Customer Reviews Dr. Martens Bethan

I’ve been on the hunt for these shoes since they originally came out about 6-7 years back! I missed the Dr.M rerelease, so when I saw them here I just had to buy. Over the years I read reviews talking about how big they run so I went ahead and ordered a size down. I’m a true women’s 6 so I got a 5. I can tell these are gonna be hard to break in but all of my other Docs are perfect after wearing them for months! The leather feels stiff and I can already tell the t-bar is going to give me blisters, and my toes will be killing me. But the support feels nice otherwise!

I'm used to Dr Martens being on the larger side, so I felt ordering my usual size 8 would work. It did, but per warnings from this site & other sites, people suggested getting a size smaller as they run large. When I received them, I did see that the 8s were rather big, so I figured a size down (7) would work. However, those were too small. My toes "hit" the end of the shoe. Too bad there weren't any 1/2 sizes available! A 7 1/2 probably would've worked. But 1/2 sizes aren't offered, so I decided to keep the 8s because I love these shoes. I've read that people get shoe inserts to adjust the roominess. Hopefully that'll help. If not, I'll just wear thicker socks. I tend to wear thinner ones to begin with, so maybe that's the ticket.

I want to love these shoes but they are nearly impossible for me to put on because the strap for the buckle is SO, SO, SO SHORT. It is way too short to reasonably buckle and unbuckle when taking them on/off. I tried buckling them first, then slipping my foot inside, but for me, the shoe was way to stiff to do this. Maybe just a bad fit for my foot, but this seems like a huge design flaw? They seemed otherwise comfortable and fit my foot, but rendered completely unwearable because the buckle strap was too short to buckle with my foot in the shoe. Very sad.

Super cute. Didn’t take long to break in. Normally I’m a women’s size 9 in all other shoes but for Docs I’m always a size 8. I definitely recommend sizing down. These fit true to size for Dr. Martens (which is usually one size smaller)

I’m bummed these didn’t work for me (high arch); everything but the strap worked. Super cute and comfortable.

Love the feel! Comfy and no break in.

I bought these for my daughter for Christmas and her jaw dropped when she opened them. She absolutely loves the style. She wears them with socks and says they are comfy. Can be worn with dresses, pants, shorts, anything! The buckle is a little stiff at first but the quality is worth it.

I am obsessed with these shoes! They are heavy so know that, but they are overall amazing!

Love the look! Many compliments. I have a pair of boots in the same size and maybe the shoes seem just a bit looser.

I have the POLLEY SMOOTH LEATHER MARY JANES. I think these look a lot nicer but love both. I needed to break in my POLLEY SMOOTH LEATHER MARY JANES but not these ones.

The fit and size are awesome! They are the most comfortable pair of Doc’s I own! I feel sick as hell (amazing) wearing them!

These are beautiful shoes! They are exactly as described. They are pretty heavy, they fit quite big, I bought a size down. Delivery was so fast.

I love these shoes! They run maybe up to a half size large, so I had to put some heel pads in them. But they are very comfortable and super cute. Finally Doc is making cute girl shoes again.

Width was good and true to size; however the heel was loose fitting. Heel was slipping out. Heavier than expected. Still love the Brand!

I loved the look but they definitely ran big, a whole size bigger than my other Docs. I usually wear a us 7 but in Docs I wear a uk 4. Sent back for the smaller size which was unfortunately too small. Must have gotten a bad batch or something. I'll keep trying with the other colors and hopefully have better luck. Love the look of the chunky double sole. But Zappos is excellent with returns, no hassle whatsoever. Will definitely keep shopping here.

Buckle strap broke 2nd day tried on

Bought these as a gift for my niece and she loves them, says they’re true to size and comfortable to wear.

I loooooove these shoes. If you’re going for comfort I wouldn’t recommend these. They definitely are fine for me for a full work day but I am sitting at a desk for most of it. If I was on my feet all day it may be a different story. They are so cute and I get compliments on them every time I wear them. I am usually a 7.5 and I got an 8 and had to return them for a 7. They’re most comfortable with thicker socks because they are so heavy. I would def recommend these though.

Didn’t like the material too stiff

The fit was a bit big, not much. Love the style...the shoe itself is just so heavy, even to walk in.

I absolutely loved them but the ankle strap is way too short. They are hard to buckle and the strap looks much shorter than other Dr. Martens Mary Jane shoes. The straps also looks like they would wear out quickly where they bend over the buckle. I hope they fix this issue; wish I could have kept them!

way to heavy and stiff. but they are the cutest shoes ever! loved them but had to return.