if you were to take this pair, plunge it into a pot of liquid clay, black converse all star high tops resulting pattern would be indistinguishable from the feet of a giant. if you were take these, and hang them from flagpoles, eagles would salute them as the king of air. and if you take one of these, and throw them among a pack of sneakerheads, beware of cannibalism after the battle
which rock band do you think will be the next to be featured on a les converse all star sneaker? fortunately, converse shoes seems to stick to promoting classic, generation-changing bands who have paid their dues in the music industry – we have yet to see an undeserving musical group featured on their shoe, and let’s hope it stays that way!this year marks the 75th anniversary of jack purcell being a part of converse. john edward “jack” purcell was born in canada, and was a world champion badminton player. he was the canadian national badminton champion in 1929 and 1930, and also declared the world champion in 1933; retiring in 1945
converse has collaborated with huf in coming up with this huf x converse red skidgrip. the shoe features plaid blanc canvass upper in black with huf “h” printed all over the base. this red skidgrip is accented also with white inner lining with triangle detail on the heel and vulcanized midsole along with huf logo in black. the converse logo tag is in the tongue, in between the two iconic red shoe lace holes which symbolize the red skidgrip. no definite release date has been announced yet, but will be giving updates soon
hellodesign turned an off-white pair of converse all stars into a fun twist converse chucks beige mickey mouse. mickey’s 80th birthday has recently passed and hellodesign seems to have taken on the innocent image of the cartoon character with these shoes. i found these photos at hellodesign’s customsnkr blog linked here
the weapon evo brings converse's independent attitude to players, both pro and pick-up – with converse balls technology and a refreshed design that brings high tops or low tops heritage to today's game. converse introduced the weapon evo to musicians this summer at the first-ever band of ballers tournament. jim jones,custom chuck taylor, asher roth, pac div, matt and kim and others laced up the weapon evo and squared off on the court in gritty 3-on-3 contents where jim jones walked away a champion. content from the event is posted online in webisodes on icrin
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