docs are timeless, no doubt about it. love my old oxbloods so much. can't bring myself to buy a new pair though, knowing how many years i'll have to wear them before they look as beat and awesome as my old ones.
i'm on my 4th pair since ~2004. i mustn't take good care of them because they generally tend to fall apart after a year or so - actually i'm surprised my current pair have lasted so long. i'm thinking of getting another pair (maybe white patent leather or something ridiculous like that) for wearing out to gigs or similar situations, and keeping my nappa ones for work where they are likely to get even more destroyed.