Why Dr. Martens Are the Most Iconic Boots of All Time

* Subscribe to @stitchdown! https://www.stitchdownexpo.com/ * All Episodes of the Most Iconic Boots: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc58LjihD8hc ↓Other videos we mention↓ - The 3 Dr. Martens Alternatives That Don't Suck https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7WTXNs49kg - How RM Williams Makes the Most Australian Boot Ever https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lyeugwh6Des - Timberland vs Dr. Martens https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCEGgnxukwA - CJ's 60-Strong Cowboy Boot Collection https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQsntERHGZ0 After four weeks of listing the most iconic and influential boots of all time, who else could take the top spot but the Dr. Martens 1460, the first boot I owned (I was 17, it was burgundy) and one with such an indelible cultural impact that it's been the footwear of choice for just about every subculture and counterculture you can think of, from skinheads to grunge, from an icon of the working class to an icon of the anti-work Gen Xers. 00:00 Our criteria for what makes a boot iconic 01:25 The history of Dr. Martens boots 03:15 How Dr. Martens became British 04:06 Dr. Martens and skinheads 04:38 Dr. Martens and music culture 06:03 Dr. Martens leather 08:11 Runners up 10:12 wrapping up