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Dr. Martens is an English footwear and clothing brand, headquartered in Wollaston in Wellingborough. The footwear is distinguished by its air-cushioned sole dubbed Bouncing Soles, upper shape, welted construction and yellow stitching. The boots have been the choice of footwear among various groups in British culture: in the 1960s skinheads started to wear them, `Docs` being the usual naming, and by the late 1980s, they were popular among scooter riders, punks, goths, some new wave musicians, and members of other youth subcultures, most notably the grunge fashion scene in the early nineties. Klaus Märtens was a doctor in the German army during World War II. While on leave in 1945, he injured his ankle while skiing in the Bavarian Alps. He found that his standard-issue army boots were too uncomfortable on his injured foot. While recuperating, he designed improvements to the boots, with soft leather and air-padded soles made of tires.[4] When the war ended and some Germans recovered valuables from their own cities, Märtens took leather from a cobbler`s shop. With that leather he made himself a pair of boots with air-cushioned soles