The newest addition to the Chuck Taylor family is an original design by lauded — and some say over-hyped — British artist Damien Hirst. Featuring a vibrant pattern of butterflies flying on a bright orange canvas, the high top sneakers were inspired by his All you need is love painting. Designed for (PRODUCT)RED benefit, only […]

The above Converse Chuck Taylor All Stars in Duffle Coat trim are part of Converse Japan‘s latest release, and are just more testimony to the creativity of their team. Part of their September 2010 Footwear Collection, other All Star high tops come in premium suede and plaid versions. The low top One Star line-up also […]

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 […]

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. […]

We here at LIAS begin to salivate every time we hear that there is a new collaboration with Converse, and although this collaboration has been done twice before, the Converse x Woolrich Fall 2010 collection of sneakers proves that the two design houses can only get better as they go. Woolrich has been in the […]

Converse has some new editions to their CONS Chuck Taylor Skate line for Spring/Summer 2010. The CTS Hi’s come in a white/black or gray/red colorways and stay true to the classic Chuck’s basic design, but are constructed out of perforated leather — simply beautiful. There seems to be a touch of ruching on the back […]

Converse has been busy with a far-flung series of collaborations of late (Varvatos/Converse and Bodega/Converse to name but a recent few), and this time they partner up with powerhouse Japanese label Comme de Garcons. The Converse x CdG PLAY is a classic canvas Chuck Taylor and adorned with the Comme de Garcons PLAY heart. Rei […]

Man I wish I had these, they’d be perfect to class up any outfit — how could you possibly go wrong? At this point sneaker collaborations have become as interesting as repeat episodes of Full House, but these are really something special. The House of Missoni lends Converse’s timeless shoe its iconic zigzag pattern, in […]