I own 33 pairs of shoes, and I’m doing my best to minimize my “collection” and I&r

I own 33 pairs of shoes, and I’m doing my best to minimize my “collection” and I’m also swearing off buying a new pair of shoes in 2020.Today’s shoes are the Doctor Marten’s. Doc’s last forever, they will never die and they only need very minimal maintenance. As you can see from all three of the leather pairs, I’m very good at kicking things while wearing them, as the toes are pretty well scuffed up, but they’re all still great winter wear shoes, keep the wet and cold out, and doing this reminded me to hit them up with some balm. The red canvas boys were bought specifically for a Euro trip back in 2017.The White 1460 Doc Marten’s I originally bought for work, and wore them for about half the season, in the spring and fall when the weather was chilly. My work is not designed to destroy and dirty shoes, but operating diesel vehicles will do this, so that’s why they’re so peppered in scuffs and black marks. I don’t think I’ve worn these in a couple years now as there hasn’t been much of a need for me to leave the house in the winter, and a couple years ago I tried selling them on the FB marketplace with no luck. I’m contemplating giving these up for donation, but for now, in New England, there’s no such thing as not enough boots.The 3-Eye Doc’s are somewhere around 6 or 7 years old, and I call them my ankle biters, as the first few times they’re worn, they just chew your ankles apart. Once they’re worn in, like they are now, they’re incredibly comfortable, and are great for rainy days to keep the wet out. These are the most well worn of the three, but they’re still in very good shape. I haven’t worn these in a few years as well, except I think to a formal event where they were the only “polishable” shoes I had. Even though these are in wearable condition, I’m going to donate these while they still have life in them.The 1460. The classic all black, yellow stitching on the sole, simple and trustworthy. I’ve owned these for who actually knows how long now. These were originally bought for my dad are you ready for this: In 2001. These are 19 year old boots. My oldest sister worked at a shoe store going out of business, so she bought us all boots at like 90% off and these went to dad. My dad didn’t like them, not his thing (which was weird, because he loved his Wolverines). They sat in his closet for well over 10 years until they were handed over to me sometime around 2012. My old Doc Marten’s that my sister bought me in 2001, went away, and hot swapped them for these. These were my go to for winter snow removal, but honestly I don’t think I’ve put these on since that crazy winter in 2015. The Red Canvas Doc’s are one of their newer styles, and I was intrigued by the thinner sole on the shoe. I think it’s the classic complaint about the Doc if you haven’t worn them before or in a while, same as any chunky soled boot: they’re heavy. The thin sole on the red canvas Doc’s was a nice change of pace, and they’re just as comfortable as the big boot, and these were stuck to my feet on my spouse and I’s engagement trip to Greece in 2017. I sprayed them with some of the waterproofing stuff too, and they were great at keeping the wet out when it poured rain on us at Delphi. I still wear these a few times a year, they’re super comfortable.Shoes number 11, 12, 13, and 14 of 33. -- source link

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