Originally released in 1988, the “All Star Animals” from Converse get an updated revision called the “Ani-Metallic”. The Gold Giraffe and Silver Zebra print are made from synthetic leather, and can be picked up from select retailers for $100.   via Hypebeast

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 […]

Geeks. Nerds. Freaks. Freaks & Geeks. Simply put: They aren’t popular. We all know that. But does it matter? Or better put, is that necessarily a bad thing? Not according to reporter Alexandra Robbins, who argues that people who are interested in math, science and technology are the future of our nation (bonus points for […]

Obviously borrowing a lot from classic Chuck Taylor All Star high tops, Japanese label SASQUATCHfabrix. releases their Zenarchy Double Zip Star Sneakers. SASQUATCHfabrix. switches things up by substituting a double zipper in place of the Chuck Taylor’s traditional laces, and adding some high quality leather details and branding. The SASQUATCHfabrix. Zenarchy Double Zip Star Sneaker […]

There’s no shaking the undeniable catchiness of Manchester Orchestra, the Alpharetta, Georgia band whose elegiacal “Simple Math” has taken over college radio. At first listen one could brush it off as a very capably written indie pop song, and you wouldn’t be wrong. But at second and third listens the track becomes an earworm, and […]

DFA’s mechanical master of scatology gets down with Hot Chip’s Alexis Taylor for “Losing My Patience” — the latest video from his full-length debut From The Cradle To The Rave. I guess now that LCD Soundsystem’s sailed off into the great white static screen in the sky, someone’s gotta keep the synthy dance punk love […]

Now in its third iteration, Converse collaborates with Schott NYC to fuse the design of their original Perfecto motorcycle jacket with that of Converse’s classic Chuck Taylor All Star shoe. As with the prior black suede and navy blue versions, this all white sneaker fuses the durable ruggedness of Schott’s motorcycle jackets with the original […]

Beautiful, ballsy, talented. Elizabeth Taylor truly was one of last last great, glamorous movie stars who could also do that other thing: ACT. Usually I don’t get all emotional when a famous person passes away because, well, I didn’t know them obviously. But like Kurt Cobain or Heath Ledger, Liz Taylor was an artist who […]