Customer Reviews Dr. Martens 1460 Smooth Leather Boot

For people commenting on the poor quality, Doc Martens have not been the same since they started making them elsewhere. One can still order boots directly from the original manufacturer and get better quality but they cost more.

Great color and quality but way too big! I am not going to return them since I have already worn them on the farm, thicker socks will suffice. They are very comfortable.

These shoes are very stylish and fashionable. They look good if you have joggings or skinny jeans that you tuck inside of them. But the shiny stuff that is on the shoe will get scuffed and scratch. But don't worry Dr. Martens makes a patent leather spray that fixes it.

These boots are nowhere as shiny or as marbled red as the photo. They arrived looking like a darker oxblood color rather than red, near black. On the upside, they show red on creases and scratches. Sizewise, they are seriously wider than expected. I bought the proprietary insoles and still had to put in my old orthotics and wear heavy hiking socks. Not a bad boot, will be great in winter.

The fit and style were fine. The Chinese made DM 1460s felt cheap. The leather was thin with no lining or the kind of attention to detail you'd expect from Docs. I sent them right back. In my opinion they were not worth the price being charged.

These did not look at all like the picture - harder leather, no suppleness to it. They were also HUGE even for someone like me that often wears DMs. Ordering a full size smaller than usual, and in a different material.

These are not the same Dr. Martins that they use to be. My feet hurt so much that I cannot wait to take them off. I stopped wearing them. I now have very expensive paper weights. Wearing Rockports for comfort. I miss the old Dr. Marts. Must have bought 15 pairs over the last 20 years. Never again.

Very disappointed with this purchase. I ordered my standard size 12US/UK11, 1460 black smooth finish. I also have a different style of 3 hole docs the same size 12. Once I received the boots, first thing I did was to put in inserts. I ordered inserts as well, after reading reviews here. Then I tried to put them on, and I couldn't even get my foot in with them completely unlaced!! So I proceeded to pull out the insert, and double check that I'm not stacking it on top of a factory one. Nope, just as I received them, no insert (which is what I expected). I next tried putting them on without any insert, and the fit is VERY tight along the top of my foot were the laces start. This of course also means that it is squeezing the sides of my foot as well, along with coming a little to narrow in the toes. I have average size width for my shoe size, and never had a problem before. Sadly, they feel just about right in the length, and a little loose in the heel. That said, I feel that going another size up might give me some room in width (I'd hope), but then to long in length. I don't understand anyone who says they run big, as it's just the opposite (how heck does anyone use inserts?). All in all, I'm probably going to return them. Sad, because they are a good looking boot and I was looking forward to getting them. Still thinking it's weird at how tight they fit...but what can you do. Zappos was great, and even received my order early, so no issue there. I'll order from this site again, just never another pair of docs. These are getting returned in a few days when I have a chance.

fit was uncomfortable-stiff cardboard-like leather

I have large feet. A women's size 12. The boot was very loose and wide. The leather did not have the look and feel of good leather shoes.

I ended up sending these back. I was very disappointed in the leather. It felt cheap and was stamped as Made in China.

I had to return these. They were way too big even though the 1460 Waterproof fit very well.

The leather was too hard and got a terrible pain while putting it on

I bought these boots back in 2007 and remember them being the most comfy boots I had owned. I hated having to toss them 3yrs later due to work specific contamination. Fast forward to 2019 and I decided to give them another try. Not the same boots anymore. **Note that my previous pair was not made in England either** Each boot has noticeable assembly differences which has caused one boot to fit tighter around the center of my foot compared to the other. I know these boots take a decent amount of time to break in, but I doubt that will change how these feel. I currently also own a pair of Danner Moc toe boots and it looks like these will continue to be my go to boots until I wear them out. Too bad it took a couple days of wear before I got the true feel for these Dr. Martens because now I can not return them.

I've had a variety of Doc Marten's over the years, and the upper on these felt flimsy and the leather was thin. I've read reviews that suggest there is no difference between the "Made in England" version and those made elsewhere. I don't know if that is true. The existing pair I have are made in England and much sturdier. However, they are older so I don't know if that means the quality has just gone down generally. Even the toe box on these was relatively soft. I'm returning and will likely pay the extra and see if the Made in England version are still good quality.

Bought these for my husband's birthday, at his request. He owns 3 pair of Dr. Martens and has had one of the pair of boots (also 1460) for 20+ years. When I saw the pictures that others had posted and read some of the reviews I was skeptical about the quality, but bought them anyway. I told my husband about what I had seen and read as he opened the box and told him I thought they were being manufactured overseas. He said, "they make them in the UK".. well, he was wrong. Lo and behold the tag on the inside says Thailand. The quality seems really lacking. The leather (we bought Napa leather in black) was cheap and flimsy. We cannot justify $145 for a pair of cheaply made boots. Back they went.

Ouch!!! This is possibly a torture chamber for your feet. Unless you’re into self mutilation choose anything else. It cuts across the back of the ankles like a dull rusty axe.

This was my second pair of Martens and I could feel the crappy Chinese quality coming through the shoes souls. The pair of boots were uneven, one fit well and the other was just was horrible. It was as if I was wearing two different pairs of boots. I gave them some time thinking it was just me and the boot break each other in, nope wrong again. The left boot nearly cut into my heal, it wore off the skin of my left heal after wearing them all day. I'm seriously just considering getting a refund, I expected better quality.

This boot runs small and they're impossible to break. They're not comfortable at all and are overpriced. There are thousands of other boots to choose from! Don't waste your money on these!

When I first got the green boots, I'm afraid I thought they seemed a bit cheap and plasticky; however, once I began to wear them, they became my daily shoe. I walked to and from work in them, for 2-2.5 miles per day. The looked good, and I got a few compliments on them. Unfortunately, a crack developed in the green surface at one point, and the darker material underneath showed through. I took the boot by the local Doc Marten store to ask if anything could be done to fix it, and I was told it was unlikely and reminded that the shoes needed to be treated regularly--which I'd been doing. I don't wear these anymore, partly because they now have a defect, and partly because I don't want to make the defect worse. It's a pity they didn't remain in good condition for more than a few months, but I suppose they probably were made to look cool more than to endure a lot of mileage.

EVERYTHING about new Docs is sub par. The sizing is irregular. Heel to toe measurements are almost one inch off on two pairs of the same style and size. Smooth leather appears to be bonded in my opinion, the lowest quality grade.

I was disappointed that the boots came pre-worn. It feels like I paid for a used pair, not a new pair.

Second order that was returned by original buyer. No packing in box or boots. Creases in leather. And even tho it says removable inserts. They are glued in. Never again. From Zappos or Amazon. Especially since they are one in the same now.

These white Docs were a Christmas present for my daughter. She has a pair of black Docs that she loves and has always wanted to try the whites to see if they make her feet look too big. Apparently the blacks she has are a softer leather. The smooth white leather of these was so stiff that she said they would cut into her ankles so she didn’t even try to get them on. They are going back and we’re ordering pebbled leather to see if that works.

These were overall 2 sizes too big and it was a hassle to exchange them