The British Boot Company Ltd, Camden, London: Leading UK stockist for English labels
The British Boot Company Ltd, formerly known as Holts, is a leading UK stockist for famous English names such as Dr Martens, Grinders, Solovair, Gladiator, George Cox, Tredair and NPS.
The shop started its life in 1851, making and selling hobnail work boots... fast forward to 1958 and the shop became one of the first retailers to sell Dr Martens, quickly followed by Solovair and Grinders in 1965. The shop very soon became a Mecca for skinheads, punks and DM enthusiasts from all over the world.
Then in the late 1970s, the shop's charismatic owner, Alan Roumana, formed a close association with the local band North London Invaders who went on to become the legendary band Madness. Not only did the band buy their footwear from the shop, it also featured the shop in several of their videos. Famous bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Buzzcocks, UK Subs and The Business all quickly became regular customers.
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The Making of Dr Martens and Solovair Boots
Dr. Martens is a British footwear and clothing brand, which also makes a range of accessories – shoe care products, clothing, luggage, etc. In addition to Dr. Martens, they are also commonly known as Doctor Martens, Doc Martens, Docs or DMs. The footwear is distinguished by its air-cushioned sole (dubbed Bouncing Soles), upper shape, welted construction and yellow stitching.
Solovair is a brand of British-made boots and footwear, produced by NPS Shoes Ltd., which was established in 1881. NPS is based in Wollaston, Northamptonshire, an area known for its shoe industry.[1] NPS shoes are known for their goodyear welt technology and use it in all their shoe production, this particular technique is needed to fix the Solovair sole onto Soft Sole Suspension boots and shoes. Shoe manufacturer R. Griggs Group Ltd. had the patent to produce Dr. Martens boots but not the technology so in 1960 Griggs and NPS collaborated to create a boot using a Solovair sole and a Griggs boot, the result was the now iconic Dr. Marten boot. The first pair left the NPS factory in 1960. NPS Shoes continued to make Dr. Marten boots and shoes under licence until the mid 90's. They patented the name Solovair in 1995 and now make their own air cushioned boot using the same lasts and leather cutters and machines used to create the first original Dr. Marten suspension soles in the UK.
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Review: Is Tricker's Stow Boot the Best Calfskin Boot?
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Tricker’s is one of England’s oldest shoemakers, and for the last 200 years they’ve been renowned for their classy dress shoes, quality calfskin leather, and their broguing.
FIRST GLANCE
This version of the Stow boot is exclusively at Division Road, and the main difference between it and Tricker’s other country boots the chunky Commando sole (traditionally, they use leather). This one is attached with a 360-degree Goodyear welt.
It’s a very British boot, neither blocky nor sleek, and very different from my American-style pairs.
LEATHER
Tricker’s is known for their hard-wearing calfskin leather, and this is tanned with a “special mulling concoction” that infuses the uppers with oil. Their tanning process is a combo of vegetable and chrome tannage, which looks to embody the best of both worlds.
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The color is a really unique golden leather that develops a gorgeous patina over time. If you love the color out of the box, there are ways to retain it, but these boots will always look cool, either way.
LEATHER CARE
When it comes to conditioning them, they like a good wax polish of the correct shade. You can use Venetian shoe cream if you’re excited about the patina, or Tricker’s own polish in this shade you’re in love with the color (though you’ll have to pay for international shipping to get it).
Always alternate days wearing them so the moisture inside can dry completely, and let them dry at room temperature to preserve the natural oils.
SOLE
Again, this is the Vibram Commando outsole version, not the leather-soled original, and it’s great for clomping around in the weather.
They have a natural leather midsole, and a really cool insole: hollowed-out 9 iron leather hand-filled with cork, and a wood shank.
The sole is attached with a 360-degree Goodyear welt, specifically a barbour semi-storm welt. This welt isn’t quite as high as a true storm welt, but it’s got increased waterproofness with a relatively slim profile.
FIT & SIZING
These use UK sizing, which meant I went down a full size, not the half-size I usually do.
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Overall, they’re very comfy and have good shock absorption. After a day or two it moulded around my foot really nicely and the fit is just great. Plus, I had basically no break-in.
PRICE
$525 from Division Road, which puts them in the mid-range of quality boots. The British version (with leather soles) comes in at 395 pounds, roughly $513 American dollars.
PROS
High quality materials
Extremely well-made
360-degree Goodyear welt
Very comfortable
Easy break-in
CONS
Pricey
Some people don’t love the style
These boots wern't made for walking
These boots weren't made for walking.
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ENGLAND; FOR SALE Iconic British firms Iconic BRITISH firms NOW OWNED BY FOREIGNERS
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Iconic BRITISH firms NOW OWNED BY FOREIGNERS
London, UK
December 2012
Brits and tourists alike often pay for their quintessentially British experiences unaware that they are run by foreign companies.
Harrods, the Dorchester Hotel and even the Queen's grocer, Fortnum and Mason - almost half the companies in Britain are now in foreign hands.
Author Alex Brummer says: The coalition government in Britain likes to talk about the march of the makers. Well we can't have a march of the makers if we're selling off all that is good.
Household names, like Boots the chemist, Cadbury's chocolate and Weetabix cereal have all been gobbled up by foreign corporations.
The traditional bacon butty is hardly imaginable without HP sauce. The name itself stands for Houses of Parliament. It has even got Westminster on the label. The White House might be more fitting. It belongs to Heinz. And while spreading Hartley's jam, Sun-Pat peanut butter, or Gale's honey on toast, one might be surprised to hear that they were all recently bought, by another American company.
Even Thames Water, which comes out of every single tap in and around London is owned by an Australian company.
Advocates of foreign takeovers say they inject much-needed cash into the British economy.
Two years ago Kraft, the US food giant, swallowed up Cadbury's chocolate. It was a hostile takeover. They slashed 400 jobs and moved production to Poland in the process.
But there are those that say that the loss of confectionary is the least of Britain's problems.
The loss of control of the ports in this country and around the world where we had a huge network of international ports, I think is a very serious matter, says Alex Brummer.
Other nations' governments scrutinize every overseas bid.
France, for example, argues that it is in the national interest to prevent key technology falling into foreign hands.
So while it is more difficult for a British company to buy in many other countries, over 30 billion pounds worth of domestic companies made their way into foreign hands last year.
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1. Various views of London, shops. 00:00 - 00:16
2. [Q]: Do you think that Fortnum and Mason is a British store?
man (speaking English): Absolutely! Is it not? Is it owned by the Japanese or something like that?
man (speaking English): It's been here for ages so I assumed that it was wholly owned by British people.
[Q]: It's not.
man (speaking English): Oh. Nevermind!
woman (speaking English): Everything's multinational these days. Nothing's authentic any more. It's too bad. 00:16 - 00:34
3. Various views of London. 00:34 - 01:02
4. Alex Brummer, City Editor, Daily Mail, Author, Britain For Sale (speaking English):
The coalition government in Britain likes to talk about the march of the makers. Well we can't have a march of the makers if we're selling off all that is good. 01:02 - 01:10
5. Dr. Dominic Swords, Henley Business School (speaking English): Recently we've heard the premier not only selling off Branston pickle, selling off Hartley's jam, sun pat peanut butter, and also closing down some of their Hovis manufacturing. Analysts say great news for the investors, although it is bleak news just before Christmas, for the workforce. And it is very difficult to control those things. 01:10 - 01:32
6. Alex Brummer, City Editor, Daily Mail, Author, Britain For Sale (speaking English):
The loss of control of the ports in this country and around the world where we had a huge network of international ports, I think is a very serious matter. The loss of control over our airports the loss of control particularly over our energy companies, which means decisions about our energy control and supply are not made in London, they're made in Paris and Berlin. 01:32 - 01:53
7. Steven Woolfe, City Representative, UK Independence Party (speaking English):
When companies take over they often move their headquarters away from the UK or look for better advantages in the tax system. A good example of that was Boots the chemist. It was a company with a head office in Nottingham for 161 years and moved to Zug in Switzerland. Well we had revenues of around 89 million in corporation tax, and they reduced that then to nine million. So the burden is then on the UK taxpayer, in increases in income tax, in VAT or other forms of taxation. It has to be found. And we're the ones paying for it. 01:53 - 02:27
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15 Hole Steel Ranger Boots
My first pair of Rangers bought at Rio on rue St-Denis in Montréal.
Black shiny thick leather. Steel toe. They are much lighter in weight than they look.
Rangers are basically like a British Combat boot.
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BEST BOOT: THURSDAY BOOT COMPANY'S CAPTAIN BOOT
Designed to be the perfect combination of dressy and casual, Thursday reinvented the boot ground up: instead of going with Chromexcel® leather they devised their own leather called Thursday Chrome; instead of going with pricy Dainite soles they came up with their own rubber which, in my opinion, performs just as well.
But this company is no imitation of anything. Original in its every atom, the Captain is sleek and handsome while maintaining an unusual durability. The leather is tough but not too thick and the shoe has a full 360-degree Goodyear welt that's remarkably subtle.
Another bonus is the Dura EVA comfort strip, making it feel more sneaker like than its competitors, but the real icing on the cake is the ludicrous price: $199.
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TOUGHEST BOOT: TRUMAN JAVA WAXED FLESH
Truman aims to compete with Viberg with a very solid construction that's about $150 cheaper. Personally, I feel Viberg is pretty overpriced and overbuilt whereas Truman’s boot fits better and is a bit more flexible.
You’ll get a tough as nails Commando sole followed by a tough leather midsole and leather insole just like old school work boots, so they're great for working in all day. There’s a steel shank for stability and arch support and the upper is attached to the sole with a double stitchdown welt.
The Horween leather is a very thick roughout with a thick sheen of wax that makes it seriously resistant to the elements. When you’re wearing these, nothing can stop you.
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BEST CALFSKIN BOOT: R.M. WILLIAMS COMFORT CRAFTSMAN
Indisputably the national boot of Australia, this is one of the most aptly named boots because it is seriously, stupidly, crazily, insanely comfortable.
Designed with a flat yet somehow very grippy rubber sole, there's also an airport-friendly fiberglass shank for arch support and stability plus there's a leather insole and padded heel lining. All this makes for a boot that does a great job of absorbing shock while remaining comfortable enough that, honestly, I don’t always want to take them off when I get home.
The leather is also pretty great, technically it’s yearling leather so the calf is slaughtered at a year old, and it makes for an upper that’s both soft and durable, it wrinkles finely but it takes damage like steer leather. It’s a little pricy, but they’ll probably last long enough for you to be buried in them.
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MOST DISTINCTIVE BOOT: TAFT JACK BOOT
The most eye-catching, unusual, distinctive boot is the flagship boot from Taft called the Jack. Is it weird? Sure, but it’s unforgettable.
The upper is mostly raw Portuguese wool but the toecap and counter are made from this oxblood crust leather, making for a grey-on-red motif that just works. It’s available in more muted color schemes (like black on black) as well as even weirder ones (like white on tan) but the grey and oxblood is definitely the brand’s signature boot.
The calfskin leather lining makes it extra comfy and the sole is a super soft rubber that some might feel is *too* soft, but I quite enjoyed it. The downside of such an unusual shoe is that it’s not all that versatile, plus the wool upper means it’s not absolutely fantastic in wet weather. But if you know the outfit and you know the forecast…
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BEST MID-RANGE BOOT: ALLEN EDMONDS HIGGINS MILL
Made with the beloved Chromexcel® leather and Dainite sole this is a classic shoe with an uncomplicated service boot aesthetic. Not too slim and not too wide, versatility is the name of the game with this boot; I’ve worn it with a t-shirt and I’ve worn it with a blue suit (no tie) and somehow it just works.
The slim-ish silhouette means it’s less workhorsey than a Wolverine 1000 Mile but it also means that it hugs the foot just right, cradling it without squeezing it, making for a remarkably comfortable boot.
But it is still durable, as exemplified by the storm welt, a kind of Goodyear welt that’s extra resistant to water and dirt. The downside is that Allen Edmonds doesn’t have the best quality control and my boot had a fair amount of loose grain, but if you can buy your shoes in-store and you can do your own QC, I think it’s a solid buy.
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A brief encounter with 1970s inspired Punk Rockers in Camden Town Market, London.
Met a couple of Punks sitting on Camden Lock Bridge and they were very kind enough to say a few words about their style.
Had to laugh that when asked what's the inspiration for your tattoos she replied alcohol, amongst the tattoos the girl had were: Out Of Order, Up The Punx, ACAB (All Coppers Are B******s), Anarchy, In Crust We Trust.
Some of the the styles of music these guy's are into includes Punk Rock, Ska, Crust (metal version of punk) & Folk Punk.'
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UK: DOC MARTENS OPEN NEW DEPARTMENT STORE
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The world's most famous heavy-soled boot is about to stomp its way to the forefront of fashion.
Doc Martens, the brand worn by Punk Rockers and Skin Heads, now has its own department store in the heart of London.
These Doc Martens appeared in the cult film 'Tommy'. Large they might be, but 'D-Ms' come in all shapes, sizes and colours.
It's been nearly 25 years since the first Doc Marten boot ran off the production line.
The original model was designed by German doctor Claus Martens, who licensed his idea for a therapeutic shoe with an air cushion insole to the British Griggs family.
Since then, over 60 (m) million pairs have been sold to young people all over the world.
The British-based Griggs Group is celebrating the success of their product by opening a new department store in London's Covent Garden.
The launch attracted London's glitterati, including pop star, Simon Le Bon.
Traditionally the footwear of the British policeman, the Doc Marten image began to change when rock stars like Elvis Costello and Paul MaCartney started wearing them. Now all ages and types are buying them.
SOUNDBITE:
D-Ms has become very popular because it's gone from just being a street fashion to being accessible for all types of age group and fashion styles and will continue to do so. It's also now appealing to children as well as older groups and our core market of very young street credible fashion people.
SUPER CAPTION: Wayne Wright, General Manager.
With the success of their foot wear, the company has branched out into other products - from crockery, to sun glasses, pens, and even watches.
SOUNDBITE:
Without doubt the store will be a huge success. We've had an awful lot of PR and press and everyone is very excited about the future. The staff are very motivated, the product is very good. Without doubt it will be a very successful store. We hope you visit.
SUPER CAPTION: Wayne Wright, General Manager
The Griggs family says that if the London shop proves successful, more stores are planned in major cities around the world.
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DR. MARTENS PRESENTS UK TOUR | 8 GIGS | 8 UK CITIES | 8 DAYS
8 gigs, 8 cities, 8 days. The UK leg of our Dr. Martens Presents tour has just wrapped up. In a curated a series of performances showcasing fresh talent from across the UK, we played host to the likes of Tom Grennan, Lewis Capaldi, Swim Deep, King Nun, The Ninth Wave, Hex and Young T & Bugsey hosting live intimate shows in our stores.
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