Still kicking it at 57
the way until I moved to the States. So that’s ’92 to 2001. In the States I still wore them, and it got to the point where the leather starts cracking. I had brown ones, brown 8-ties, but I still wore them ‘ cause they were still so put together and I actually liked it that it looked that way.”
Quite a handful of artists have been seen donning a pair of Doc Martens through the years. The long list of rock stars includes The Who’s Pete Townshend, The Clash’s Joe Strummer, Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain, British rock band Blur, and Tim Armstrong of punk act Rancid, among others. More recently, celebrities like Robert Pattinson, Britney Spears, Ellie Goulding, Jessie J and Gigi Hadid have been sighted sporting a pair.
Dr. Martens has a huge following in the Philippines, and its birthday party wouldn’t be complete without its loyal fans. One of them is Ian “JJ” Flores,” who has bought about 20 pairs of Docs so far. His favorite pair of all is the 1460 Black Smooth, Made in England, predated 1997.
JJ bought his first pair as soon as he got his first Christmas pay check way back in 1996.
“It was love at first sight, love at first pair. I really wanted to get my own back then. So as I soon as I got my 13th month [pay] in my first job, I got my first pair, and it was not the last,” JJ shared.
Dr. Martens has expanded not only in terms of market reach but more importantly, in its selection of durable yet fashionable footwear. The collection now includes a wide variety of boots, low-cut shoes and even sandals, in numerous colors, shades and prints and patterns. You can opt for your basic black 1460s, nurture your Adventure Time fixation with Princess Bubblegum boots or relive your ’90s couch potato sessions with a Beavis Butt-Head pair.