New for 2012 comes Converse Japan’s oiled leather edition of their classic Chuck Taylor All Stars. The limited edition high-tops feature a buttery smooth premium brown leather upper that’s been well oiled, giving the normally pedestrian shoe a very exquisite sheen. The shoes are teamed up with hiking boot laces, an off-white sole, an embossed […]
13
Feb
The Chuck Taylor classic gets a limited edition premium sheen
8
Nov
Classic All Star sneakers get the Varvatos treatment
Take your classic Converse Chuck Taylor All Star high-top kicks and craft them out of a heavy snakeskin-patterned premium leather upper and you have the basics for the latest Converse By John Varvatos sneaker. The shoes feature a distressed veneer and iced outsole for a broken-in look. Get them now at CONVERSE for $170. via Freshness
22
Jun
A new knitted shoe from the running collaboration
Debuting in Missoni’s Autumn/Winter 2011 men’s collection this past week in Milan, the Auckland Racer is the latest piece of footwear from the ongoing collaboration with Converse. The couture Italian label took the classic 1970s Auckland Racer running shoe and crafted it out of their thick knitted material — a look first hinted at with their […]
26
Aug
The second high top sneaker collaboration for Fall 2010
The collaboration between Converse and Italian luxury fashion house Missoni returns, this time in two black and cream colorways, both with a visible embossed red leather tongue to accent. We previewed these back in June, but here’s a closer look. What we couldn’t tell from that first look is the asymmetry of the second pair’s […]
17
Jun
The second round of collaboration on classic All Stars for Fall/Winter 2010
We were big fans of Missoni and Converse’s first collaboration, and these apples don’t fall far from that first tree. But really, where are you gonna go? We’re talking Converse Chuck Taylor All Stars high tops blended with high end Italian fashion house Missoni’s signature zigzag pattern — no reason to reinvent the wheel here. […]
