British cult skateboarding model Palace is giving Dr. Martens’ signature mannequin 1461 a spin for the 2’s inaugural collaboration.
Dropping on Friday, the capsule sees Palace reimagining the model with a gold bottle cap lace appeal impressed by the 1988 pattern of attaching Grolsch swing-top bottle caps to 1461 footwear. The pattern was began by Matt Gross, the singer from Bros, finest identified for the hit “When Will I Be Well-known.”
The Palace x Dr. Martens inaugural collaboration.
Dominic Marley/ Courtesy of Palace
The cobranded model is made with classic clean leather-based and is offered in three colorways: black, cherry crimson and woodland camo.
The higher is ready on a lugged outsole with Dr. Martens’ conventional yellow welt sew. The model is completed with a special-edition heel loop, which, for the primary time in Dr. Martens’ historical past, removes the AirWair textual content and replaces it with Palace.
The drop shall be launched with a brief movie themed round ready and that includes punk poet John Cooper Clark, Palace skaters Charlie Birch and Lucien Clarke, actor Serena Motola, and a canine.
“We’re at all times seeking to collaborate with manufacturers that create impression and supply wearers with one thing particular,” stated Michael Ford, senior class supervisor at Dr. Martens. “For the primary time, we’ve teamed up with iconic London skate model, Palace, who’re identified for his or her daring, playful model and intelligent advertising. The partnership gave a recent spin to our traditional 1461 footwear.”
Palace has been going robust with a powerful lineup of collaborations for 2025. Final week, it reunited with C.P. Firm for a 3rd collaboration, hinged on the reinterpretation of the latter’s signature sportswear codes by way of a cool skateboarder’s lens. In February, it teamed with fellow British streetwear model Maharishi for a capsule that fuses skate and road tradition with utilitarian vogue.
The model additionally opened a second location in Seoul in the identical month. Designed in collaboration with multidisciplinary designer Steve Oh, the brand new house is housed within the Mapo-gu space and designed as a recreation and celebration of Southbank: the London riverside skate spot that was the birthplace of Palace.
