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Rock and roll leaders have been wearing the same Dr Martens as you for the last 55 years. The music industry’s long standing love affair with the brand has been documented in their new book A History of Rebellious Self Expression. The favoured footwear for The Clash, The Cure and The Who to name a few, Martin Roach put to paper and explored the relationship in popular culture between DMs with an extensive look into the brand history. With 220 photographs and interviews with musicians and industry names, it’s the most rebellious coffee table book to date.

‘A History of Rebellious Self Expression’ is out now and available to purchase here.

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Part of the limited edition M.I.E or Made In England collection at Dr Martens, the new ‘Les’ boots are handcrafted in the original Northamptonshire factory by cobblers using the good old fashioned traditional construction techniques. A refreshed version of the Monkey Boot, ‘Les’ have the trademark Dr Martens’ ‘Bouncing Sole’ and a casual raw edge cut on the Boanil Brush Leather. Sounds fancy but they’re still timeless and made to the top DMs quality we all know and love. These seven-eyelet boots are available in a dark and earthy ‘Merlot’ or classic black exclusively at Oki-Ni.

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Expressing diversity as an art form, Dr. Martens have revealed their new campaign for AW14. Featuring people from all ages and backgrounds, each person in the campaign shares one vital trait, they all #StandForSomething, because wearing Docs is more than just a fashion choice, it’s a unique journey of self expression. A journey steeped in history, and that’s phrasing it briefly.

The campaign doesn’t stop here, it’s also set to be spread out across Dr. Martens social media outlets, where customers will be encouraged to upload images of themselves wearing their trusty Docs, demonstrating what they stand for as an individual, highlighting the diverse clientele that Dr. Martens attracts whilst offering an insight into the style of the customer and how they express themselves. The man behind the striking AW14 images? James Pearson Howes, who has previously shot for the likes of Margaret Howell.

We take a look at some of our favourite images from the campaign:

Words: Ryan Cahill

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Skinhead is more than merely a trend, it’s a way of life – well according to photographer Gavin Watson, writer and broadcaster Robert Elms, Mike Skinner and thousands of other individuals who have been involved in the movement, across the past four decades, it is, and they are right.

Introducing us to the ‘Spirit of 69’ campaign, Robert Elms told the story of his youth steeped in anecdotes of the era – from being jealous of his brother Reggie and his short-hair, denim jeans, braces, white socks and DM’s get-up (which drove his mother mad), to the style tips he took from the West Indian Families inhabiting Tower Hamlets at the time. Describing himself as a ‘youth culture archaeologist’, Elms transported us back to one of the most strident and striking movements ever experienced in the UK. The Bethnal Green boys were bored of the Mile End mods, they wanted the ‘tough stuff’. They were puritans, the sartorial brutalists of their age. “To look like that is not an accident,” says Elms. “Nothing in skinhead is an accident, it’s all planned and prescribed.”

Similarly for Watson, skinhead was a way of life. “The feeling was like heroin, it was an addiction for someone insecure,” he explained. But in a landscape where youths were bombarded by the sounds of Madness and The Specials and where skinheads received no positive press, Dr. Martens were the continuum in this story of cultural discovery. So re-adopting the 1969 significance that Dr. Martens possessed – trekking across London on a Saturday to the best stall in Shepherd’s Bush market to buy a pair of pristine boots with a cult record under your arm – this collection exemplifies the spirit of the era.

Sat in Bethnal Green Working Men’s club, feasting on a breakfast of English tea, marmalade on toast and Tunnock’s teacakes, there was no better place to screen the unique campaign film created by Mike Skinner which explored the sub-culture to nostalgic effect. Having also collaborated with other influential brands associated with the movement – Trojan Records, Edwin, Alpha and Brutus – the capsule collection was the perfect modern representation of back-to-basics skinhead style. Including tartan Brutus shirts, Edwin jeans, Alpha Industries MA-1 flight jackets, a Trojan Record bag and of course the original Dr. Martens models – the skinhead footwear of choice – this is quite possibly their most exciting collection to date.

The Dr. Martens ‘Spirit of 69’ collection will be available this September.

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The latest Doc Martens SS14 campaign, released today, focuses on the rebellious free-thinking characters that wear them, weather it be new fans or those that have been there since the beginning. The campaign features a diverse range of 19 characters, from nine year old self proclaimed ladies man Khan to comic loving Taniel. They all have one thing in common, they religiously wear Dr. Martens boots and shoes with pride and passion.

Shot by James Pearson Howes in an environment that best represents them, each character also has their own film, in which they discuss what they stand for. The campaign also features up and coming South London singer Misty Miller.
To coincide with the new campaign the brand have just launched a FaceBook app whereby fans can design their own boot using the images from their FB and Instagram accounts. Check out the campaign below!

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Current London print queen Mary Katrantzou sought a slouchier, and ultimately cooler, silhouette with photo-glazing of decadent gardens forming a lush canvas on her sculptural, slightly tailored cuts. Those more attuned to the harder winter season [unable to detract from long, oversized silhouettes] will revel in the multiplicity the trend provides: sports-infused bulky shoes (from trainers to Doc Martens to the silvery Rochas pair seen above) provide an edge to the ethereal all-white dresses. Indeed, it’s icy white – the colour of the season – lead by Louis Vuitton, Jil Sander and Versace that balances the sugarcane saturation of girls on horses at an idyllic fairground; following Coppola’s suit, this is a more voyeuristic, yet not less any majestic, walk across this season’s fairy tale park.

Photographer: Martha Boxley
Fashion Editor: Francesca Prudente
Words: Modesta Dziautaite

Hair: Klare Wilkinson using Kevin Murphy
Make Up: Emily Mergaert using Chanel SS12 and Hydra Beauty Serum
Fashion Assistance: Miguel Santos

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