/fa/ - Fashion

>>17225636
Anything being "worth it" depends on your income/what you're willing to spend
I'm a vans guy too, bought 1461 monos for more smart casual/formal fits and I really like them

>>17225636
No, if you want something similar but better quality get solovairs instead( and even the quality of those isn't great for the price but there better than asian made dm's)

>>17225642
I'm willing to spend what they're worth so money is not really a problem, still I don't like to spend too much because I'm a cheapskate.
Also thinking about getting them for like casual/formal outfits so I think I'm in your same situation.

>>17225642
How did you size them? One size down from your fans or tts?

>>17225636
If you like Van's you'll probably like Doc Martens. I have a pair and my ex used to have one as well they've lasted a couple years with minimal damage.

I use mine for nights out where I want something that looks better than my Van's but isn't a big hiking boot.

Just know that breaking them in sucks.

How do you get them to stop giving blisters?

Do docs ever become more comfortable? I had a pair of 1461 monos for several years and they were still the most uncomfortable shoes I’ve ever owned

Or maybe I bought fakes because I did get them off Amazon

>>17225636
I buy Bonanza boots, Doc M's are chink crap

>>17225636
no they're complete and utter shit. save up your money and buy better

>>17225665
dont size down your toes will be crushed

>>17225636
>docs
>sols
fucking pu garbage with fake stitching and no shanks

>>17225661
>willing to spend what they're worth
20-30 USD

>>17226258
>become more comfortable
PU does not break in. It only breaks

>Or maybe I bought fakes
Sure bro, just buy more docs, then buy sols, then understand that they are just like socialism - fucking scam for teens and idiots.

>>17225636
No, they are overpriced. Get Corcoran instead if you're really set on a full leather jump boot.

>>17227369
>Corcoran instead
At least this. But they are also covered with a much thinner pu layer. You can remove it with a solvent though.

Get the classic line of Solovair which comes with full grain leather, (no plastic coating like DM) and shanks

6 eye astronauts are the only way, martens look clownish and bulbous and look like there made of plastic.

>>17227657
>Solovair

>>17227661
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Utter shit with fake stitches and ugly leather

>>17227690
Still the best option after buying vintage ones which are getting rarer if you want dm style boots

>>17225636
As a boot, they're pretty garbage. No shank, bad foot cushioning, atrocious leather coated in a thick leather of plastic. After their recent (and multiple) price jumps, you're better off paying a little bit more and getting some Thursday Presidents in black, which are made with much better materials.

But of course, if you *want* to look like you're in docs, for music scene reasons or whatever, there is no replacement.

> which are made with much better materials.
good bait

>>17227795
>best option after buying vintage
As if they were eve not fake stitched or had shanks lol

>>17227872
>Thursday
Also garbage tier. Corcorans are better.

Not really

>>17228466
>garbage tier

in what way? Stop spouting memes, thursdays are fine for their price tag you drooling retard.

Best vegan boots?

either buy them used or spend extra to get the UK made ones. otherwise any cheap knock off will be fine.

>>17228735
>>garbage tier
>in what way?
materials

>>17228739
converse

don't get them if you live in the north, the soles on mine cracked from the cold lol

>>17225636
I tried to throw away a pair of doc martens and the garbage men refused to take them. I don't think I could have gotten a hobo to take them.

>>17228858
>soles on mine cracked from the cold
Absolutely typical for those garbage shoes.

>>17228464
Meh, who cares, the seventies ones i had lasted years compared to the chink shit ones i had beforehand and were made with better materials. If you expect a pair of boots to last 10 years of constant use without ever replacing the soles then you probably don't wear them very often.

>>17228903
>pair of boots
docs are not boots, just a mockup

>>17228918
shit bait

>>17225636
Regular docs for MSRP? No, I'd imagine not.
I got a pair of MiE 1461 for $80 in an outlet and they were absolutely worth it, but there is luck involved in that.
Anyway, I'd recommend some boots, I've been having a lot of fun with fashion lately thanks to the Docs, as like you, I just mostly wore Vans beforehand.

>>17226258
Is there any alternatives for 1461 out there? I'm looking for an affordable one with similar design.

>I-ITS FAKE LEATHER

get a life /btg/ permavirgin, jesus

>>17225636
From what I heard, their boots are made in china and has shit quality now.
The guys who made them back when they were made in England started up a new brand which is basically the same thing as before sans the yellow stitching. Might be better off that way honestly since Docs has been associated with neo-nazis/skinheads in the past.

>>17229080
>any alternatives for 1461
any good boot

>>17229115
>The guys who made them back when they were made in England started up a new brand
And produce same chink shit lol

>>17229120
Maybe it changed the past few years, but last time I saw, they were still made in England.

>>17229122
>Maybe it changed the past few years
It did not. It has been like this for ages.

>>17229122
>still made in England
They just lace chink shit in England and call it proper English.

solovairs are still made in the same Northampton factory like they have been for over 50 years, they were the original manufacturer of doc martens. Whoever says they just relace chinese shit is talking rubbish, it's dr martens themselves who outsource to china/vietnam
>>17229115
not all skinheads are neo nazis or racist, there was a subculture before all that shit happened.

I bought pic related 5+ years ago, is there any hope of styling them into casual fits outside of festivals?

>>17229618
Maybe some kind of emo/e boy look

>>17225636
They are overpriced trash, their only purpose is to signal you are hip to the meme. They are girls boots

And there are out there much cooler reasonably priced rockstar derbies than the docs/solovairs

>>17225636
Boot autists will tell you they're shit, and they're right. If you're super into boots, Docs are absolute shit. If you have sex though they're excellent value for money. Solovairs are the same except they're more expensive for less "flex" with similar quality. But hey, at least they're Made In England right?

>>17225660
Solovair's are like £30 quid more for £5 better quality. If you buy Solovair's for quality you're genuinely retarded. The only reason to buy them over Docs is because they're made in England.

>>17229618

>>17228464
Solovairs do have a genuine Goodyear welt (it's inside the heat welted sole) and a shank. The grey stitching on the outside of the soles is just decorative. You're dumb as fuck bro.

>>17230122
>and a shank
Their soles are see-through and do not have shanks, you dumb fuck

>>17230248
they have wood shanks

>>17230248
They literally have shanks you smooth brained cuckhold. Never seen someone so confidently wrong in my 15 years on this God forsaken website.

NO buy a pair of Yohji boots on Yahoo Japan for cheaper

Margiela is also a good designer to look into for affordable boots.

>>17225636
depends on the person, docs for me, fit like shit. I am not that tall (5'9) but I usually am used to wearing shoes that aren't that big, wearing these boots felt like wearing ronald mcdonald boots. I have in the past, wore size 11 when my foot is actually 10.5 but no luck getting these things to feel "right". just try to find a way of wearing these before you buy

>>17232610
>>17232618
you must be confused by what affordable means

>>17232742
Second hand is easily affordable, especially Yohji on Yahoo Japan. I just bought a pair for 60usd. There are plenty of Margiela boots around the price of Docs on Grailed. There's a very nice flamenco style Margiela boot that could be had for 200 on Grailed.

>>17225636
Vintage docs are worth it, not newer ones.

>>17232766
No one who likes dr martens style boots would like fucking faggot looking flamenco boots, go shill your heeled faggot shit somewhere else

I got some DMs (MIVietnam) recently and they were 1/2 size too big. Going to get Solovair next. I traced my feet and wrote down some measurements for them and they recommended a size for me. Good customer support.