SHOPENAUER STORES: SHOPPING IN LONDON. Dr. MARTENS AND THE HISTORY OF THE MOST FAMOUS BOOTS OF THE WORLD

Who does not know Dr. Martens boots? Every day we see them in the street at the feet of dozens of guys. Probably you too, if you are not wearing them at this time, you still have a pair in the closet.

Yet, before becoming the big brand they are today, they have made their way.

In our guide to the best brands and stores in the world, SHOPenauer, you will find all the stores selling this legendary boot in London.

Everything was born in 1945 by soldier Klaus Martens who, seeking a solution to an accident in the war, tried to create an alternative non-hard leather sole.
Everything takes a different turn when he arrives in Munich, met an old friend of his degree in mechanical engineering, Dr. Herbert Funk, who tells his new idea about prototypes of eight-holes.
From here begins the real production of Dr. Martens by the two friends, and business partners: we are in 1947.

Twelve years later, in England, the entrepreneur Griggs known for producing military amphibians at the beginning of the 20th century, notes the announcement of the two friends and decides to contact them as it is enchanted by their new invention: in 1959 the boots were purchased from Griggs and gave them the name of “DR. Martens “.

The years in which the boots came to light were those that saw a wave of unprecedented change: cultural derangements, birth of new social groups such as punk, methal, emo, hippie, social revolutions and the birth of new ideas. Dr. Martens have always been the emblem of punk culture, to which we still associate them today.

In London we find a wide range of shops at Dr. Martens or simply resellers in the department stores, such as the shop in Carnaby Street, which offers the best of what the brand offers: classic and contemporary shoes, both for men, women and children, various clothing and accessories.