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Mark: A-COLD-WALL * x Dr. Martens
Model: 1461 “Graphite”
Release date: September 2
Price:
To buy: Online at A-WALL-COLD *
Editor’s Notes: Samuel Ross’s foot is on the gas this year. In recent months, A-COLD-WALL * has remained at the forefront of the news, launching collaborations alongside RETROSUPERFUTURE and Mackintosh.
His latest efforts under the ACW imprint see him once again partnering with Dr. Martens for an industrial interpretation of the brand’s iconic shoe silhouettes. A marriage of the two brands’ roots in the heritage of the British working class, the collaboration has so far delivered reinterpretations rather than reinventions.
The first outing between the pair took what is arguably Doc’s most famous shoe – the 1460 leather ankle boot – and gave it a brutalist edge, with crisp lines, panels, and a full-length zipper. Everything that has made boots so desirable for generations has been preserved and refined for a familiar yet daringly original aesthetic.
For the second collaboration, Ross maintains and further refines this design language, applying it to the low-profile silhouettes of DM’s 1461. Much like its ankle-length counterpart, the 1461 features a silver zipper on the tongue, surrounded by straight-edged panels on either side and extending along the sidewall of the shoe. Finished in ‘Graphite’, the shoe adopts a blunt metal finish – a complementary choice for the palette applied to the A-COLD-WALL * x Mackintosh clothing line.
Samuel Ross’s exploration of British heritage through ACW collaborations is an exciting endeavor and begs the question: what comes next?
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