Rick Owens and Dr. Martens Link Up Again for a Brutalist Quad Sole Collection
SummaryRick Owens and Dr. Martens reunite for the Fall/Winter 2026 Quad Sole collection.The Pull-On Boot, the Steel Toe Boot, and Megalace Mule continue the collaboration’s tradition of blending Rick Owens’ brutalist high-fashion aesthetic with Dr. Martens’ rugged, durable footwear.The collection launches in-store on Friday, September 18, and online on Saturday, September 19.This Fall/Winter season, Rick Owens and Dr. Martens reunite for their fifth collaboration, the Quad Sole collection. Since 2021, the pairing has reimagined Dr. Martens' utilitarian silhouettes through Rick Owens' brutalist lens, a fitting tribute to his youth spent wearing the brand, and to the 1990s, when his meteoric rise coincided with a grunge renaissance that defined Dr. Martens through deconstructed, boundary-defying style.The collection features the Pull-On Boot; a towering, slip-on silhouette built on the signature Dr. Martens’ chunky sole, the Steel Toe Boot, with an industrial steel cap, waxy leather, and sprawling wraparound laces, and the Megalace Mule, which pushes furthest into avant-garde territory with an open heel and Rick Owens' signature exaggerated, oversized laces. The three new styles, the Pull-On Boot, the Steel Toe Boot, and the Megalace Mules, continue the collaboration’s tradition of blending Rick Owens’ brutalist high-fashion aesthetic with Dr. Martens’ rugged, durable footwear, defined by the spirit of energetic non-conformity. The Dr. Martens x Rick Owens 2026 FW Quad Sole collection launches in-store on Friday, September 18, and online on Saturday, September 19.Click here to view full gallery at Hypebeast
Summary
Rick Owens and Dr. Martens reunite for the Fall/Winter 2026 Quad Sole collection.The Pull-On Boot, the Steel Toe Boot, and Megalace Mule continue the collaboration’s tradition of blending Rick Owens’ brutalist high-fashion aesthetic with Dr. Martens’ rugged, durable footwear.The collection launches in-store on Friday, September 18, and online on Saturday, September 19.
This Fall/Winter season, Rick Owens and Dr. Martens reunite for their fifth collaboration, the Quad Sole collection. Since 2021, the pairing has reimagined Dr. Martens' utilitarian silhouettes through Rick Owens' brutalist lens, a fitting tribute to his youth spent wearing the brand, and to the 1990s, when his meteoric rise coincided with a grunge renaissance that defined Dr. Martens through deconstructed, boundary-defying style.
The collection features the Pull-On Boot; a towering, slip-on silhouette built on the signature Dr. Martens’ chunky sole, the Steel Toe Boot, with an industrial steel cap, waxy leather, and sprawling wraparound laces, and the Megalace Mule, which pushes furthest into avant-garde territory with an open heel and Rick Owens' signature exaggerated, oversized laces.
The three new styles, the Pull-On Boot, the Steel Toe Boot, and the Megalace Mules, continue the collaboration’s tradition of blending Rick Owens’ brutalist high-fashion aesthetic with Dr. Martens’ rugged, durable footwear, defined by the spirit of energetic non-conformity. The Dr. Martens x Rick Owens 2026 FW Quad Sole collection launches in-store on Friday, September 18, and online on Saturday, September 19.
