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Careful what you buy
I've lived in England, home of DMs, for 48 years. I bought my first pair upon taking up a job which requires walking up to 15 miles a day. (I've walked further, but not each and every day of the week like now!)
I went for the traditional 8 eyelet black DMs, the ones most go for. Big mistake. They hurt like hell above the ankles, and after a couple of days I worked out why. The top two eyelets tighten above your ankle, and so stop your ankle from bending! Or rather, your ankle bends, but the top of the boot doesn't. Ouch.
You can try loosening the laces, or only lacing up the first 6 eyelets as I did, but tough - you're going to be in pain.
The solution? Simple. Get 6 eyelet boots, which end around your ankles, so your feet can bend as they're meant to do. 8 eyelet boots are bloody stupid.
I returned the 8 eyelets and complained that they crippled me, then bought the Classic 939z Black Greasy. These are basically 6 eyelet boots with a non-shiny finish (good if you want to waterproof them as I did) and a padded ankle collar for extra comfort.
The only breaking-in of these is waiting for the soles to go all spongey, which takes a week or two I'm told. Everything else is hunky dory.
I've lived in England, home of DMs, for 48 years. I bought my first pair upon taking up a job which requires walking up to 15 miles a day. (I've walked further, but not each and every day of the week like now!)
I went for the traditional 8 eyelet black DMs, the ones most go for. Big mistake. They hurt like hell above the ankles, and after a couple of days I worked out why. The top two eyelets tighten above your ankle, and so stop your ankle from bending! Or rather, your ankle bends, but the top of the boot doesn't. Ouch.
You can try loosening the laces, or only lacing up the first 6 eyelets as I did, but tough - you're going to be in pain.
The solution? Simple. Get 6 eyelet boots, which end around your ankles, so your feet can bend as they're meant to do. 8 eyelet boots are bloody stupid.
I returned the 8 eyelets and complained that they crippled me, then bought the Classic 939z Black Greasy. These are basically 6 eyelet boots with a non-shiny finish (good if you want to waterproof them as I did) and a padded ankle collar for extra comfort.
The only breaking-in of these is waiting for the soles to go all spongey, which takes a week or two I'm told. Everything else is hunky dory.
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