Dr. Martens unisex-adult 8053 5 Eye Padded Collar Boot

I bought these because everyone told me I should. I figured that maybe there was something to it. This is typically the style of shoe I like to wear. Now that Ive bought them... I would pass. The next time. I used to wear a pair of $40 Dr. Scholes from Walmart. These are about as comfortable, look just about as good, and are double the price. The insoles remind me of Timberland Pro Series work boots. If you dont know what that feels like, your lucky. It is like having a piece of ply wood in your shoe. These shoes are a little softer than that, but not by much. As for looks... Im not so sure that they even look all that great. I think the Dr. Scholes look just as good, if not better. Either way, If I had to do it all over again, I would buy Dr. Scholes and some really good inserts and save $20-$30.

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Ive had a pair of English 8053s for the last 15 years. Ive worn them nearly 85-90% of the time in those fifteen years. Theyve been on countless trips abroad and used in industry. The quality and workmanship are not up to the same standard any more. The pair I just purchased I compared directly and found the following: 1. Leather cut rougher and less skiving on the edges. 2. Stitching rougher and not as many stitches per inch. This is especially noticeable in between the toe piece to the sides. 3. Insole now composite rubber and vinyl, original was leather and cork that was glued down to the entire length of the sole. Current one only has vinyl down to the arch and is removable. This means it doesnt mold to your foot as well and will wear out faster. 4. Original also had leather covering the inner triple stitching for the toe cap-side seam. This leather had a smaller stitch to keep it in place and also protect the triple stitching. Without this the stitching is going to wear from use from your foot and eventually separate. 5. Sole tread pattern is awful. Go back to the original diamond boot pattern. This made for better traction and longer wear. The new is also a softer durometer urethane and therefore wont last as long. 6. The tongue is not as wide as the old pair. This means that the laces arent covered as much and builds pressure points on each side. 7. Eyelets are now plastic instead of brass. I liked the brass because it got smoother as it wore and had a nice patina to them. The break in period was about 1 week with a treating of balsam about every other day. Treating a pair of Docs with balsam will definitely extend the life of the shoe, hence one of the reasons Ive had the other pair for 15 years. I have decided to keep this pair but I dont expect them to last me like the other ones. I would have willing paid more to have the same level of craftsmanship as my original 8053. This pair will merely be a stop gap to find a better pair of shoes.

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Let me start off by saying that I have owned 4 pairs of 5 eyes over the last 12 years and I love what they can be, what they used to be. The quality of these shoes has been steadily and monotonically declining with every pair I buy, and with this latest one they have really become garbage. Normally I will get over 3 years of heavy use out of a pair however this latest pair lasted 2 months before the bottom fell off as is pictured. Dr Marten will replace them when I take the time to email them with pictures and descriptions, box them up, and pay for shipping back to Portland Oregon; after all that allegedly I will have a replacement pair in 6-8 weeks. If the other reviews are any indication the sole splitting issue is systemic to, at least, the latest batch, so I expect the same thing will happen to the new ones. Sadly I think this will be my last pair of Dr. Martens ;(.

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Review based solely on nonstandard size. Though marked a UK 7 this shoe is a size larger than previous Dr. Martens sized as UK 7s. I have owned three previous pair of Dr. Martens. Two of them are decades old and still in great shape (except they no longer look snazzy enough for work, and the soles are considerably worn). The original UK shoes I purchased nearly thirty years ago were size 6 UK and fit my 8-8 1/2 womens size foot perfectly. The third pair I purchased over a decade ago was manufactured in China and was a size 7 UK, which also fit, despite the fact that my foot was the same size itd always been. The Vietnam constructed 8053 I purchased at Amazon is also marked size 7UK but is visibly and functionally a size bigger than the same model produced in China. Other than that, the quality (or lack of in some aspects) is the same. This 5-eyelet style with cushioned collar was an all leather upper in the original UK manufacture. The Chinese version, and I assume the Vietnam version, do not have leather collars. The synthetic collar shreds and breaks due to wear and weather, whereas my original UK Docs have no signs of tearing, wearing, or seam splitting and the collar still maintains comfort. The only thing that happens with the originals is that they lose their luster over the decades (hmm...theres a metaphor...) and the soles, as youd expect, wear out from - uh - walking on them. I returned the 8053 size 7 UK and ordered a size 6 UK in hopes that fits. I know these are not Dr. Marten quality, but until somebody like Geppetto or Daniel Day Lewis decides to restore the quality and reputation of this company were stuck with this less than superior quality. It would be nice if at least one business decided that quality, reputation, and loyalty to customers mattered. Also, though I assume these shoes are leather, there is nowhere on the shoes themselves that they are identified as being constructed of leather.

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Shoes arrived all scuffed up. They don’t look as if they were worn from what I can see. I didn’t open them until after the return deadline was passed. I wear Doc Martens all the time for work. (I work in a hospital). These don’t feel like any of my previous types. They are much stiffer all around. They seem longer but more narrow. It’s bizarre that these are both too large and too small at the same time, but that’s the only way I can describe it. My toes are being pinched yet they don’t hit the end. The “air wave” has me thrown, because the soles are even more hard than their regular shoes. There is no hive around the opening of the shoe either. Exceedingly stiff and uncomfortable, in fact, I can no longer feel my left foot and I’ve only had them on for ten minutes. Also, the finish on this is terrible. That’s why I wasn’t too worried about the initial scuffs. While I’ve been wearing them, I got up and walked about 50 paces. I’ll post that photo as well. This is a cool finish to leather being used in a jacket maybe but not for shoes. Especially if you are wearing them for work. This review started out with more stars but I deducted as I went along and the pain increased while the appearance of the shoe worsened. I would pass on these.

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