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Fragment x Converse Chuck Low Product (RED)
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Hiroshi may not be cool about suburban kids wearing his gear (see story), but I am sure he won’t complain if you scoop these in support of fighting HIV/AIDS in Africa. Converse and Fujiwara hooked up again to put together his take on the Chuck Taylor low complete with a Hiroshi style solid color upper complete with color toe. When some chumps get the chance to collab, there are more colors present than Pantone can serve up, but Hiroshi keeps it simple on these kicks. This has been a great year so far for Converse and the Product (RED) Campaign - we look forward to more. Kicks are available now at SlamJam. Info thanks to High Snobiety. |
UNDFTD x Converse Chuck Taylor Product (RED)
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Just yesterday we posted Lupe Fiasco’s Converse Chuck Taylor he cooked up for the Product (RED) campaign, but today we have some great info on Converse’s work with UNDFTD. In addition to the sneakers that UNDFTD worked on with Converse, they also worked up a matching limited T-shirt as well as a 100% and 400% Be@rbrick. While we have loved the work that many of the artists and brands have done with Converse for the Product (RED) Campaign to raise money to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa, none hold a candle to the ones UNDFTD cooked up. While raising money for the cause is honorable, we love the message that UNDFTD casts with this lineup of goods. “Wear a sock kid!” is the theme for the products drawing a parallel between wearing a sock in your shoes and practicing safe sex. The detail of the sweaty “sockless foot” with warts should teach all of us a lesson. The spread of HIV/AIDS is a major problem in Africa, but as with all problems, the battle begins at home. This collection will release Saturday, April 5th at all US UNDFTD shops and online at undftd.com. |
Lupe Fiasco x Converse Chuck Taylors Product (RED)
| Before life got super crazy for a “cool young Lu”, Lupe Fiasco inked an interesting deal with Reebok though he was quoted many times (including the launch of the Reebok shoe) that his favorite kicks were the John Lennon “Imagine” Converse Chuck Taylors. Though at the time on team RBK, Lupe wore Chuck Taylors on the cover of his debut album “Food and Liquor”.
Earlier this month, Lupe Fiasco provided entertainment at the release party of the Dr. Romanelli’s x Converse Product (RED) creation wearing a pair of Chucks that generated some quick internet buzz on Supertouch. Complex was able to score a pair of the Lupe Fiasco x Converse Product (red) Chuck Taylors that currently are not slated for public release. If you think that these need to get released, leave a comment so that Converse can see the demand for these kicks. |
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Kurt Cobain Converse Collection
To say that some Nirvana and Cobain fans were not happy to hear about an upcoming release of Kurt Cobain edition Converse sneakers is a major understatement. We received quite a few pieces of hate email thanks in large part to a rock station telling listeners that we were behind it! (We won’t put you on blast like you did to us).
The collection of Cobain kicks feature two parts - one are “vintagized” versions of the Chuck Taylor, One Star, and Jack Purcell while the other is a collection of Chucks covered in Cobain’s sketches and writings from his journal entries. Converse worked from beginning to end with Kurt’s widow Courtney Love on the project. Converse shoes were a major part of Cobain’s life. From living underneath a bridge all the way to MTV’s Unplugged and sadly until his end, Cobain wore Converse every step of the journey.
Photo feature after the jump provided to us by SlamxHype.
Kurt Cobain Converse One Star
| For years, Converse was the official sneaker for rock and a grungy pair could almost always be found on the feet of the late Kurt Cobain. Cobain loved his Converse sneakers that he was even wearing them when he tragically took his life 14 years ago.
With 25% of the Nirvana catalog sold to pay off some addiction tabs, Courtney Love has struck a deal with Converse to release a special make up for her late husband. This news has been a hot topic on Nirvana forums posing the valid question, what would Kurt think to know he has a sneaker deal with a subsidiary of Nike? Pics and info via The Daily Swarm / HypeBeast. |
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Complex Editor Speaks of Converse on ABC
| Complex Magazine’s associate editor Bradley Carbone was recently interviewed by ABC News about Converse’s 100th Year Anniversary. Bradley gives us his insight why Converse has been able to weather the storms over the years and have become and American cultural icon.
Watch the video online at ABC News. |
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Hiroshi Fujiwara Converse Chuck Taylor Low (RED)
| Hiroshi Fujiwara may not be a fan of suburban-America fashion (see story) but he does have a nice take on the classic American Converse Chuck Taylor. This is Hiroshi’s third shoe that he has done with Converse in the past year having done high and low top black/white Chucks last fall. Hiroshi did a solid red color up for the All Star low for the Product(red) campaign. Besides having a nice pair of simple toned kicks, you will be helping to fight AIDS in Africa with the purchase of these shoes. Look for them to drop 3/1 for $72. Pics via Complex. |
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