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20 years ago, the terms ‘sexy’ and ‘Dr Martens’ weren’t generally heard at the same time. Today, though, you can pull it off. We’ve come a long way in the fashion world, and we’ve managed to feminise what was always a masculine type shoe.

This is a brilliant thing, because Dr Martens is amongst the best brands of footwear in the world. I owned my first pair back in 1993 and I still have them now. They’ve gone down as my all time ever most comfortable shoe. Over time, they mould to your foot. I could walk for days in my cherry red DMs (what? I’m cool. I bought cherry red).

Still, you do need to understand a few things if you want to get it right with this style. I’m going to teach this below. It comes from more than 20 years’ of experience, so I’m pretty sure I have a decent grasp of the fashion.

Comfort: Getting It Right
The first thing that I have to stress is that you have your feet measured and make sure that you buy a pair of boots that actually fits. If you haven't been to the shoe shop as an adult, go before you buy your new boots. Get your feet measured.

Once you have your shoe size, try on a pair of women’s Dr Martens boots. They will feel a bit tight to begin with, but if they pinch or hurt straightaway, then you need to try a different size.

Once you’ve bought the shoes, it will take a good two or three months to break them in properly. Now, if you talk to some footwear specialists, they’ll tell you that you aren’t supposed to break shoes in, but that they should be perfect from the off. In my opinion, when it comes to DMs, this isn’t true. There is a period of softening where the leather and sole learn the shape of your foot. It takes a good few months, but after that, they are super comfortable. I’ve owned 5 pairs of DMs, so that’s a lot of experience. I may be wrong, but for me, this is the way it works.

Fashion: 3 Ways to Wear Them:
Ok, so we’ve done comfort, and now it’s time to move onto style. Many women avoid wearing DMs because they think the boots are too unfeminine. Well, there are a few things to say about that. One, you can buy women’s Dr Martens boots. They might be narrower than the originals, come with a pattern (e.g. floral), or be in a girly colour (my cherry reds).

You can even buy short shoes and sandals nowadays – I've never tried them, but this is an excellent brand, so I'm sure they feel great. They definitely look great. Two, you can wear them with feminine outfits to glam it up. Here are my three favourite ways of wearing them:

1.    With Skinny Jeans…open the boot up slightly and have the jeans tuck into the boots. It’s super sexy.

2.    With Dress & Tights…you can go bare skinned if you want, but the dress needs to be short to pull this off in a sexy way and with a short dress, it tends to be more comfortable with a pair of tights.

3.    With Daisy Dukes…again, team with a pair of tights if you're uncomfortable with too much flesh on show. This is a fantastic look for a festival.

I hope that you found this article helpful. If you’re thinking of buying a pair of DMs, then come and check the fantastic collection on sale at our website https://www.mr-shoes.co.uk