Everyone has a ‘first ever pair of Dr Martens’ story. Most people’s -I imagine - embody that nihilistic, rebellious stage of their lives. Not mine. I remember getting my first pair aged 9 - orthopedic footwear resembling, yellow-stitchless, nerdy, flat motherfuckers that they were. I got the piss ripped for them. My protestations to my male bullies that, “Look, they’ve got air in the sole!” (tryna’ make like they were Nike Air Jordan’s or something) fell on deaf ears. There, that’s my anti-establishment childhood for you.

Nostalgic memories aside, the footwear legends have just hit half a century. Woohoo! Happy birthday Dr Marten, you can now go on SAGA Holidays and free bus tokens ain’t far off. In honour of reaching the big FIVE-OH, the iconic kicks have teamed up with 10 hot bands who have covered an iconic tune. The videos can be viewed at http://50.drmartens.com/

Plus how else can you better celebrate 50 years of classic footwear than reissuing classic lines - namely the Doc Marten 1460 and 1461 in black and every skinhead’s fave, cherry red. It’s a brand that for many, shares some palpable moments of sentimentality within their past. Thanks, Dr Martens, it’s been emotional…

Posted on April 08, 2010 at 4:23:53 by The Real Runway