Customer Reviews Dr. Martens 1461 W Patent Lamper Croc Emboss

These shoes are awesome. If you are a person that likes to be noticed, these are the shoes for you. I bought a pair directly from Dr. Martens and it took 2 weeks to arrive. Bought this pair from Zappos and came the next day. You can't beat that! Just a little note: If you are not familiar with Doc Martens, they are a little heavier then most shoes. And they don't have 1/2 sizes. I love Zappos. Their service is amazing. I will be a customer for life.

Dr. Marten's oxfords - I'm so pleased Doc Marten's came out with an oxford without the yellow stitching. I can wear my comfy, sturdy Docs to the office. Hurray for removable insoles - my orthotics fit. My 1461s are a year old, I wear them daily and there's still little visible wear on the shoes. These, like my other Docs, should last for decades. Detracted one star on Look because although they are "unisex" and sold in the women's department, they do look rather masculine.

In this trend of minimal, barely covering your foot shoes, my Dr Marten's provide sturdiness and support with comfort and indestructibility. If it is your favorite shoe, you will have it until you become tired of wearing it. This white oxford will be my summer shoe for years to come.

Doc Marten Oxford - Everything about this show and the order was excellent. The shoe is excellent for everyday and for dress.

Awesome!! I've been waiting for Dr. Martens to make a dressier oxford shoe without the yellow stitching. Finally here it is! This shoe is very comfortable and well worth the money. I'm considering buying two pairs as I wear them for both work and play.

Loved the shoes, but the sizing chart definitely didn't work (for me). The shoes were too small and for sure too narrow.

I agree with reviews that say one size is too small and next size too big. I too had to put orthotics in my women's shoes because my ankles were rubbed so hard they got blisters. The orthotics supplement the arch support, which is modest. The style is great and overall support is what I pursued. I like the look of the Doc Martens better than wearing athletic shoes.

I have to give credit where credit is due. Let me preface by saying that I love only ever worn DM’s that are made in England and I’ve had several pairs dating back to the 90’s! The quality is far superior to the Asian-made Doc’s. That said, I ordered these 1416W’s because my Made in England 1416’s were back ordered so I got this Zappos pair for a trip I was taking. I planned to give these to my daughter when my other Doc’s arrived, but I didn’t expect to be so pleasantly surprised with this pair from Zappos! Let me tell you they are so comfortable pretty much out of the box, as long as you wear thick socks and prep the back of your ankle with a couple bandaids as a preventative measure while you break in the shoe. It only took a few days of fairly non-stop wear and I was good to go. The “W”, by the way, means women’s and not “wide” so they are slightly more of a narrow toe than the unisex which is more flattering to the foot, and closer to how the England 1416’s look. As far as sizing, I always take a UK5/US7 in Doc’s and I typically wear a US7.5 to 8 in most shoes. I’m really right in the middle of 7.5 and 8. The size I chose fits great. These shoes do stretch some with wear, so if they are a little snug with thick socks at first, that’s ok. They will loosen up a little and then you will be good to go with thinner socks. Now, I’ve seen some very plastic looking Doc’s which has always turned me off from Asian-made, but this leather looks much better than I thought it would, and has just the right amount of shine to look more authentic to the brand. Very pleased with the comfort and the look of these! I think they are a couple steps up from most Asian-made Doc’s. Compared to the England 1416’s, the leather and craftsmanship is still better on the England and the stitching and way the leather is cut is also much neater. However, I would say they are both similar in comfort level. The main difference is there is a thick insert in the Zappos pair that feels makes you feel more lifted but it is also removable. If you’re on the fence, I think you would really liked these shoes. They are really versatile too as they can be worn with nice pants, jeans, dresses, etc. As a long-time DM lover, I’m really happy with the quality, comfort, and the style!

I liked it but I needed at least one size down. I ordered the "6 UK" or US Women's 8. I pretty solidly wear an 8 in most women's shoes. It didn't work for me.

When you become familiar with the European sizing and remember they don't offer half sizes, it's easy to get a good fit. As everyone comments, they do require some breaking in and I wasn't willing this time to stick with it. I also felt that the smooth leather would scratch up and show marks so I did return them. I ordered another pair that actually are embossed leather.

I love the look of this shoe! Unfortunately they were a bit stiff and the heel was causing a blister immediately. Too bad.

I own several pairs of DM boots and shoes made in England that I bought before they moved to Asia in the early 2000s. These 1461 W shoes are the first pair I bought since then. They re from Vietnam. The quality seems lower than the older MIE DMs (which is why I put 4 stars overall), but they re still very nice and look gorgeous. So far, I m very happy with them. I ve had them a couple weeks now and have been wearing them almost every day, mostly comfortable right out of the box. I thought the back of the heel might dig, so for the first few days I put moleskin across my ankle bone and covered it with duct tape (a great tip I learned online), then put on socks. This worked extremely well. I ve been wearing them about 8 hours a day with no discomfort or blisters. I don t use the moleskin/duct tape anymore and they re fine. I first ordered the regular 1461 shoes, but they looked like clown shoes on me, so I exchanged them for the 1461 W (in the same size) and there s a real difference between the two. If you re female, definitely go for the W version. Size-wise, I m a women s U.S. 7.5 in just about every shoe I own, and all of my DMs are U.K. 5, a perfect fit. One more thing...Zappos customer service is the best there is. I received the first pair in one day, then when I needed to exchange, I got the new pair the very next day. (I wish Zappos would start carrying the Solovair brand.)

Go-to shoe in warmer weather...looks great with just about everything, wear them with ankle socks.

Face it; at this price you won't find a better made shoe, of such sturdy construction and rich quality leather.They are classics! My only caveat: I wish they came in half sizes. Normally, I take a women's size 10 40 UK , and these still slipped after adding heel grips.After re-lacing to also make them a little narrower and the slipping was solved. I love the look!

I ordered half a size smaller of these shoes because of the reviews but when I got them they were still too big. I am a size US9 and UK40 in Reikers, Fryes and Finn. I ended up with a size 8 with still plenty of toe wiggle room. These shoes are made of stiff leather and I doubt I can wear them enough to break them in, so I just use thick socks and also try to put band aids on the my lateral malleolus area. When I do wear them, I sure have a lot of fun. The yellow shoelaces sure attract a lot of attention.

The shoes came quickly and in perfect condition of course. I was happy to buy these as none of the stores were carrying this brand.

I had a foot injury in high school - no obvious fractures, but I've got a very high/painful instep. Changing shoes helps me. I go from MBTs to Doc Martens, sometimes wedge/platforms for short periods of time. I like to be 'different' and these are definitely for me - the sparkles are great, do not flake off & I wore them a full day the first time I put them on - my feet were very happy. Love my Martens!

These are iconic shoes in an awesome medium gray color but what I did not count on is how stiff and hard the leather is and it would probably have broken my feet in before I could get the shoes to fit properly. They are heavy and seem supportive enough in the sole but since the inset is not removable I could not use my orthotics and I noticed that there was a gap in the ankle area where I pronate. Too bad because it was a decent fit in heel and toe box.

Great shoe! It comes out of the box pretty stiff and needs to soften up quite a bit before you can wear without heel protection. But perfect in every other way.

Love these shoes, always wanted a pair of Docs and finally have a pair, one day hopefully I can get a pair of the boots. One of the shoes is tight on the top of my foot, the tongue/laces area. Is that normal for Docs? It's only on one foot I've got this issue, I've never encountered that, never had that as a factor for breaking in a shoe. They do feel stiff but that's common with new shoes especially of this material.

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?

Great all-around work/play shoes - I've got arthritis in my knees and have a hard time finding stylish funky shoes that also have enough support to get me through the day AND are nice enough to wear to the office. Hooray, these work. Give yourself a good two weeks to break in, though - they're not "out of the box" comfortable.

I wish these fit, but they just don't. Wish they had half sizes.