Dr. Martens, do you still them wear them? Of course, that day-glo pair just came through the mail a couple of weeks ago and your favorite fashion magazines and stylists are still using the boots in spreads. If that's the case, then listen up:
UK all-stars -- Vivienne Westwood, Preen, Rick Owens, just to name a few -- have teamed up with the shoe company in an effort to hook up its classic 1460 kicks, which as NYLON reports, was named after the label’s April 1 launch in 1960.
Unfortunately, none of the custom Docs are for sale, at least not to the 'normal' folks, but high resolution images are available here and the regular 1460 shoes can be purchased here.
PS: The ones at left were designed by Jimmy Choo.
Honestly, we thought Marc Jacobs or Urban Outfitters would be the culprits behind this timely fashion accessory, but we still really like it nonetheless.
Paul Smith. We don't really know him. Well, we never really knew him in the first place or Karl Lagerfeld and Miuccia Prada for that matter but we know how the latter two icons operate and what to expect from them each season: off-beat luxury and equally intriguing runway productions.
Mr. Smith, on the otherhand, is a bit of an mystery to us. Oh, yeah we know he loves bunnies! That said, we appreciate his sense of humor and this righteous little shopping tote at left.
It's cool not only because it costs a digestible $14 but also because it advocates not purchasing any of the tempting and very expensive booty lurking on the Paul Smith site.
Yes, we think a new consumer-designer relationship has just been formed. And it looks like it won't cost us much either.