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Doc Martens

Pair of Shoes
1987 (made)
Artist/Maker
R. Griggs Group Ltd (manufacturer)
Dr Martens (made for)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Pair of women's shoes in black leather.

Object details

Categories
Footwear
Womenswear
Fashion
Leather
Object type
Pair of shoes
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Shoe
  • Shoe
TitleDoc Martens (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Leather
Leather
Brief description
Pair of women's shoes in leather, made by R Griggs Group Ltd. for Dr Marten, Great Britain, 1987
Physical description
Pair of women's shoes in black leather.
Gallery label
'DOC MARTENS' SHOES
English, R Griggs & Co Ltd. 1987
Leather uppers and PVC compound Air Wair soles

The light, comfortable air-cushioned soles were originally conceived by Dr Klaus Maertens in Germany in 1945. Produced in Britain by Griggs since 1960, these practical work shoes have been adopted as fashionable footwear.

Given by R Griggs & Co. Ltd
T.327 & A-1987
Credit line
Given by the manufacturer
Object history
Registered File number 1987/2174.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.327&A-1987

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O365893/doc-martens-pair-of-shoes-r-griggs-group/
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