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Dr Martens boots: Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)

Dr Martens boots: Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
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Air Wair Dr Martens
Forever

Advertising Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi, London, UK
Executive Creative Director: Kate Stanners
Art Director: Graham Lang
Copywriter: Andrew Petch
Photographer: Dimitri Daniloff
Retoucher: Christophe Huet
Via: kuteev

Comments

ellehcimeo's picture 3536 pencils

I smell a fake. Never-the-less, it's not that great of an idea. Oh, dead pop stars in heaven wearing docs. I'm so underwhelmed.

Carlos Garcia's picture 465 pencils

But didn't Kurt wear ALL-STARS ?

CG

Username's picture 153 pencils

alltought rock, punk and grunge stars go to hell, to keep it rocking!!!!

purplesimon's picture 481 pencils

These have not been banned - according to the Media Guardian. You can see what AdLand has to say about this here: http://commercial-archive.com/node/137213

Saatchi & Saatchi just lost the account because of these ads (which were faked, according to Kate Stanners).

Of course, Courtney Love is furious, but she probably doesn't quite know why. :-)

IHATEFAKEADS's picture 10 pencils

Kate Stanners, Graham Lang, Andrew Petch..... HAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH!!! YOUR ALL GONNA GET FIRED!!!!!!! Hope your gold idea was worth it, maybe you can pick up your award on the way out.

Ras Edwah's picture 12 pencils

Carlos is correct
Kurt wore Chucks
Courtney, I smell a big fat lawsuit… if this campaign ever goes to print. (which I hope it don't)
but it would mean, more money for heroin
SWEET

brandsurgeon's picture 693 pencils

That was a rash comment, Ras. I am a fan of Kurt's and I detest ur insinuation that just because Kurt may have done it, others would do it (heroin)as well. Besides, I really don't fancy the idea of re-awakening dormant memories just to sell a pair of boots. Pretty cheap, lame and low. Especially when you consider the sudden, and painful circumstances in which they died. I'm not looking at the rest of these series.

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Most times, worst enemies used to be best friends...

imyourcocaine's picture

Courtney Love is a wacko.

And anyways, why the uproar over Kurt and not Sid? Is it because he killed Nancy?

Bobby Ponte's picture

The guy who used boots ala Marten was Cornell (also the guys in AIC). Maybe when they thought of the Grunge movement they chose Cobain in a forced way as the "ultimate grunge icon". Puagg! that sounded lame!

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