The Saint
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Indeed , Mr Botolph . You caught me there!!Think he was asking about the monkey boots?
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Indeed , Mr Botolph . You caught me there!!Think he was asking about the monkey boots?
I do recall girls wearing them back in the day but not exclusively. I didn't like them then but that was all to change when l saw Mr Pete Townsend wearing a pair. .Haha I fuckin hate monkey boots!
I’m baffled by their popularity.
Worn by girls and kids whose parents wouldn’t or couldn’t buy them Doc Martens round ours when I was a bairn.
Never see a grown man wearing them in the flesh!
Are all comments restricted to that time frame like?How do you know that if you were so young you must have only been at the most 6 or 7 in 71?
Around my way monkey boots were for girls or younger lads who couldn’t afford dm’sMonkey boots were always coveted around here
I read that in Jim Ferguson's fashion notebookAround my way monkey boots were for girls or younger lads who couldn’t afford dm’s
Monkey boots were always coveted around here
not to be a dick, but... no they weren’t. In the ‘80s the closest thing was NaNa boots. Cherry Red 10-eye Docs were the thing to wear. Alas, I had black ones.
Monkey boots are awesome. They look better and are probably sturdier than modern Docs too. I wish there was a slightly more upmarket version of the dark burgundy/brown Grafters monkey boot with the same narrow last and the same ‘tractor’ soles, but made of supple, better quality leather.
Yeah , l know how you feel , l wish brand new Lambretta SX200's were available in two-tone paint jobs and loads a chrome as standard. .Monkey boots are awesome. They look better and are probably sturdier than modern Docs too. I wish there was a slightly more upmarket version of the dark burgundy/brown Grafters monkey boot with the same narrow last and the same ‘tractor’ soles, but made of supple, better quality leather.