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Ace Hotel NYC Laces Up Doc Martens And Chuck Taylors

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 20 West 29th Street [map], New York, ny, United States, 10001
August 6, 2009 at 9:49 AM | by | Comments (0)

Forget what brand of hotel toiletries are neck to the sink or the signature scent of the lobby; the hot hotel detail these days is what the employees are wearing ... on their feet. A designer staff uniform might smarten them up and cut a fine figure, but flashy footwear polishes off the look; The Hotel On Rivington knows what we're talking about.

Since The Ace Hotel NYC is still the word on everyone's lips, they're not going to dress their staff in just any other polyester blend suit; it's hipster-cut looks with a winning combination of labels. Coolhunting breaks it down:

Standard issue footwear is either drab green monochrome Chucks created by Converse exclusively for the Ace or classic black Doc Marten's embossed with a skeleton key [pictured above]. The jeans are by Levi's and Newark-based L. Gambert created custom fitted shirts, handcrafted from patterning to production and overseen by second and third generation family artisans. L. Gambert also created the housekeeping uniform, a utilitarian shirt-dress. The vintage Glen-check Coto tie and blackened silver Surface 2 Air tie chain complete the look.

We actually noticed the receptionist's snazzy tie chain when checking in back in May. Still, we're all about the footwear choices here. Doc Martens and Chuck Taylors are notoriously comfortable, functional and yet stylish in that downtown way. Hmm we wonder if they're hiring toilet cleaners; that room attendant above looks like our kind of sassy.

[Ace employee photos: Coolhunting; Dr. Martens photo: Selectism]

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