The difference between Martin boots and tooling boots
The biggest difference between Martin boots and work boots is the sole.
Martin boots use air cushion rubber soles (excluding Martin boots with a price of 100 yuan on Taobao). The soles of work boots include leather soles, sawdust soles and rubber soles, even though the rubber soles are mostly non-air-cushioned. The biggest difference between Martin boots and most other shoes (dress boots, leather shoes, all kinds of shoes with heels) lies in this bottom. Moreover, there are many brands of work boots, and Martin boots are just one brand in my opinion.
As for the appearance, Martin boots should be changed from orthodox boots to soles, but now Dr. Martens has produced many styles, including work boots, dress boots and even leather shoes, but only the soles (air cushion rubber soles) remain unchanged. Work boots are varied, with square head and round head, formal and rough. Different brands have different styles in the modeling of work boots, and even different series of the same brand have no fixed routines. (Tim Bailan's rhubarb boots and Red Wing's 875 are both work boots. Do these two look alike? )
In terms of price, the price of Martin boots is mostly around 1500 (cpu), and there is no discount. The price of work boots fluctuates greatly. On average, the price of Tianbailan is around 1400 (Tmall flagship), and the price of Red Wing is around 2800 (cpu). It is not uncommon for some high-end work boots brands to reach five figures in domestic buyers' stores.
Are Martin boots the same as work boots?
It's different.
Martin boots are divided into short boots, medium boots and long boots. Martin boots with short waists are more common. There are many colors and patterns, black is the most traditional, brown is the most conservative, and various mixed colors are also very popular. The sole is thick and durable. Work boots mainly refer to American work boots, which is one of the popular fashion terms in the clothing industry in recent years and a new element of shoes. It is often worn by fashionable young people.
How to match Martin boots
1 Martin boots+cropped pants
When matching Martin boots with pants, try to choose a length of nine points to avoid pants piling up at the mouth of the shoe, which will look neat.
2 pairs of Martin boots+black tights
Black tights are also very popular in winter. Paired with a pair of thick Martin boots, you can make your legs look thinner.
3 Martin boots+nine-point straight pants
Girls whose legs are not straight enough can wear nine-point straight pants with Martin boots, which is still very handsome.
How to maintain Martin boots
1 stain removal: this step depends on how dirty the shoes are. If it is too dirty, you need to remove the stain. You can use saddle soap. After the sponge is wet, wring out the water, tap the saddle soap several times, and then circle the vamp until the bubbles are even. If it's dirty, go around it a few times. Then directly dry it with a soft cloth and air dry it. Oil the shoes in time after drying.
2 dust removal: if the shoes are not too dirty, simply dust them, and choose a horse brush for dust removal. Here I recommend two better horse brushes, Pedag and Woly, both of which are German brands. Horse brush has moderate hardness, which can avoid hairiness or scratching when brushing dust. A horse brush with a large position along the sole and upper can't be brushed, so you can try to choose a gap brush.
3 Oiling: Some people will choose to brush their shoes with a brush or by hand. Shoe-polishing cloth is recommended here (clean soft cloth is ok without shoe-polishing cloth). After the shoeshine cloth is used up, it can be cleaned and used repeatedly. Wrap two or three fingers with a shoeshine cloth and apply shoe polish in circles on the vamp. Then let it stand for 1~2 minutes and dry it with a soft cloth. SapHiR black gold series from France is recommended here. Renovateurs is clean and nourishing, while CREME 1925 is pure and nourishing. Generally, when the boots are not cared for for for several months or the leather is dry, the gold label is used, and the black label can be used in ordinary care. If you are worried about insufficient nourishment, you can wash it with black gold first, and then nourish it with gold standard. Oiling can achieve the effects of cleaning, nourishing, enhancing waterproof and brightening.