Dr Martens Boots- Too aggressiive for a 10 year old?

[sophieholmes]

My niece who I look after L is 10.
She wants a pair of Dr Marten women's Boots as linked below.
www.cloggs.co.uk/invt/81048501
because apparently they are really popular in her school, with the older girls. I am undecided about the idea, because I think they are quire aggressive looking boots and not really suitable for a 10 year old, although she has pointed out these ones are very girly.

I also don't want to bend over to every playground fad, because with 2 other kids, my husband and I don't really have the cash to fund every new craze.

Your thoughts would be appreciated.

Gosh, either they've done this design for years or it's having a renaissance. My now nearly 27 year old dd had v v similar ones at around the same age as your dd. They're cute.

DDs consultant has told her to wear DM-style boots at school - we're still working on getting the school to agree without an actual letter from said consultant (he's very "well tell them I said so" ). She did volunteer to wear trousers instead of the school skirt though .

What Rhubarb said. I could never wear them myself, because I do still associate them with skinheads spitting on me, but that's just me. I wouldn't stop DS or DD wearing them.

Here's a good tip for breaking them in: fill a shallow bath with very hot water. Stand in the bath with your DMs on. This will soften the leather and mould it to the shape of your foot.

DM boots were the height of cool when I was at school, so for me they have grunge associations. That's going back to the early 90s... for me they've never been an 'aggressive' shoe. But if you spend that sort of money make sure your DD understands they are bloody uncomfortable to break in!

I love Doc Marts and they never go out of fashion. I'm 44 and still wear them.

Thanks the Rhubarb

My dd2 has hypermobility. She's been wearing her plain black ones to school since she was eight. She's now fifteen. They're great, hard wearing, waterproof, comfortable.
I've got half a dozen pairs and I'm 53.

Very practical and comfortable once worn in. They don't have to cost that much, either.

Thanks guys for your opinions after being a bit undecided about this issue. L would not be wearing these at school, but they seem to be having none uniform days every other week for one reason or another.

Think we might have to negotiate to find a slightly cheaper pair of Dr Martens Boots, or she can have these Cloggs ones for her birthday just before the new term in September.

Not aggressive at all, those days of the 60s are well gone and now a just fasion accessories. My son had doc martin boots from aged 8. Aged 12 now still wears them but not for school as uniformed school. He now has 14 eyelet doc martin boots that lace quite high on his legs which we have really got used to seeing him in. They are very hard wearing but must admitt they took a while for him to break in and he didn't like them atfirst when we first put him in them but now he would,t wear anything else out of school.