads taking the piss,if they could've got thigh high Docs they'd have worn them.
    There was a shop in Clonroche (one horse village) which had the cheapest ones in the country,the place couldn't keep them in stock.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,029 salacious crumb
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    I bought a pair of black 12 holes 2 christmas's ago and all my friends laughed at me. oh how the laugh is on the other side of their face now!

    See, I don't get this. When were Docs ever not in?

    I've been wearing them since 1985. Not the same pair obviously.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 biko
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    the laugh is on the other side of their face now!
    One of the weirdest expressions ever.

    On topic, Martens never left fashion. I heart them still


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 108 Mooby
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    Did they ever go out of fashion? I didn't notice!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,518 stefan idiot jones
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    If you had white/cream laces, you were a member of the National Front.

    That's how old I am.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,076 Czarcasm
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    biko wrote: »
    One of the weirdest expressions ever.

    On topic, Martens never left fashion. I heart them still


    Seriously? :confused:

    I grew out of Doc Martens after secondary school, wore New Rocks for a number of years, then sensible shoes :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,426 italodisco
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    To be fair the only motsers I see wearing them are social studies types that wear cords and like alanis mingerset, and lads that think skinhead style will keep the rough crowd off their backs lol

    Back in ...in Belarus maybe !


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,238 humbert
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    Your friends weren't laughing at you for buying Docs they were laughing at you for buying yourself Christmas presents.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 474 Umekichi
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    Czarcasm wrote: »
    Seriously? :confused:

    I grew out of Doc Martens after secondary school, wore New Rocks for a number of years, then sensible shoes :(

    I still wear both :D
    There's nothing more reassuring than the weight of a lovely pair of these

    $(KGrHqNHJDME91Hu,!11BPoTLEj9)Q~~60_35.JPG


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,029 salacious crumb
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    Czarcasm wrote: »
    Seriously? :confused:

    I grew out of Doc Martens after secondary school, wore New Rocks for a number of years, then sensible shoes :(

    But they're sooo comfortable :pac:

    And, to clarify, I am neither a student or a white power tw*t.


  • Posts: 6,025 [Deleted User]
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    I bought a pair of black 12 holes 2 christmas's ago and all my friends laughed at me. oh how the laugh is on the other side of their face now!

    What do you mean Docs are in?? Docs were never 'out' to begin with. :D
    Unless you are a slave to fashion.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,170 wildlifeboy
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    maybe they werent out of fashion but i got laughed at for wearing them...i love them.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,748 Dermighty
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    Wore a pair for 6 months as work boots (bouncer). What a load of sh!te, not comfortable, not durable and overall a bad product.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,387 eisenberg1
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    SV wrote: »
    Back in what? White Pride gangs?

    White pride gangs? In Ireland?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,246 Dyr
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    Pretty much any army surplus boot is better than your classic doc marten boot.

    Some of the DM shoes are nifty though


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    Umekichi wrote: »
    I still wear both :D
    There's nothing more reassuring than the weight of a lovely pair of these

    $(KGrHqNHJDME91Hu,!11BPoTLEj9)Q~~60_35.JPG

    Nice, but I always found New rocks a little heavy :o
    But my daughter would love those


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,195 jimgoose
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    People look like mis-shapen golf clubs with those things on. I always keep a pair of oil-resistant, steel toe-and-arch builder's boots handy. Can't bate 'em. :cool:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,387 eisenberg1
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    See, I don't get this. When were Docs ever not in?

    I've been wearing them since 1985. Not the same pair obviously.

    I am afraid I go back even further, and am still wearing them. But nowadays they are no longer made in UK (the good ones) as a result, the stuff being made in far east is not lasting anywhere near as long....


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 26,567 Fratton Fred
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    Umekichi wrote: »
    I still wear both :D
    There's nothing more reassuring than the weight of a lovely pair of these

    $(KGrHqNHJDME91Hu,!11BPoTLEj9)Q~~60_35.JPG

    Oh yeah, now we're talking.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 338 Marcus Halberstram
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    What next? The return of Crispy Pancakes and Angel Delight?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,277 DamagedTrax
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    they were never out!

    these have been my boot of choice since me teenage skinhead days :cool:

    http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/KFcAAMXQvJVRTP4O/$T2eC16Z,!w0E9szNZs3iBRTP4Ok!1g~~60_35.JPG


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 402 Jelly2
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    zerks wrote: »
    Everyone wore them when I went to Secondary school,our school had a rule of 10 hole Docs & no more.Of course that just led to lads taking the piss,if they could've got thigh high Docs they'd have worn them.
    There was a shop in Clonroche (one horse village) which had the cheapest ones in the country,the place couldn't keep them in stock.

    Green's? Still the best place to go to for Hunter wellies!
    Funny little shop though. Still kitted out like a 1970s drapery.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,740 kingtiger
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  • Posts: 50,630 [Deleted User]
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    I loved my docs back in the day. I had loads of black pairs, and I had ox blood ones, and purple ones too!

    I might buy a pair, now that they're back in like :P


  • Moderators, Education Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,986 Moonbeam
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    They were gone?
    I have about 6 pairs and love them all:)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 390 Rubeter
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    eisenberg1 wrote: »
    I am afraid I go back even further, and am still wearing them. But nowadays they are no longer made in UK (the good ones) as a result, the stuff being made in far east is not lasting anywhere near as long....
    Stopped wearing them myself once the quality went. Waste of money now (for quality that is, fashion each to their own).


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 474 Umekichi
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    Rubeter wrote: »
    Stopped wearing them myself once the quality went. Waste of money now (for quality that is, fashion each to their own).

    I tend now to get the "Doc Marten Style" boots online, means that I have the look of a pair of Doc Martens, the same quality of a pair but for half nothing. That way I am not forking out €100+ for boots that are poor quality.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,789 ScumLord
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    Rubeter wrote: »
    Stopped wearing them myself once the quality went. Waste of money now (for quality that is, fashion each to their own).
    Go down to the local tradesmen suppliers and get a good pair of work boots with anti-static soles, steel toe caps/heel caps and sole plates, watertight and often resistant to chemical burns. A proper boot not a fashion accessory masquerading as a boot.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 595 ElvisChrist6
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    SV wrote: »
    Back in what? White Pride gangs?

    ಠ_ಠ


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,672 elefant
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    Never liked them at all myself


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 390 Rubeter
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    ScumLord wrote: »
    Go down to the local tradesmen suppliers and get a good pair of work boots with anti-static soles, steel toe caps/heel caps and sole plates, watertight and often resistant to chemical burns. A proper boot not a fashion accessory masquerading as a boot.
    Oh I have my boots well sorted, tend to get 2 years out of a pair now and I only have one pair at a time.
    It's a pity about the Docs though because they were brilliant. Hardwearing, looked good and bouncy bouncy. :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,145 DonkeyStyle \o/
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    Well thank God they've made it back onto the list of approved footwear. I wouldn't be seen dead in anything that some other random gobshítes didn't approve of. lol, humans


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 847 Bog Standard User
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    at least doc martins are alot nicer to look at than those rotten ugg boots


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,029 salacious crumb
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    eisenberg1 wrote: »
    I am afraid I go back even further, and am still wearing them. But nowadays they are no longer made in UK (the good ones) as a result, the stuff being made in far east is not lasting anywhere near as long....


    I alternate between the industrial docs and the standard steel toe ten hole jobs. Usually get four or five years out of a pair.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,029 salacious crumb
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    I loved my docs back in the day. I had loads of black pairs, and I had ox blood ones, and purple ones too!

    I might buy a pair, now that they're back in like :P

    Fashion victim :rolleyes:

    :p


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,195 jimgoose
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    at least doc martins are alot nicer to look at than those rotten ugg boots

    To be sure. I remember when the young wans started wearing those things some years ago, thinking to myself "Inuit sealskin boots?? Right - that's me done trying to fathom girls and fashion!" :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,569 Hoop66
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    I'm wearing a pair right now.

    These bad boys. Or close to.

    I have been dubbin-ing them monthly for the last 3 years and they are the most comfortable boots I have ever worn.

    so...in conclusion..DMs rule!

    *goes over waterfall making devil horns*


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    at least doc martins are alot nicer to look at than those rotten ugg boots

    I like uggs, purely for heat and comfort. The fake ones look awful though, the "real" ones hold their shape. If you see someone wearing a pair and they're bent at the sole like this - then they are cheap imitations. I've a pair of these and I love them so so much. Money well spent, they're still like new despite wearing them constantly throughout winter. Even wore them to Electric Picnic. So comfy!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,789 ScumLord
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    Rubeter wrote: »
    Oh I have my boots well sorted, tend to get 2 years out of a pair now and I only have one pair at a time.
    It's a pity about the Docs though because they were brilliant. Hardwearing, looked good and bouncy bouncy. :)
    I love my work boots, they make me feel invincible, I can go around kicking things without a care in the world. Take that timber door, bam! Take that stone wall, bam! Come across someone that's locked their keys in their car, take that car window, bam!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,235 Cee-Jay-Cee
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    Dermighty wrote: »
    Wore a pair for 6 months as work boots (bouncer). What a load of sh!te, not comfortable, not durable and overall a bad product.

    You were obviously doing it wrong. I wear doc shoes every day to work. Wore 10 and 14 home boots for years. Most comfortable durable shoe ever.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,045 gramar
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    Doc Boots were fine. I had a few pairs of 10 hole in my time.

    Doc shoes just weren't cool though.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,597 Witchie
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    I got my first pair when I was 15 and my dad went mad saying "no daughter of mine is wearing workman's boots" so had to hide them in the garage and sneak out in them. I had purple laces.

    Wore them intermittently for years now but found a lovely Doc style flowery pair in Dunnes last March and have been wearing them since. They are starting to fall apart but thats no shocker coz am very hard on shoes with my slightly gammy feet. Was online all morning trying to find a nice replacement pair.

    I need more docs coz have 15 pairs of converse but its time I grew up a little and wore something else.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 226 HarrisonLennon
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    I bought a pair of black 12 holes 2 christmas's ago and all my friends laughed at me. oh how the laugh is on the other side of their face now!

    As a Doc Martin wearer 40% of my every week for years. I shudder when they come "back in"

    Maybe you bought them for the wrong reasons.


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    gramar wrote: »
    Doc Boots were fine. I had a few pairs of 10 hole in my time.

    Doc shoes just weren't cool though.

    No but they were soooo comfy, I had them as school shoes.

    I was never one of the cool kids!

    My grandad bought all of our shoes when we were kids, my parents couldn't have afforded docs at all at all.


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