Dr. Martens Vonda Boots

I love this shoe! I bought a pair online last year that were the same (numerical) size as my cherry red doc boots. These are a smaller narrower model, and last years pair were never comfortable enough. I went into the store recently, and tried on the next size up - much better. Moral of this story - try them on, and, if buying online, don't just think you have to wear them in if they are tight - swap them for a size up before its too late!

We started a family tradition 30 years ago - every girl who turns 13 MUST have her first pair of Doc Martens. My daughter, Kate, saved for hers, Grandma contributed, and back then they had to be bought from the UK. Kate studied and travelled the world and those Docs stayed her best companions for 20 years or more. Now I am the grandmother who makes sure every girl who turns 13 gets her first pair of Docs - they are our family symbol of coming of age for a girl who will be strong, independent, resilient and smart, who will travel through her life - actually march through her life - in this timeless footwear and make her mark.