Customer Reviews Dr. Martens 1460 Smooth Leather Lace Up Boots

Mark - The design of the boots is great. Only thing is they make my feet sweat and when I wear it in winter. After a couple of hours wearing them and taking them off my feet, you can smell the nasty stink inside the boots.

Star quality customer service - I really appreciated the quick response and delivery of my item. Very impressed with the quality of service I received. Thank you. And I totally love the boot. I've been wearing Doc's now for 10 years...love the quality, durability and the look.

Not what they used to be. This is my 7th pair of Docs, and my 3rd pair of 1460's in the last year alone. Dr. Martens switched from all-UK made to being made in China, and this has had a noticeable impact on the quality of both the sole and the upper. The soles don't last like they used to. They're still worth the money, although not as much, and I have yet to find a more comfortable shoe in the long run. Zappos.com is great, by the way.

A very nice boot, although stiff at first; it has taken some time to break in. It's very sturdy and well made and should last a long time. I can't say enough about Zappos though. Free, fast and efficient; I will always order from them.

Christopher from Philipines - I just bought my son Dr Martens boots. First time he wore it, he said it was too tough, but after a few days, it's getting good and comfortable. Now, he likes it.

A good boot. After years of wanting a pair, this is my first set of Doc's. I've worn them about a month and they're just now starting to break in to the point that they're getting really comfortable. They do shine up nicely with some saddle soap. (A little hint from Doc Marten is to cover the yellow stitching with tape, before you polish or apply any cleaners, to keep the stitching from staining) These boots seem to be just a little bit longer than I would normally wear, but it is more an annoyance than uncomfortable. One thing that is unusual is that I have to pull the laces really tight, in order to keep my heel from slipping up in the boot. However, all in all this is a good boot and I would recommend it. It will probably be just the first of many Doc's for me!

Fit and size not great (usually was more exact) smooth leather not really. I feel little disappointed.

Stiffer than the soft Virginia leather; feels like vinyl. Ordered the size 11 b/c 10 is too narrow and short. Heel slips out in the 11 no matter how tight it's laced. Not available in 1/2 sizes so am returning them.

Having never worn Docs before, I wasn't sure what to expect but wanted to give the boot a chance. It did feel true to size, but it was a little bit bulkier and clunkier than expected, the edge of the back of the boots dug into my calves, and the material even looked a bit cheap. Not my thing.

Looked really really big on my feet. This is a BIG boot. The part around my calf was very stiff and uncomfortable

When I took these out of the box, I was so happy with them. They look great! Exactly what I wanted. They fit great BUT, the leather around the top is really hard and stiff so I found them to be too uncomfortable to wear. I had to send them back. I am ordering the Pascal Virginia and hoping they are as cute but more comfortable.

The boots were too stiff to even get my foot in without fully unlacing the laces. Super cute but I don't have the patience.

not very comfortable. Will add inserts.

Honestly, I wanted to like them. My daughter has a pair (different style) that she loves. But these were so hard and stiff going onto my feet and the amount of time and probable discomfort to get them to be broken in just didn't seem worth the effort. I had a similar feeling about some Blundstone's I bought--still not broken in after 5 years. Anyway, I decided on a pair of Borns which went on easily and didn't need to be broken in at all. Felt great from day one.

I have broader-than-average feet for a woman, so these seemed like a good bet. However, my feet aren't larger in all directions, and while great in the width, these were too big in the height, leaving my feet feeling a little lost inside. Moreover, I have slender ankles (yes, my feet are a sight to behold!), and these didn't quite hold onto them. As Dr Martens doesn't make the style I'm hoping to replace anymore, it's back to the drawing board...

Super weird. I ordered some and hoped I could use with my custom orthotics. They came and the insole wasn’t removable. So they were too tight with my orthotic. I returned and ordered one size up and the pair that came did a have a removable insole, so now they were too big with standard insole taken out and mine installed. They also fit weird with both the insole and my orthotics so I returned both. Wish I could try the smaller size with a removable insole but there’s no telling if it would be removable or not.

I wish I could write a better review. I've worn Docs daily for over a quarter century. And in that time, as with so much in life, I've seen decline. These boots, while they have the same style and the same initial comfort, do not have anywhere remotely near the durability they once had. Back in the 90's, I owned two pairs. One got me through high school with daily, hard wear. One got me through college. I retired each pair when the waffle simply wore out and the soles turned wholly slick. They were never retired for poor manufacture. They never fell apart. They never broke. They retained their style and charm. Over the 2000's, though, despite my daily wear getting lighter as I got older, they wore out more and more quickly. I'm not down to each pair lasting me about 12 months of a desk job and light weekend wear while I run errands. And all of this while the prices go up and up and up. A pair of black nappa 1460's cost me about $104 10 years ago. My latest pair (April 2018) cost me $154. That's a 50% price increase for about a 50% durability decrease. The typical problem I have is that layers of the sole de-laminate. They crack apart and insole padding starts slipping out. (Just this morning, a colleague and I were chatting and he mentioned the pull tag coming right out of his part; his being only about a year old.) Decreasing quality and increasing price is, in a word, unsustainable. I buy them out of habit, but the decline has me, sadly, looking elsewhere. It's tough to be a loyal customer--if not devotee--when you feel repeatedly screwed by poor quality. This may be my last pair of Docs.

I've been wearing Docs daily for a quarter century. The 1460 is still comfortable, still looks great. My beef is that they simply do not last like they used to and the price keeps going up. Looking back over our (mine and my wife's) Zappos order histories, the 1460's are 50% more expensive over the past decade. Meanwhile, each successive pair lasts a shorter amount of time. In the 90's, I think I bought two pairs of Docs that lasted me the whole decade (my teens and twenties). They went through hard wear. I'm now older, slower, and work a desk job and don't put these through nearly as much on weekends. Yet on each pair, the sole splits apart between layers after about 10 - 12 months, tops. Stretching out each pair gets harder and harder each time around. I don't want to change up my brand. But if this pair doesn't last... I just may have to. tl;dr: Still a comfy, good-lookin' boot, but it'll only last you about 10 - 12 months of every day, light- to modest-impact wear.

Color: White Smooth Size: UK 11 (US Men's 12) Width: Medium Honestly I did not try these on so I gave full stars for comfort. Just viewed them outside of the package and thought there is nothing feminine about them. They just look like ice skate boots without the blades. I know these are popular but not my style. Returned.

These shoes look great and offer excellent support for my feet. I have plantar fasciitis and my feet feel wonderful in Docs. My only complaint is how quickly these shoes wear down. I'm trying to stretch them to a pair a year but realistically I'm about ready for a new pair every four months. The leather's pretty good if you take care of it, but I really wish Doc Martens sold replacement outsoles.

There is a seam that runs along the top of the shoe that cuts into the top of your foot (front of ankle). It would be a great shoe with the exception of this. It is extremely painful! Don't think it would be possible to break in, seems like a defect.

For people commenting on the poor quality, Doc Martens have not been the same since they started making them elsewhere. One can still order boots directly from the original manufacturer and get better quality but they cost more.