Dr. Martens Partners With Needles To Rework Their Original Chelsea Boot
Dr. Martens Partners With Needles To Rework Their Original Chelsea Boot
A first-time collaboration for the historic Dr. Martens silhouette.
A first-time collaboration for the historic Dr. Martens silhouette.
February 27, 2021 Dr. Martens are known for their culture-shifting collabs; think back to their previous partnerships with the likes of Raf Simons, Yohji Yamamoto and Keith Haring. Now, the brand is joining forces with another label that s at the forefront of Japanese fashion Needles. Using the 2976 Chelsea boot as the canvas, the reinvented Japanese label is taking its trademark ‘Papillon’ butterfly and printing it just above the iconic yellow stitching two brand beacons reunite once again in a first-time collaboration for Dr. Martens historic silhouette.
Dr. Martens normally run about $150, but if you’re willing to double that price, you can get a pair made in England, in the original factory, out of coveted Horween Chromexcel leather. The question is… are they worth it?
I wore a pair of these coveted boots nearly every day on the streets of Brooklyn for a month during a brutal snowstorm, and I can say the answer is… well, it depends.
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No doubt one of the most recognizable boots on the planet, Dr. Martens 1460 design has been ingrained in rock-and-roll and counter-culture since 1967, when The Who guitarist Pete Townsend stumbled across a pair in a shop in Northern England before a concert. Since then, the brand has become an icon of British design – even though the shoe was originally developed by a German doctor, and even though the company moved most of its production to Asia in the early 2000s.