Dr. Splatters
How are Dr. Martens like hobbits? Well, for their fiftieth anniversary, they give the best gifts. In my case, I gratefully received a pair of zippered, patent red leather 16-holers. At first, I was a bit intimidated by them, they were so… shiny, slick, snazzy. When worn with black, they bordered on goth-y. My current obsession is a mission to embrace colour. To help me, I enlisted the aid of Ashley Rowe.
Ashley Rowe is a fashion designer whose Fall 2010 collection included a line of original, one-of-a-kind splattered T-shirts. Each lovingly shot one by one with a watergun full of paint, they are a steal starting at $75. Its fun and spontaneous. I asked her if it was possible to do boots, and she went for it! I wanted something preppy-punk, so I asked for blue…
… and white. I was literally making squeaks and groans with pleasure as Ashley splattered my boots. So good! Love love love!
These are epic.
I’m wearing
- shirt – Attitude by SEARS
- jeans – Paper Denim & Cloth
- boots – !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you Dr. Martens, thank you Ashley Rowe!
BONUS GIF: big thank you to rock-it promotions for inviting me out to the Precious Metal Gala, my first perfect opportunity to rock the boots. It was a fun night of activities for ladies, sponsored by Harley-Davidson with proceeds going to support Rethink Breast Cancer. I had so much fun, I mostly forgot to take pictures, but I did manage to get three of me, improbably lifting an extremely heavy motorcycle.
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FUCKING SICK!!!! I LOVE THEM!
Very cool. Love them!
The contrast between the patent and the paint splatters is awesome – somehow grungy but slick and sweet. The colours, the texture… Love them! Good idea.
LOVE LOVE LOVE
Yay for colour! Yay for your boots! They look GRRRRRRRRRRREAT! :D
Love how you revamped the Docs Danielle!
I really like your boots, a lot. :)
These are so great! I got my first pair of Docs before FAT and they are quite possibly the best shoes ever made!
What a way to treat those boots… but I love it…
They ARE epic!!! I don’t even like Doc Martens (bad childhood memories).
I love the boots, but what I love more is your unabashed love for Attitude by Sears. I saw a one-shouldered sack dress there with sort of a bizarre twisted shoulder detail that could have been either a costume from “Sweet Charity” or a modern piece from a runway like Lanvin. It was so cool that it made my head spin. And it was at Sears!
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