Dr. Martens 8053 5-Eye Casual Shoe – Savannah Tan

Lace up the best of both worlds with the cool and casual 8053 5-Eye Casual Shoe from Dr. Martens! A casual shoe with some classic rock’n’roll ‘tude, the 8053 5-Eye Casual Shoe features a soft suede upper, lace closure for a secure fit, cushioned insole to maximize comfort, and the classic Dr. Martens air-cushioned PVC outsole for maximum traction.Available online at Journeys.com!

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• Soft suede uppers
• 5-Eye lace closure offers a secure fit
• 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.