Dr Martens 2976 Boots are a classic Chelsea ankle boot with elastic sides and original Dr Martens features, including the Dr Martens Airwair heel loop and two-toned sole. As a Chelsea boot, the 2976 Doc Marten dispenses with all that fuss and bother normally associated with boots – the laces!

The problem I have these days with boots in general and it’s getting them on and off again afterwards. Firstly, I just haven’t the time to laboriously pull them on then bend down to carefully tighten and secure the laces and then find one lace is longer than the other and hangs down on the ground after tying them up.

Louis Armstrong might “have all the time the in the world” but I don’t so when I get home I need footwear I can throw off as easily as my jacket – instead with most boots it’s usually here we go again – tugging and pulling at tight laces in endless eyelets to get my aching feet free. Well I just can’t hack it – I love the look but hate the fuss.

So for guys over 40 like myself who loved the original urban 1460 docs (I still have two pairs that I never wear), you can still have the classic Doc Marten look and comfort of the Airwair sole but in no-hassle form. The classic Dr Martens 2976 Chelsea ankle boot – the one for us trendy 40somethings.

Dr Martens 2976 Chelsea Boots

The lo-down on the Dr Martens 2976 Chelsea Boot

• The 2976 is a classic casual ‘Chelsea Boot’ Style
• Quality pull-on fastening leather ankle boot
• Elastic-sided male/unisex gusset
• Leather upper with leather/textile lining and sock
• Airwair air cushioned non-marking DMS sole unit
• Weight approx. 1.5 kg with heel height of 1.25 centimetres