I am a fan of Dr. Martens for 23 years now. I owned dozens of Docs but this is the most uncomfortable shoe that I've ever had. For some reasons it's too tight. I should have size up. That's odd because I ordered a Made In England 1490 in the same size and that is absolutely perfect. I'm trying to break in the shoe and hoping for loosen a little. In the meantime I have three bruises on my feet.