Doc Martens
When German medic Dr Maertens injured his foot in a ski-ing holiday in Bavaria, he could hardly have imagined that the orthopaedic shoe he designed for himself would still be going today, let alone become an archetypal boot of rebellion.

In 1958, the Grigg family acquired rights to the air cushioned sole and started making boots at their factory in Wollaston, England. The first boot was produced on the 1st April 1960, and so was christened the 1460.

The 1460, in black and later cherry red, was popular with postmen and bobbies and then when the 'mods' began to adopt them in the mid-60s.

They became notorious when the steel-toecapped variety was used to inflict grievous bodily harm on legions of football fans and rival gangs, but DMs are now almost compulsory kit in the music industry - worn by rockers and boy bands alike.

There are 70,000 possible varieties of Doc Martens, starting at 3-eye and rising to a 20-eye boot. Elton John wore an enormous pair in The Who's rock opera movie 'Tommy'.