Dr. Martens is a traditional British footwear brand, which also makes a range of accessories – shoe care products, clothing, luggage, etc. In addition to Dr. Martens, they are known as Doctor Martens, Doc Martens, Docs or DMs. The footwear is distinct because of its unique air-cushioned sole (dubbed Bouncing Soles) upper shape, welted construction and yellow stitching. They are one of the most popular and well-known footwear brands in the world, and are iconic to the fashion industry.^{[citation needed]}

Klaus Märtens was a doctor in the German army during World War II. While on leave in 1945, he injured his ankle while skiing in the Bavarian Alps. He found that his standard-issue army boots were too uncomfortable on his injured foot. While recuperating, he designed improvements to the boots, with soft leather and air-padded soles made of tyres. When the war ended and some Germans looted valuables from their own cities, Märtens took leather from a cobbler's shop. With that leather he made himself a pair of boots with air-cushioned soles.

Ashley "Ash" Stymest (born 31 July 1991) is an English male model, appearing on the cover of magazines such as Vogue Hommes, Italian Vogue, EY! Electric Youth!, and Dazed & Confused.

Stymest was brought up in Coney Hall and attended first Charles Darwin School then Ravens Wood School, in Bromley, South East London. His modeling career started when he was scouted in 2008 when he was 17 years old. That year he was signed with Models 1 and was recruited by Hedi Slimane for Slimane's personal work. His debut was in 2008 on the cover of Japanese Vogue Hommes, photographed by Slimane.

While his modeling career was still young, Stymest appeared in many magazines, including several issues of Italian and Russian Vogue. He has also opened the Spring 2009 Balenciaga show in Paris in October 2008.

It was announced on March 2010 that Stymest is presenting a show on MTV UK called "MTV Bang", while there is talk that Ash is no longer with his modeling agency.

Stymest is also an avid drummer and skateboarder^{[citation needed]}.