Customer Reviews Dr. Martens 1460 Patent Leather Lace Up Boots

Review update: the size seven stretched too much and is now too big even with my orthotics...but the six hurt so much with my orthotics that I don’t think I would’ve made it through the breaking in period! I think these just aren’t for me. Thank you for your amazing return policy, Zappos!

Excited when my Dr. Martens arrive but my feet were swimming in them! They may be more than a full size too big. I'm concerned they will make my feet look big no matter what so sending them back. I'm picky about what I buy so even though they are a luscious dark cherry red, I'm going to pass.

This is not a boot for a person with a high instep. It had to be returned because it was smooshing the top of my daughter's foot.

Although I have purchased Dr Martens before and I have been very satisfied, this particular 1460W was painful to wear. There is a seam or sewn area above the top toe area that digs into the foot so hard that it is literally impossible to wear. Two different people in the family who wear this size tried the shoes on and both were unable to wear them.

I'm not sure how I feel about these. The leather is of lower quality compared to other leather boots I own - thin, almost plastic feeling. Construction seems ok. There's a bit of stitching issues around with the yellow threading but it's not too bad compared to the 1460s I bought for my husband (which we returned). The styling, however, is more slimmer since these are the women's version which I like. Not sure if I'll be keeping these.

I wanted to love these boots, and I love the look of them-but after trying the size 8 women's and finding them to be too big I got the 7. I just don't have the confidence that they will stretch out enough to not be painful in the toe area and the width-I can't wait 3-6 weeks to break them in without the chance to return them if they don't :(

lot shinier than I had hoped/expected - this looks too much like patent leather which I wasn't really into. I'd love this color if they made it in a more matte leather!

To be honest I didn't love the material of these shoes. I had Docs back in the 90's (when everyone did) and I was excited to get them again, especially in purple! But the material on the outside felt very cheap to me, almost like plastic. For almost $150 I'd like them to feel well-made. They're going back.

The style is cool and the fit is good. However the tongue kept sliding down and to the side making it uncomfortable when walking. You have to tie the boot tight for the tongue not to slide.

I ordered true to size; however found the the top of the shoe to be rubbing against the area on my feet where my toes begin. There was also hardly any space between my toes and the front of the shoe, which was a cause of concern if I planned to wear any socks thicker than what I had on at the time. I ended up returning them.

These fit fine--I ordered one size smaller than usual--but the toe box is so rounded that they make my feet look larger than they already are! Returned.

Much like the other reviewers, I also felt a pain in the top of my foot. I wonder if it has anything to do with arch height, or if it's an odd fit for everyone.

They were really stylish and cute, but they really hurt the top of my feet! I had to return them because I could not get past the seam on top of the shoe pushing into the top of my foot. Hopefully another style will be better!

These were crazy small and I don't have a large foot. The seam across the top of the boot, where the tongue is sewn, is rough and dug into the top of my foot. Length is right, though. I have 3 other pair of Dr. Marten's and this is not the same.

Let's start by saying this Docs are fabulous. I couldn't imagine a better design. I was in s wedding and I wore these and they were great. That being said they are super uncomfortable where the tongue meets the shoe. But again they look great!

These shoes are so adorable! I would have loved to have kept them, but Dr. Martens really messed up when they made these...the stitching across the top of the foot is so tight that there's no way to wear them. I have a friend who bought the same boots second hand and has gotten bruises from this issue. Such a shame.

Beautiful boot! Sole great support but upper stiff and digs into top of foot. Bummer.

Very disappointed in the Victorian flower-print version of these. The material is so stiff and inflexible that it cut into my instep, and also created terrible blisters on my heels. I imagine the leather version of these is a better product, but the "woven canvas" is awful, and I would not recommend them to anyone. Not a good non-leather option.

These boots are super cute but sadly super stiff. The tongue is hard and doesn't stay in the middle. My ankles were very uncomfortable. Order 1/2 size down.

I've been waiting so long for these shoes I even had my back to school outfit prepared but, once I got them they were two sizes too big and they looked huge. Had to return them and I am a size 10US!

I got the black/silver ones when they had them, and I was disappointed. I had docs in high school that lasted years, but these only made it one year before the leather cracked. I think it may have been the shiny material, and I emailed the company and never heard back.

I ordered this style in the black nappa and had slight problems, but at the same time they were too big to ignore. The boots were great except the part where the tongue and boot meet. It dug into my feet and hurt too much to keep them. However it's not because of the width of the boot. I have wide-ish feet and the width was just right. It was just that darn seam! I just felt the boot wasn't as finished as it could've/should've been since I've owned other brands of similarly built boots and never have had a problem like that. For the price I feel a little more could've been done about that! Otherwise, they would've been fine. The leather is great. It's soft yet not weak, and feels already broken-in. If I decide to give Docs a try again, I'd for sure go back for a style in the black nappa. I still would really like a pair, growing up in the 90s and all, but I'll give my hunt a break for now. Perhaps the men's version of this style might fit better?

This is the third pair of Dr. Martens boots I have purchased for my daughter. The Nappa leather finish scuffs off and looks terrible. THey look like cheap knockoffs.