Dr. Martens

1461 W

Women's

These are my first pair of Docs and yes, after owning them for 3 days I have been contemplating how I've lived this long without them. Incredibly fast shipping was unexpected and great! As for sizing, I'm usually a W 9.5-10, so I ordered the size 9 and they fit perfectly. These guys are as cute as they are comfortable (after a little breaking in of course). They did dig into the heel the first few wears, but I double socked it and after 6-8 hours they're definitely softening up. I bought these to jazz up my work shoe collection, but they work just as well with business casual items as they do with jeans and a t-shirt. Unlike another pair of Docs I tried on (Flora Chelsea boot) these don't make my feet look bigger than they are which is a plus for an insecure someone with large-ish feet! Excited to continue breaking these in and finding new ways to wear them.

I've been wearing Doc's W1461 for many years with my orthotics. I was bummed to read in the questions the statement that you could no longer wear orthotics with them, so I called the friendly Zappos people to find out what the closest model was that I could wear orthotics with. Mollica was great - when she couldn't find an answer to my question about the insoles on the 1461, she got back to me an hour later with an email, telling me that although the description says that the insoles are glued down, they're the same as they've always been - easy to remove. When the shoes got here, she was right - thanks so much Mollica! And Zappos may want to remove the response to the question under the product.

Zappos rock. I ordered these Doc Martens and expected to get them in a regular amount of time, and I got an e-mail from Zappos telling me they upgraded my shipping to overnight free of charge that was really great. The company has great service, friendly customer service and carry all the greatest brands. I couldn't find these Doc Martens anywhere else. I love the shoes and Zappos!

An absolutely wonderful shoe. I recently purchased the 8053 in Brown/Grizzly. I love it and decided that I 'needed' new Docs in black as well. But, for a little less funky look, I decided to get the smooth leather, 3 whole 'Gibson' style oxford in a 'w'. This means it's a womens rather then a unisex; slightly narrower toe box and arch/vamp area. No padded collar which is so comfy and I did feel the slight heel rub which other reviewers have mentioned, but forewarned is forearmed and I immediately put on a bandaid over each rub area, pulled on a pair of 'wigwam' style crew socks, put on my new shoes and totally forgot they were on and wore them all day. The fit is true, great arch support and the shoe feels so light. A very happy camper here.

These are comfortable, but do need some breaking in. My only complaint about them is that there are no half sizes available. I usually wear either an 8 or an 8 1/2. The UK 6 was so small I couldn't get my foot in without pain, even with very thin socks. The UK 7 is too big, but with my orthotics and heavier socks they are very comfortable. I wouldn't wear them for a day long walk though. Dr. Martens, how about some half sizes?