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Eww. Just eww. I try to stay impartial to trends, but I pray no one actually dons these in an attempt to be cool. Even the New York Times recognizing the Dr. Martens as an “Antifashion.” The footwear company has launched a new campaign in an effort to re-boost the appeal of the clunky, rubber-soled atrocities. The ads include both print and fashion show appearances. They are no longer represented by London-based Saatchi & Saatchi after the spring’s dead rock star advertising disaster. Their new agency is Exposure Communications of London, and as ugly as Docs are, I have to admit, they did an awesome job! The ads feature gorgeous models in little more than the Docs, showing lots of skin in their “grunge- and punk-inflected outfits and expressions of bored disaffection,” the NY Times explained. The ads are appearing in fashion magazines in North America and Europe including Teen Vogue and British GQ. To further boost appeal, the company is giving free pairs to stars for the celeb endorsement useful in kick starting any fad. They’ve given pairs away to Avril Lavign, Gallows and the Misshapes in an attempt to repeat past success; after all, it was from being seen on the soles of rock bands that the brand gained popularity in the first place. There are about 450 styles on the market available both online and from major retailers. The Dr. Martens site also has a new section that lets users design the next boot and have others view and rate them.  Dr. Martens showed up at New York’s fall Fashion Week in collections by Yohji Yamamoto, who is collaborating with the brand to create a limited-edition line, and by Chloé, which paired chunky boots incongruously with willowy dresses.
“They are kind of antifashion fashion,” said Kimberly Barta, vice president for marketing at AirWair International’s American operation in Portland, Ore. “We were a practical, hard-wearing, all-purpose work boot before we were ever picked up by the youth culture, and in time we became a design classic.”
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| Allen Butler on Dec 5, 07 0 Trends 94 Comments |
| We should only hope that people do begin wearing these again...this way it will be easier to point out who the posers are. If Doc Martin can make money by selling its product to the "hyper fashion conscious" masses. Why not make a little profit off the lemmings? People will always long to belong to some counter culture, thumbing their nose at social and fashion norms meanwhile buying into these "anti-fashion" advertisements. And where are these "anti-fashion" ads located...in fashion magazines. This brand only gained popularity after Elton John donned an over sized pair in The Who's "Tommy" rock opera. |
Allen Butler on Dec 5, 07 0 Trends 94 Comments
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