British cult skateboarding brand Palace is giving Dr. Martens’ signature model 1461 a spin for the two’s inaugural collaboration.
Dropping on Friday, the capsule sees Palace reimagining the style with a gold bottle cap lace charm inspired by the 1988 trend of attaching Grolsch swing-top bottle caps to 1461 shoes. The trend was started by Matt Gross, the singer from Bros, best known for the hit “When Will I Be Famous.”
The Palace x Dr. Martens inaugural collaboration.
Dominic Marley/ Courtesy of Palace
The cobranded style is made with vintage smooth leather and is available in three colorways: black, cherry red and woodland camo.
The upper is set on a lugged outsole with Dr. Martens’ traditional yellow welt stitch. The style is finished with a special-edition heel loop, which, for the first time in Dr. Martens’ history, removes the AirWair text and replaces it with Palace.
The drop will be launched with a short film themed around waiting and featuring punk poet John Cooper Clark, Palace skaters Charlie Birch and Lucien Clarke, actor Serena Motola, and a dog.
Palace has been going strong with an impressive lineup of collaborations for 2025. Last week, it reunited with C.P. Company for a third collaboration, hinged on the reinterpretation of the latter’s signature sportswear codes through a cool skateboarder’s lens. In February, it teamed with fellow British streetwear brand Maharishi for a capsule that fuses skate and street culture with utilitarian fashion.
The brand also opened a second location in Seoul in the same month. Designed in collaboration with multidisciplinary designer Steve Oh, the new space is housed in the Mapo-gu area and designed as a recreation and celebration of Southbank: the London riverside skate spot that was the birthplace of Palace.
