the leather is very rigid to begin with, so initially no, esp the heel/ankle area, i'd suggest wearing thick socks for these.
Or search for Solovair boots, they used to make Dr Martens under license many years ago, and continue to make boots in the same way under their own label today.aidendanger wrote: ↑ Take note: these are the smooth variety and not the Docs of my youth at all. Way way lower quality. I bought these a few years ago not knowing they had 3 levels of craftsmanship. If you want actual real Docs from back in the day, save your dockets....lots of them. THESE (quilon, not smooth) are real Docs. And wow expensive now.
I should add that this smooth version aren't nearly as comfortable, durable, or as nice looking. Hard regret jumping on them in an urge and should have bought the quilon version.
These are not the boots they used to be. They USED to be known to last. And the leather is fairly cheap and thin.ivrsn_des wrote: ↑ the leather is very rigid to begin with, so initially no, esp the heel/ankle area, i'd suggest wearing thick socks for these.
they'll take awhile to break in then they'll be better, but when it comes to comfort (compared to other boots out there) these are not known for it.
they're known to last and for their timeless design tho.
They only seem to make 6, 8, 11 or 20 hole these days, that might be why you are coming up blank in your search. 8 hole in oxblood is available right from nps-solovair:aidendanger wrote: ↑ Oh I have. Know where I can get oxblood size 11, 9 holes let me know! LOL. They're out of stock everywhere I've found.
Thanks, 8 is what I meant. But, they're sold out there.nffclsr wrote: ↑ They only seem to make 6, 8, 11 or 20 hole these days, that might be why you are coming up blank in your search. 8 hole in oxblood is available right from nps-solovair:
https://www.nps-solovair.com/collection ... 5670025280
Their monkey boot is my favorite, and I've been meaning to pick up a pair for years.
