Boots
Brand
Dr. Martens
(British, founded 1960)
2000
Leather and rubber
Gift of The School of Graduate Studies at the Fashion Institute of Technology
Object number2000.51.1
Dr. Martens boots were first produced as utilitarian footwear in 1960, but soon became an emblem of London’s rebellious youth cultures. Worn by Pete Townshend of The Who during the mid-1960s, British punks during the 1970s, and grunge rockers of the 1990s, Doc Martens continue to inform London’s boundary-pushing style both in the street and on the runway.
DescriptionHeavy black leather work boots with thick brown striped laces, yellow topstitching and tan rubber lug sole, round bulldog toe, back logo ribbon loopExhibitions