Supreme x Dr. Martens Studded Penton Loafer
Supreme vs. Original
Supreme version
Original — Dr. Martens
Penton Smooth Leather Loafer
About the original
The Dr. Martens Penton is a penny-bar loafer built on the company's welted, air-cushioned PVC sole, the same Goodyear-welt construction introduced in the 1461 three-eye shoe in 1961. It uses Dr. Martens' Smooth leather upper, a triple-black DMS sole, and the signature yellow welt stitch. Dr. Martens has been making shoes in Northamptonshire, England since April 1, 1960, when the first 1460 boot rolled off the line at the Cobbs Lane factory in Wollaston; the air-cushioned sole was patented by Klaus Maertens in Germany in 1947 and licensed to the Griggs family. Supreme's Spring/Summer 2025 version adds metal studs around the collar and gold-finished co-branded trims in three colorways (black, red, green); it was produced exclusively for Supreme.
About Dr. Martens
Dr. Martens is a British footwear brand whose air-cushioned sole was invented in 1947 by Dr. Klaus Maertens and Dr. Herbert Funck in Seeshaupt, Germany, after Maertens rebuilt his army boots with a rubber sole made from reclaimed tires. R. Griggs Group of Northamptonshire bought the UK patent rights in 1959 and produced the eight-eyelet 1460 boot in cherry-red smooth leather on April 1, 1960, at its Cobbs Lane factory in Wollaston. The 1461 shoe and 2976 Chelsea followed. Permira acquired the company in 2014 and floated it on the LSE in 2021. Supreme has collaborated with Dr. Martens on co-branded 1460 boots and Chelsea silhouettes.
