A brief history of Dr Martens shoes

Dr Martens boots have been popular for a number of decades and have become an important and vital piece of footwear for a variety of different cultures and movements. These different subcultures saw Dr. Martens as a way to determine who were and those who like them were seen, but how they come to this?

A young German military doctor named Klaus Maertens created the first draft, having injured his ankle skiing. Dr. Klaus Maertens was skiing while on leaveof battles in World War II. He found that the boots and shoes, which put his feet, had more on this issue, they agreed to fix his own bad shoe. It has created a boat that a cushion of air only, had provided some comfort as well as absorbing the impact of walking and running. The boat also offers support for the ankle, which applied the amount of reduced body weight on the ankle.

Dr. Maertens had trouble selling its shoes in Germany by an old friend 's Universitysaid Dr. Herbert Funck has an interest. Jointly market and sell the shoes in Germany and has been very successful with their shoes for a hit among the female population. It was not long until he has shoes international marketing and British shoe manufacturer Griggs Group has acquired the patent rights and the first Briton Dr. Martens shoes is on sale since 1960.

The United Kingdom Dr. Martens shoes were named after their creator, and of course the United KingdomMarket because they were marketed with bouncing soles filled with air and were Airwear terms have become famous. Dr. Martens boots were an instant hit with skinheads and the ska punk British music scene and then, new wave and grunge music, which spread to grow the brand of shoes at home and abroad has helped.

Dr. Martens remained popular almost at the end of the century, when declining sales forced the company to move to reduce production costs in ThailandAlthough born in the area is still produced in the United Kingdom. Now you can find them everywhere, with Dr Martens boots in Bath, a full range of shoes and sandals in New York. Today the brand is a household name in homes around the world.