Doc Martens are back in

Pumpkinseeds · 11-10-2013 12:54PM

salacious crumb wrote: »

Converse may look pretty, but they're **** for walking on the cobblestones in Temple Bar :pac:

They kill your feet alright if you wear them regularly, have no grip on wet surfaces, at all, but they look cool, I'm officially middle-aged now:( I hate you 40, I hate you:mad:

LoonyLovegood · 11-10-2013 12:56PM

Bought a pair of Docs when there was the really bad weather two years ago so I could get in and out of school without falling, still have and love them. When I did my ankle in I was told to wear them when I was taken out of the cast for support.

Hownowcow · 11-10-2013 01:06PM

I haven't been without a pair of Docs in over three decades. I now wear Doc shoes as my everyday work shoes.

Rubeter · 11-10-2013 01:11PM

salacious crumb wrote: »

Converse may look pretty, but they're **** for walking on the cobblestones in Temple Bar :pac:

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

Blasphemy, you leave my Converse out of this:P

Folks the word C*****se should not be mentioned in a thread about Docs, Shhuddder... :cool:

salacious crumb · 11-10-2013 01:35PM

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

They kill your feet alright if you wear them regularly, have no grip on wet surfaces, at all, but they look cool, I'm officially middle-aged now:( I hate you 40, I hate you:mad:

I haven't actually had converse in years, they really do f*ck up your feet. A nice pair of chunky DCs is my preferred runner these days, although Docs are my weapon of choice.

The thing about middle age is to not give a sh*t about it. Grow old, but never grow up :pac:

PinkFly · 11-10-2013 01:54PM

Witchie wrote: »

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.

http://www.shoerack.ie/Product/White-Floral-Laced-Boot/3170/1_3

What about them?? Love them

MadsL · 11-10-2013 02:02PM

The daughter loves her Docs, she's currently rocking steel toe capped purple patents she found for $20 in a thrift shop over here.

Me. I'm a army surplus kinda boot guy, but I'm lusting over these bad boys.

http://www.redwingshoes.com/

Their linesmen's boots are incredible.

MadsL · 11-10-2013 02:03PM

PinkFly wrote: »

http://www.shoerack.ie/Product/White-Floral-Laced-Boot/3170/1_3

What about them?? Love them

Fake.

Witchie · 11-10-2013 02:06PM

PinkFly wrote: »

http://www.shoerack.ie/Product/White-Floral-Laced-Boot/3170/1_3

What about them?? Love them

Gorgeous! A little over my budget at mo tho.

PhlegmyMoses · 11-10-2013 02:07PM

Doc Martens and New Rocks are horrible looking things. Adidas Originals are where it's at.

MadsL · 11-10-2013 02:14PM

PhlegmyMoses wrote: »

Doc Martens and New Rocks are horrible looking things. Adidas Originals are where it's at.

Talking boots here pal, d'yer mind.

Czarcasm · 11-10-2013 02:16PM

PhlegmyMoses wrote: »

Doc Martens and New Rocks are horrible looking things. Adidas Originals are where it's at.

They look cute on young girls, not such a good look on middle aged men, that screams mid-life crisis on a guy over 20 tbh! Jesus time creeps up fast, I'm 37 in a months time

I'm off to get myself a pair of boot runners with the tongue pumps! Anyone else remember those?

PhlegmyMoses · 11-10-2013 02:18PM

MadsL wrote: »

Talking boots here pal, d'yer mind.

Boots are for hippies and tradesmen. Runners are where it's at or a nice pair of Oxford brogues for work purposes.

eisenberg1 · 11-10-2013 02:19PM

Czarcasm wrote: »

They look cute on young girls, not such a good look on middle aged men, that screams mid-life crisis on a guy over 20 tbh! Jesus time creeps up fast, I'm 37 in a months time

I'm off to get myself a pair of boot runners with the tongue pumps! Anyone else remember those? [/QUOTE

That's fins, as long as you don't go out and buy that Stratocaster you always wanted:pac:

PhlegmyMoses · 11-10-2013 02:20PM

Czarcasm wrote: »

They look cute on young girls, not such a good look on middle aged men, that screams mid-life crisis on a guy over 20 tbh! Jesus time creeps up fast, I'm 37 in a months time

I'm off to get myself a pair of boot runners with the tongue pumps! Anyone else remember those?

Nonsense. They're aimed at the 20-30 demographic, sure. Don't think I've ever seen a young girl wearing a pair of Adidas Campus.

Czarcasm · 11-10-2013 02:22PM

PhlegmyMoses wrote: »

Boots are for hippies and tradesmen. Runners are where it's at or a nice pair of Oxford brogues for work purposes.

And team them up with a metrosexual "man bag" and skinny jeans while you're at it and all... Jaysus

MadsL · 11-10-2013 02:24PM

PhlegmyMoses wrote: »

Boots are for hippies ...

Not seeing the problem frankly.

PhlegmyMoses · 11-10-2013 02:26PM

Czarcasm wrote: »

And team them up with a metrosexual "man bag" and skinny jeans while you're at it and all... Jaysus

Who let granddad at the internet again? :pac:

MadsL · 11-10-2013 02:27PM

I admit to owning a pair of these, but I do have the hat to match, and ride horses in the desert.

Czarcasm · 11-10-2013 02:28PM

PhlegmyMoses wrote: »

Nonsense. They're aimed at the 20-30 demographic, sure. Don't think I've ever seen a young girl wearing a pair of Adidas Campus.

Ahh here, seriously? Loads of girls 16 - 25, regular students, you'll see them all with the campus and snapbacks, shorts over the tights or a frock.

Grown men in their 20's and 30's still trying to look "with it" wear sketchers!

jimgoose · 11-10-2013 02:29PM

MadsL wrote: »

I admit to owning a pair of these, but I do have the hat to match, and ride horses in the desert.

Us bikers can generally out-boot anyone, even the Ugg crowd. I currently am the proprietor of a pair of these:

http://www.dirtbikebitz.com/2012-spada-wave-motorcycle-boots-black-p-21214.html

PhlegmyMoses · 11-10-2013 02:31PM

Czarcasm wrote: »

Ahh here, seriously? Loads of girls 16 - 25, regular students, you'll see them all with the campus and snapbacks, shorts over the tights or a frock.

Grown men in their 20's and 30's still trying to look "with it" wear sketchers!

Where are you living because I'm not seeing this? I've never seen a grown man wearing Sketchers. I've seen the young wans wearing cons, but never really Adidas Gazelles or Campus. Any young wans here to enlighten us?

jimgoose · 11-10-2013 02:32PM

PhlegmyMoses wrote: »

Boots are for hippies and tradesmen. Runners are where it's at or a nice pair of Oxford brogues for work purposes.

Runners are for children and skangers. I agree with you on the Oxfords, and would add that Builder's Boots are the attire of choice for grown men when Real Work(TM) needs to be done, such as kicking the sh!t out of hippies!

ShiverinEskimo · 11-10-2013 02:40PM

Doc martins? Ewwwwwwwwwwww

Bet you all wear them with an army surplus jacket with the german flag on the sleeve too.

Damn hippies.

MadsL · 11-10-2013 02:44PM

jimgoose wrote: »

Us bikers can generally out-boot anyone, even the Ugg crowd. I currently am the proprietor of a pair of these:

http://www.dirtbikebitz.com/2012-spada-wave-motorcycle-boots-black-p-21214.html

Fugly as f*ck.
At least my boots would look as at home on a bar rail as they would a horse.

jimgoose · 11-10-2013 02:44PM

MadsL wrote: »

Fugly as f*ck.
At least my boots would look as at home on a bar rail as they would a horse.

Ah, they look fairly well in their proper setting. Bit clumpy down t'Woolpack. mind.

MadsL · 11-10-2013 02:47PM

Mind, if you are over 40 and don't own a pair of shoes handmade in Northampton, you are doing it wrong.

I have a bit of a fetish for good shoes; these are sublime and my pair of Monks are possibly the most wonderful things I own of a foot related nature.

http://www.edwardgreen.com/

jimgoose · 11-10-2013 02:49PM

MadsL wrote: »

Mind, if you are over 40 and don't own a pair of shoes handmade in Northampton, you are doing it wrong.

I have a bit of a fetish for good shoes; these are sublime and possibly the most wonderful things I own of a foot related nature.

http://www.edwardgreen.com/

Mmm. They are rather decent. :cool:

Dyr · 11-10-2013 02:55PM

tbh back in my day a pair of gettagrips trumped a doc martin of any hole length

eisenberg1 · 11-10-2013 02:56PM

ShiverinEskimo wrote: »

Doc martins? Ewwwwwwwwwwww

Bet you all wear them with an army surplus jacket with the german flag on the sleeve too.

Damn hippies.

While driving around in a Citroen Dyan(2CV) with a CND sticker on the back:pac:

Doc Martens are back in

Comments