Dr. Marten Shoes

      The shoe brand Dr. Martens was founded in 1947, in the United Kingdom, the creator of the shoe is Klaus Marten. He created it because he was a doctor in the German army in 1945 during WW2 and had injured his ankle and found that the regular army boot was to uncomfortable. Later on when he was getting better he thought of a design for a boots. After the war had ended he got leather from a cobblers shop to create more boots. In the beginning of selling the shoe he didn't get success, until he met with his pal Dr. Herbert Funck. Immediately he got intrigued so they decided to join and make a business. The first ever shoes sold were in April 1st, 1960 they were called "1460". They were really popular in the 1900's but a sudden decline came in 2009. It was so bad the brand nearly went bankrupt. So to deal with the decline loss they decided to move all production to China and Thailand and decided to make different prints on the shoes and different styles. The company Permira had bought the company from Griggs Group limited for 300 million euros. They are a staple and icon to today's fashion.