r/DrMartens

I’ve had different types of Dr Martens in the past, but ultimately, the Pascal is still my favorite. After using my old ones for 6 years, I’ve now ordered new ones. Exactly the same ones, or so I thought.

I’ve worn them for 3 days now, but when walking, I notice that my toes sometimes touch the front. When I’m sitting, I don’t have any issues. Absolutely no pain either, but it does feel a bit uncomfortable to keep sliding forward and hitting the front. Sorry for the weird photo, but that’s my foot when I’m standing on the insole.

I ordered the shoes secondhand because I thought they would fit anyway. I always wear a size 41 in Dr Martens and all other shoes. But I find it very strange that this pair feels so different. Of course, my 6-year-old pair feels different, but I can't remember having this problem.

What do you guys think? Is it a matter of breaking them in (even though they are secondhand, they haven’t been used so the leather hasn’t been broken in yet) or should I sell them and buy one size larger?

The ones available in my budget and size are: 1) Buzz milled nappa Mary janes, 2) Bex Double Stitch, or 3) Aprile Mary Janes.

Additionally there's Elphies but I have wider feet so I'm worried they wouldn't be comfortable. I need them for all day wear :)

Anyone have any strong feelings either way? Open to other shoes but might have to look at used.

Love love LOVE my new boots!! They seem fairly comfortable so far, but I haven't done any extensive amount of walking in them yet. I hope to wear them to a concert on Saturday!

My question to fellow owners of these or other tall lace-ups: How do you balance tightening laces for stability and loosening for ease of getting into them? I find it exceedingly difficult to get my foot into them when I have my laces set tightly to hold my foot down (in order to eliminate heel lift and blisters). Yes, even when they are unzipped!

Not entirely keen on loosening and tightening the entire boot every time, so I'm wondering how others handle it!

We wear PINK!

My first pair of 8065's and I absolutely love them.

Hi does anyone know circa the year for these made in England docs. The tag on the back seems different.

Needless to say, I am obsessed with the Buzz 5-Eye Flower Grizzly Leathers! 🌼 they are SO comfortable. For anyone interested in buying these, I would advise to go down a size. They run big. I normally buy a women’s size 8 in docs, but bought these in a 7 and they fit perfectly. 👌🏻

Had these guys since 2019 and wore them pretty much every single day. I’m not exaggerating either, every single day. I love these shoes, they were super comfortable and they went everywhere with me. I traveled the world with them - from pushing a car up an iced over hill in rural Belgium to Mardi Gras in New Orleans & all over - many great memories were made and they carried me there.

It’s crazy how both shoes at the same time cracked in the sole and then I knew they needed to be replaced. Wanted to share their story with strangers on the internet who also love Docs before sending them off. Hoping to get another 7+ years out of the new pair and excited where they’ll take me throughout my life.

Hello to the smartest people I know regarding docs!

I bought my fiancee a pair of white docs to wear from our wedding from Vinted. They came today and are in amazing condition however no matter how tight she tries to tie them, there’s a gap at the front (versus our normal docs where the front lays down).

If anyone can help I’ll be super duper grateful!
Thank you!

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Picked these up brand new for an absolute steal late last year and they've quickly become my favourite piece of footwear. Especially since I've had them paired with the rose anvil saddle sole.

I was wondering if there's any other boots from DM that have a similar fit as they don't seem to be available on the site anymore (in Australia at least).

The Korean army taught me a lot...

It's mostly useless.

But the skill of polishing leather was useful for my 1460 boots.