Both celebrating 50 years this year, Dr. Martens and Sanrio have collaborated on a limited-edition collection of Dr. Martens 8-eye boots and Mary Jane strap shoes, featuring a trademark Hello Kitty bow and a collection of Sanrio characters.

The collection is due to go on sale in September. All styles will be available in select Dr. Martens stores, Sanrio stores and Nordstrom, as well as drmartens.com and sanrio.com.  

The Dr. Martens products are part of a worldwide celebration for Sanrio that includes collaborations with Brunswick, Girl Skateboard Co., Aerial7, Lomography, Demeter Fragrance, Mimobots and Build-A-Bear Workshop. A distinguishing characteristic of the 50th anniversary will be multiple Sanrio characters appearing together for the first time, outside Sanrio’s Harmonyland and Puroland theme parks in Japan, on products including the 8-eye Dr. Martens boot, a Brunswick bowling ball, iPhone cases, apparel and accessories.  

In addition, fashion company Liu Jo has chosen Sanrio’s character My Melody to feature on T-shirts as part of its Liu Jeans and Liu Junior lines for fall/winter 2010.