One of the best collaborations going in the sneaker game — that between Converse and Missoni — continues with a new take on the timeless Chuck Taylor All Star. As can be found with the original All Star Hi Tops, or those from 2010, 2011 or 2012 (or even their Auckland Racer running shoes) the new […]

Converse is getting into the Year of the Snake footwear trend with their own tribute to the Chinese New Year. Taking their iconic Chuck Taylor All Star sneakers, two high-tops and one low, Converse is crafting the shoes all with snakeskin-imitating leather uppers. The black shoes offset the snakeskin detailing with soft premium leather, while […]

A beautiful shoe collaboration from respected Chicago boutique Saint Alfred and Converse’s First String program. Utilizing a Pro Leather high-top silhouette and sourced military blankets, Saint Alfred applies 100% wool for the entire upper offset with accents of leather for this clearly cold-weather oriented sneaker. Beautifully executed, the Saint Alfred for Converse First String Pro Leather […]

The Converse Pro Leather has undergone a number of unique makeovers from style-worthy labels, including  Stussy’s patchwork Pro Leathers we featured back in August. As part of their “Ride or Die” pack,  Boston’s Bodega boutique has completed their own rendering of the famous shoe in honor of Converse’s Massachusetts roots. Adding to the complex diversity of the […]

Converse taps the world famous architect Oscar Niemeyer for their latest collection of limited edition sneakers. One of the masters of modernism, Niemeyer is perhaps best known for his work creating the Brazilian capital of Brasilia from essentially the ground up — one of the greatest feats of architecture ever completed. His use of curved concrete […]

After recently having released their “Archive Project” exclusively sold at Parisian boutique collete, Missoni and Converse continue there collective success in a new rendition of the Chuck Taylor All Star Hi for 2012. We’ve been fans of this collaboration for awhile now, cognizant of the fact that when brands as large as Converse and respected […]

Converse Japan has released two new headturning high-top styles for Fall/Winter 2012. The first, ‘Mountain Parka Hi’ (above), eschews using different textures or materials and opts instead to be inspired by (and look very similar to) a mountain parka. You you may have one that already matches the shoes in your closet. Simple colors (red, […]

Converse broke performance footwear history in the 1970s with the release of the Converse Pro Leather, a shoe that has ornamented the feet of some of basketball’s greatest stars of the era. For the Fall/Winter 2012, the model will make way in the 2012 First String Pro Leather collaborative collection, and Stussy NYC had the honor […]