9 Inch Nails’ epic sophomore album, The Downward Spiral, turned 30 earlier this yr, and now the industrial-rock vets are collaborating with Dr. Martens for a brand new assortment of footwear to maintain the celebration going.
Dr. Martens calls the brand new collaboration “a bodily response to 9 Inch Nails’ visceral, ground-breaking album” and notes that every one three silhouettes incorporate “industrial design references.” They embrace the 8-eye 1460 boot, with a black-and-white model of Russell Mills’ “Wound” from the duvet artwork; the three-eye 1461 shoe in black with a “Crystal Enamel” design from the album; and the extra-tall black 10-eye 1490 boot, which they are saying is “impressed by the band’s uninhibited dwell exhibits the place they might cowl themselves in cornstarch for a decayed, post-apocalyptic aesthetic.”
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John Crawford, NIN’s artistic director, advised Hypebeast, “This collaboration simply makes a lot sense. Not simply due to the numerous followers I’ve seen sporting Dr. Martens at NIN live shows through the years, myself included, however as a result of NIN and Dr. Martens are each identified for rejecting conference and expectation in favor of innovation.”
Crawford continued, “As soon as we determined the gathering could be themed round The Downward Spiral, we knew we’d have the benefit of utilizing components from Russell Mills’ unimaginable work that have been created for the album’s packaging… We hid the repeating textual content ‘Nothing can cease me now’ — a mantra from the album — behind the zipper.”
The gathering might be obtainable beginning on July 19 from Dr. Marten’s web site and different choose retailers.
Beforehand, Dr. Martens has made boots and sneakers with Pleasure Divison, New Order, Intercourse Pistols, CBGB, Black Sabbath, and extra.
This text was initially revealed on BrooklynVegan.com and has been edited by Various Press.
