Dr. Martens 1460 8-Eye Patent Boot – Little Kid / Big Kid – Black / Silver Gradient

Start your little rocker off early with the 1460 8-Eye Patent Boot from Dr. Martens! A scaled down version of the classic Docs icon, the edgy-cute Dr. Martens 1460 8-Eye Patent Boot features a patent leather upper with glittery gradient finish, side zipper, lace closure, and air-cushioned rubber sole.

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• Durable leather upper made with Lamper, a fine-grained patent leather with a glossy, high-shine finish
• Classic heel pull loop
• 8-eye lace closure offers a secure fit
• Side zipper closure for easy on and off
• Cushioned insole provides all day comfort
• Goodyear® welt heat seals and sews the upper and sole together, providing excellent flexibility
• Air-cushioned PVC outsole delivers premium traction

When the Dr. Martens boot first catapulted from a working-class essential to a countercultural icon back in the 1960s, the world was pre-internet, pre-MTV, pre-CD, pre-mp3s, pre-mobile phones窶But then an unlikely union of two kindred spirits in distinctly different countries ignited a phenomenon.

In Munich, Germany, Dr. Klaus Maertens had a garage full of inventions, including a shoe sole almost literally made of air; in Northampton, England, the Griggs family had a history of making quality footwear and their heads were full of ideas. They met, like a classic band audition, through an advert in the classified pages of a magazine. A marriage was born, an icon conceived of innovation and self-expression.

Together they took risks.

They jointly created a boot that defined comfort but was practical, hard-wearing and a design classic. At first, like some viral infection, the so-called 1460 stooped near to the ground, kept a low profile, a quiet revolution.But then something incredible started to happen.The postmen, factory workers and transport unions who had initially bought the boot by thethousand, were joined by rejects, outcasts and rebels from the fringes of society.

At first, it was the working-classes; before long it was the masses.