March 14th, 2013 by Aaron Hope
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We’re coming up on the tail end of SXSW 2013, and Converse is ready to kick off the final weekend with a new limited edition release tied to one of the festival’s popular events. The Converse x Trasher Magazine Death Match gives rise to the new ‘Texas’ CONS CTS, a lowtop Chuck Taylor Skate treated to the burnt orange and white combo made famous by SXSW host city Austin’s University of Texas Longhorns. Available exclusively within the Lone Star State this Friday, March 15th, 2013, the ‘Texas’ CTS is limited to 240 pairs and you can see them up-close below.
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March 12th, 2013 by Brendan Dunne
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Wiz Khalifa‘s Taylor Gang is about to get much more official, as he has apparently finalized a deal with Converse. There’s no word yet on what exactly will come from the signing, other than an advertisement referenced by Wiz via the same tweet where he announced the partnership. Is Wiz deserving of his own Converse silhouette? Would you purchase a ‘Taylor Gang’ Chuck Taylor All-Star? Give us your thoughts in the comments below and stay tuned to find out what becomes of the Wiz Khalifa x Converse partnership.
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March 12th, 2013 by Aaron Hope
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The Converse Addict line just picked up the Jack Purcell, but there’s no chance of this ultra-premium Japanese capsule forgetting about its iconic cornerstone. The latest Addict-series Converse Chuck Taylor All Stars seek to reproduce a 1960s era design, including details like the heel patch and inner tongue tag along with the Poron cushioning and deluxe Vibram sole. Have a closer look at pale blue, gold and white pairs after the jump and work your overseas connects to get one of these premium Japanese Chuck Taylors.
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March 7th, 2013 by John K.
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Converse hits us with a tall glass of CTS for St. Patrick’s Day 2013, using one of the oldest Irish taverns in Charleston, MA as an inspiration to the colorway. There’s a lot beneath the classic surface like the Lunarlon drop-in sockliner and traction rubber vulc-sole, but Converse aficionados already know this considering the Converse CTS was especially popular when it was added to the Converse Skate line. This limited edition release will be available on Friday, March 15th at CNCPTS, Slam City Skates in London, Flatspot in Ontario Canada at an MSRP of $65, so check out the additional angles below for another look.
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March 7th, 2013 by Aaron Hope
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The Jack Purcell smiles its way into the floral print party this spring as two new pairs hit the scene with a style you might describe as ‘Hawaiian’. The ‘Floral’ Converse Jack Purcell is rendered in two colorways, both of which mix palm fronds with hibiscus flowers in a style you might expect to see on a flowy casual buttondown. White and blue styles are roughly inverted mirrors of one another, and you can see both of them after the jump, then grab yours at select Converse retailers like Up There.
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March 7th, 2013 by Aaron Hope
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Converse Japan just unveiled an ’80s-era ‘Retrotropica’ print, and for their latest All Stars, it’s a similar theme that functions as a sequel to a 2011 release. The second Converse Chuck Taylor All Star ‘Fruit Pack’ revisits the photo-realistic print that served up strawberries and lemons a couple of years back (a design we can in retrospect see as one of the originators of this current wave of patterned sneaker designs). This time around, it’s cherries for the red edition and dried pineapple rings for the yellow, which are joined by a Granny Smith green apple third to round out this set currently available at select Far East retailers.
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March 2nd, 2013 by Aaron Hope
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The latest from Converse Japan’s U.S. Originator capsule reaches back to the wild 1980s multicolor prints that inform today’s pattern trends. The Converse Chuck Taylor All Star ‘Retrotropica’ features four pairs split between high and low covered from heel to capped toe in sketches of leaves and fruit, with a red canvas base adding colors reminiscent of the New Orleans Hornets for a more high-contrast feel than the blues, which opt for mostly cool-colored hits. Click through to compare and let us know which of these you prefer, then hit your overseas connects because these aren’t likely to arrive at American retailers.
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March 2nd, 2013 by Brendan Dunne
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The team at Converse is continuing their collaboration with legendary pop-punk band Green Day with a gang of new silhouettes that pay tribute to the group’s albums over the years. American Idiot, Dookie, and Kerplunk all see their album artwork transferred over onto models like the Converse Chuck Taylor All Star and the Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Bosey Boot. Get a look at the four pairs that constitute the latest Green Day x Converse Chuck Taylor All Star collection and watch for them now at Converse.
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