Doc Martens are back in

wildlifeboy · 11-10-2013 10:31AM #1

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!

TheIrishGrover · 11-10-2013 10:32AM

wildlifeboy wrote: »

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?

Savoir.Faire · 11-10-2013 10:34AM

I expect a breathless piece in the Guardian linking this to a rise in support for the Far Right.

SEPT 23 1989 · 11-10-2013 10:35AM

get yourself a pair of 18's

ScumLord · 11-10-2013 10:36AM

Back in what?

Cee-Jay-Cee · 11-10-2013 10:37AM

12 hole? In my day there were 10 and 14 and 21 hole doc boots. 14 was my preferred choice in holeage.

SV · 11-10-2013 10:45AM

Back in what? White Pride gangs?

Cantona's Collars · 11-10-2013 10:53AM

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.

salacious crumb · 11-10-2013 10:53AM

wildlifeboy wrote: »

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.

biko · 11-10-2013 11:13AM

wildlifeboy wrote: »

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

Mooby · 11-10-2013 11:14AM

Did they ever go out of fashion? I didn't notice!

stefan idiot jones · 11-10-2013 11:14AM

If you had white/cream laces, you were a member of the National Front.

That's how old I am.

Czarcasm · 11-10-2013 11:18AM

biko wrote: »

One of the weirdest expressions ever.

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

Seriously?

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

italodisco · 11-10-2013 11:21AM

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 !

humbert · 11-10-2013 11:23AM

Your friends weren't laughing at you for buying Docs they were laughing at you for buying yourself Christmas presents.

Umekichi · 11-10-2013 11:23AM

Czarcasm wrote: »

Seriously?

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

I still wear both

There's nothing more reassuring than the weight of a lovely pair of these

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salacious crumb · 11-10-2013 11:28AM

Czarcasm wrote: »

Seriously?

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.

11-10-2013 11:30AM

wildlifeboy wrote: »

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.

Unless you are a slave to fashion.

wildlifeboy · 11-10-2013 11:32AM

maybe they werent out of fashion but i got laughed at for wearing them...i love them.

Dermighty · 11-10-2013 11:33AM

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.

eisenberg1 · 11-10-2013 11:38AM

SV wrote: »

Back in what? White Pride gangs?

White pride gangs? In Ireland?

Dyr · 11-10-2013 11:38AM

Pretty much any army surplus boot is better than your classic doc marten boot.

Some of the DM shoes are nifty though

11-10-2013 11:39AM

Umekichi wrote: »

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

Nice, but I always found New rocks a little heavy

But my daughter would love those

jimgoose · 11-10-2013 11:40AM

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:

eisenberg1 · 11-10-2013 11:41AM

salacious crumb wrote: »

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....

Fratton Fred · 11-10-2013 11:44AM

Umekichi wrote: »

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

Oh yeah, now we're talking.

Marcus Halberstram · 11-10-2013 11:44AM

What next? The return of Crispy Pancakes and Angel Delight?

DamagedTrax · 11-10-2013 11:45AM

they were never out!

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

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Jelly2 · 11-10-2013 11:46AM

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.

kingtiger · 11-10-2013 11:47AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dhg_QIyMxZw

11-10-2013 11:52AM

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

Doc Martens are back in

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