Object: Boots
Brand:
Dr. Martens
(British, founded 1960)
Date: 2000
Medium: Leather and rubber
Country: England
Credit Line: Gift of The School of Graduate Studies at the Fashion Institute of Technology
Object number: 2000.51.1
DescriptionHeavy black leather work boots with thick brown striped laces, yellow topstitching and tan rubber lug sole, round bulldog toe, back logo ribbon loop
Label Text: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.
Exhibitions:
- Global Fashion Capitals
- Head to Toe
- Shoes: Anatomy, Identity, Magic
- Fashion and Technology