It’s an icon of punk rock and still the footwear of choice for rebellious kids everywhere. Now the famous Dr Martens boots are celebrating their fiftieth anniversary. They've come a long way from their humble beginnings as little more than an orthopedic shoe. Martin Roach, "Dr. Funk and Dr. Maertens, the two German friends had invented this sole as the consequence of a skiing accident. And the Griggs family, who had a history of 60 years making working men's boots, decided to take this comfortable, very very durable sole, and weld it onto a classic black boot upper."