Dr. Martens 2976 Slip-Resistant Boot Chelsea Boot – Black

Put your timeless style to work with the new 2976 Slip-Resistant Boot Chelsea Bootfrom Dr. Martens! The 2976 Slip-Resistant Boot Chelsea Boot featureswater-resistant Industrial Full Grainleather uppers, SoftWair邃Available online at Journeys.com!

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• Durable leather upper made with Industrial Full Grain, a rich, waxy leather with a smooth oily coating for a water-resistant finish
• Padded tongue and collar for added comfort and support
• Dual elastic midfoot gore for easy on and off
• SoftWair邃
• Goodyear® welt heat seals and sews the upper and sole together, providing excellent flexibility
• Air-cushioned outsole made with PVC fused with central rubber pods of GRIP-TRAX邃

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.