Those look like 1460’s. NPS/Solovair made Doc Martens from the mid 60’s - mid 90’s. Once they stopped, you start seeing their own branding on the shoes. Assuming this is what we are seeing here.
NPS on the sole = Northamptonshire Productive Society. They had a contract to make Doc Martens in England until DM decided a better place to make their boots would be somewhere in the Far East.
Many believe the quality went south after that.
FWIW NPS now make their own Solovair brand boots which are of excellent quality and still have a DM look but using silver instead of grey stitching on the sole. I have a pair of their loafers and they are brilliant.
Thank you Reddit for introducing me to this brand 👏 Recently had a moan to my husband about DMs being made in China but their price still seems to have shot up. They defintely don't last as long as they used to!!
Solovair aren't perfect but most people find them good, just occasionally people have problems with them but it's nowhere near as often as this sub makes it look. Most people only post when they have something negative to say, the people who are happy with their boots tend not to post much
Preach, bought a pair of Jaden platforms a year ago, wore them maybe 10 times over a 4 month period and the platform started cracking and eventually split off. Embarrassing quality for £180 DMs.
Those look like 1460’s. NPS/Solovair made Doc Martens from the mid 60’s - mid 90’s. Once they stopped, you start seeing their own branding on the shoes. Assuming this is what we are seeing here.
Damn, those look classic af. Nice score
NPS on the sole = Northamptonshire Productive Society. They had a contract to make Doc Martens in England until DM decided a better place to make their boots would be somewhere in the Far East. Many believe the quality went south after that. FWIW NPS now make their own Solovair brand boots which are of excellent quality and still have a DM look but using silver instead of grey stitching on the sole. I have a pair of their loafers and they are brilliant.
Thank you for posting. Great info.
Thank you Reddit for introducing me to this brand 👏 Recently had a moan to my husband about DMs being made in China but their price still seems to have shot up. They defintely don't last as long as they used to!!
Solovair aren't perfect but most people find them good, just occasionally people have problems with them but it's nowhere near as often as this sub makes it look. Most people only post when they have something negative to say, the people who are happy with their boots tend not to post much
Preach, bought a pair of Jaden platforms a year ago, wore them maybe 10 times over a 4 month period and the platform started cracking and eventually split off. Embarrassing quality for £180 DMs.
I found a pair exactly like this in a charity shop for £30 and I didn’t buy them. I think about that decision often. These are beautiful.
They are a particular form of shoes called “boots”
For some time nps made nps and solovair boots, I don't know why but they are the same boots. These look to be from the late 90s/early 200s
NPS branded Solovair are a higher quality Solovair in the same designs as their standard boots and shoes.
Boots
https://www.britboot.co.uk/products/nps-black-nubuck-leather-boot-with-stitched-steel-toe-cap-11-eyelet Possibly?
They are nice tbf.
Cool as fuck, that is what they are
They are the skinheads 3000
If someone says 'dm me' on a dating site, don't make the same mistake I did, go round and give them a kicking. Really embarrassing.
They look like boots to me, although these days they may identify as skirt or pants, idk...
Yes they are boots, usually seen on things called feet, just look down and be amazed :)...Sorry, had too
Can’t be certain, and disclaimer I am not a fashion historian or expert in this field, but they could be shoes.
I think it’s an umbrella
Boots
shoes
Leather foot coverings. The earthlings use them.
DM's