Take it for what you will, but It looks like 90s favorite, Doc Martens, just got a second wind from an unsuspecting source.
It appears designer Raf Simmons will be collaborating with the shoe brand on a limited-edition line set to drop sometime in spring '09. Three prototypes from the collaboration recently appeared at Bread & Butter, the Barcelona trade show where lots of popular niche brands show-off all of their new designs for buyers.
While I understand Raf's decision to bring the modern minimalist aesthetic that has made his own lines so popular to the Doc Martens franchise by streamlining an otherwise boring shoe style, there's absolutely nothing even mildly attractive in his two opened-toed shoes. In particular, the "mandel" with red stitching. It's looks like a fall '07 Balenciaga gladiator sandal gone awry.
Hopefully, the women will be spared from this collaboration because I would hate to see what a remixed pair of day-glo hi-tops would look like.
