Dr. Martens, 1490 10-Eye Leather Boot for Men and Women

boot

Squeaky
The tongue of these boots is much squeakier than my old pair that were not waterproof.

Let's get this out of the way from the top: Doc Marten boots are actually NOT good boots!

They use really low quality leather and the soles are heat bonded to the boot.

Give it time and love
My heart sank when I first tried these on, these shoes are expensive and I have probably spent more on this pair of boots alone than I have on all the shoes I currently wear.

The stitching across the top of the foot, the instep, where the tongue meets the "boot" portion  IS VERY tight and probably can't be stretched due to the stitching.

There is also a small flap of leather that extends from the stitching inside of the boot, which WILL curl when you put your foot in, and feel like you have a pencil across the top of your foot.

This is what made these boots unbearable to wear for more than 5 minutes.

I used Mink Oil paste, and rubbed it all over the outside of the boot, concentrating on that seam. WARNING.

Pulling my sock tight (upwards) on my foot after having the boot on, also caused the leather to unroll back into the correct direction, laying flat on my instep.

genuine-leather

It’s leather
At first these shoes didn’t feel right and I thought that I was gonna have to return them

but that flap was exposed leather so I could get oil on it.

After I took them off, I felt inside and found that the softened leather of that flap had become a bit more rigid,

Pretty horrible design putting that tight seam with extra leather across the tightest part of the boot, that can't stretch due to it being stitched, which tries to curl when you put your foot in.

wear

I’ve been wearing them every day for months and the only thing that helps short term is petroleum jelly

Even after the oiling and first wear I was still skeptical,

sizing

The only problem I found was in the sizing I found it difficult to pick the right size, it gave me women and men sizes, I found it confusing.

but I had to let my son try them on because of the sizing problem.

When I put them on, they felt WAY too tight across the instep, and I figured this "unisex" sizing was not right for a size 9 "D" width in Mens.

interior

I don't think this would have fixed that problem, unless I had flattened out that seam from the inside.

inexpensive

These are the best cheap boots you can buy!

sporty shoe

These are a great boot-like sport shoe and really what's not to like?

comfortable

these are great and comfortable and offer better protection than the usual sport/work shoe.

Over time it worked, now they are super comfy and much more flexible.

purchase


I bought for a gift for my son, I picked the maroon ones they were a beautiful colour the leather quality was very good, very thick good soles, look like they will last forever.

anti-slip

Dr. Martens, Unisex 1460 Slip Resistant Service Boots

Cole Haan Men's Zerogrand Omni Chelsea Boot Water Proof

size

These run big - .5 size in my circumstance
The shoe runs big.

shoe-box

I have similar Born and Kenneth Cole dress boots, and a single sole from any of those would outweigh this pair (and maybe it's box).

cole-haan

however, this is the first "boot" I have purchased through Cole Haan and it runs a little big.

These are versatile boots that feel like wearing nothing; I don't think I've ever had a lighter pair of athletic shoes, much less a casual/dress boot.

Comfy, great for travel
Really like these.

Comfy for travel and walking and going to the office. Recommend.

light-weight

They are light weight and easy to take off and on.

Dr. Martens, 1490 10-Eye Leather Boot for Men and Women

$ 162.94 - $ 170

Oct, 7, 2023

Oct, 7, 2023

Dr. Martens, Unisex 1460 Slip Resistant Service Boots

$ 162.94 - $ 170

Oct, 7, 2023

Oct, 7, 2023

Cole Haan Men's Zerogrand Omni Chelsea Boot Water Proof

$ 98 - $ 148.83

Jul, 1, 2023