Gundey, My Burgundy DMs

Already worn out but still wearable, this is my second pair of Doc Marten's which my brother-in-law Jay gave me when he visited the Philippines in 2000.

I remember Jay asking me to choose between the two Doc Marten's boots he brought from the United States—a red one and this burgundy. I liked the red one better, but because I needed a pair of shoes that could pass as a footwear for formal attire (I was in-between jobs at the time and didn't have a pair of leather shoes to wear to job interviews) I had to settle for this burgundy over the flamboyant red pair.