Doc Martens: 50 Years of Butt-Kicking Style

The Doctor Is In
The aughts were not kind to Dr. Martens. While still a staple of alternateens around the globe, the clodhopping boots spent most of the 2000s stuffed in the back of closets. But then something miraculous happened. As stock markets tumbled and bubbles burst, trend setters like blogger Tavi Williams, Madonna offspring Lourdes Leon and model Agyness Deyn tossed their stilettos to the curb and asked, "Is there a doctor in the house?"

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