I found the most life-defining (okay, maybe just wardrobe-defining) book at the public library last week! It's called Dr. Martens: The Story of an Icon by Martin Roach, and i can hardly believe I've never heard of this book before seeing as I wear Docs almost every day the temperature is right. In fact, I have 61 posts tagged as 'Doc Martens' as of this moment and most of them are my outfits. Oh right, quit bragging and back to the book.
It discusses the history of the Dr. Martens brand as well as a brief history of each decade in the 20th Century since the inception of the brand. It features a timeline of important world events in each decade, but the most interesting parts are the ones discussing Dr. Marten's relation to underground music subcultures. By the time I finish actually reading the book (not just browsing the pretty pictures), I'll have a huge list of bands to research.
Since the book coincided with the 40th anniversary of Dr. Martens, the brand commissioned British designers to re-envision what their ultimate Docs would look like. It was fascinating to see all the ideas!
Great book, great photos, can't wait to finish reading it!
28 comments:
oh my gosh!
i love love this book:)
hopefully soon i will be getting black florals! hehe
i'll have to go check it out too
Looks like an awesome book! I love those shots of Doc interpretations, so cool
wow! so inspiring..love the last one!;)
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wow! that looks awesome :D i love fashion books like this, they're so interesting :)
I might have to read this, I wish I had a pair, they are so lovely.
I might have to read this, I wish I had a pair, they are so lovely.
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I love your style, very elegant and modern!
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I want a pair so bad.
cool
I might jsut have to pick that up
I'm gonna have to see if my library has this book,it looks awesome!
I really like the third pair of boots.I might try sticking one of those ribbon badges on mine now @.@
Oh looks like such a fab book!
i'd be lost with my DMs, i love them =] great post :) x
I need this book. I love my doc martens.
oo sounds interesting. Doc's do have such a history behind them :)
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!!! That book looks fantastic.
Love the pictures! I can't wait until I can get my own pair of Doc Martens
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I love the 3rd pair! And the second are lovely also. They are the best thing ever though, you can wear them with practically anything
This is blatantly your soul mate in published form!
Great inspiration!
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i love the re-envisioned docs, using them as flower pots is so sweet x
O My God!!!
I love my DMs I cant BELIEVE I have never seen this book...
I have to have it...
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I too enjoy doc martens, this year I had an unexplainable desire to purchase some beige rose ones and a pair of gold ones for myself... However my desire was never realized due to the fact that my wallet was emptied by overpriced movie tickets and frozen yogurt. :/
wow, looks like a fantastic book! i love coffee table books but hate the prices :S i think a trip to the library is in order.
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I'd never heard of this book before either. Only £5.21 used from Amazon....as if you would buy a new copy!
Awesomeness.
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