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CONVERSE CHUCK TAYLOR ALL STAR
The Converse Chuck Taylor All Star is considered to be the oldest athletic sneaker in history. It was created in 1917 and later became a popular basketball and athletic sneaker. The Chuck Taylor is named after basketball player Charles Taylor, who was a player on the Converse-sponsored basketball team called the Converse All Stars. The Chuck Taylor All Star is an American fashion icon and continues to be widely popular today. Click in for the most up to date Converse Chuck Taylor All Star release dates, information, and colorways.
September 30th, 2012 by Aaron Hope
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Overall North American sales for comic books is up nearly 20% for 2012 according to the continent’s largest distributor, an upward swing that further demonstrates the popularity of summertime Hollywood blockbusters. Promotional cross-branding has also helped the DC Comics and Marvels of the world, as their iconography has shown up everywhere from the traditional action figures to more real-life examples you can show off during your daily fight against crime. The latest Superman x Converse Chuck Taylor All Star features the Man of Steel on an exploding sky background, a colorful implication of one of his key powers that’s available now from One Star retailers like Size?
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September 27th, 2012 by Aaron Hope
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Sneaker News just showed you the Dookie-inspired lowtop Chuck Taylors on a Tuesday that marked the release of the first of three new Green Day albums, which also marks a roughly eighteen year period during which lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong has appeared on stage wearing All Stars more than all other footwear options combined. Fitting, then, that the Green Day x Converse Chuck Taylor All Star tour rolls on with another date, as today a design derived from album art for ¡Uno! arrives in a boldly patterned green/pink ensemble. Let us know how the stripes compare to the Missoni collabos we also just previewed, or whether the Gorillaz capsule would be a better comparison, then find the Uno All Stars available straight from Converse.
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September 25th, 2012 by Aaron Hope
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Sneaker ads have evolved to the point where they either seamlessly blend into your web surfing experience, or absolutely captivate you to the point where DVRs seem unnecessary. But back when the printed word was at its peak, full-page ads in magazines used to be one of the most popular ways to tease a new release. Here’s a look at an interesting ‘collaboration’ of sorts from 2001, when mag ad geniuses Absolut got in on the sneakerhead craze before the Nike SB craze helped to usher in the current wave. ’Absolut Obsession’ has the familiar Swedish vodka bottle shape in play as per the usual, but what’s so remarkable about this particular iteration is both that it’s crafted entirely in kicks, and that so many of them represent old school Reebok heat. Have a look at the full ad below, let us know which pairs you’ve owned and if you remember seeing this Serge Paulet photo in its first run. You can also check out a Nike collector’s re-creation of the classic ad after the jump as well.
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September 25th, 2012 by Aaron Hope
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By now, we all know that Billie Joe Armstrong isn’t Justin Bieber, but for those of us who’ve been around long enough to remember when his band Green Day burst onto the scene, that was never in question. A whole new generation of music fans will recognize the lead singer/guitarist thanks to Armstrong’s meltdown this weekend at the iHeart Radio Music Festival, but these elder statesmen of the ’90s alt-rock scene have been famous for almost two decades (and pajama rich for nearly as long, having toured non-stop and sold over 65 million albums worldwide). Celebrating nearly twenty years since Dookie‘s cartoon cover showed up alongside every longhaired kid’s Discman, the Green Day x Converse Chuck Taylor All Star is the latest to apply legendary album art to the timeless canvas silo. Let us know these compare to earlier rock releases and stick with Sneaker News because although the Dookie XX celebration won’t happen until February, 2014, it’s a safe bet these won’t make it half that long before we’re taken away to paradise.
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September 25th, 2012 by Aaron Hope
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Hollis, Queens will forever be linked via hometown heroes Run-DMC to the adidas Superstar shelltoe, but Converse has an established Chuck Taylor variation that’s looking to grab a bit of that spotlight. And what’s more, the Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Hollis makes it easy, thanks to a unique heel strap whose looping pattern looks a bit like a classically styled awareness ribbon. Grey, brown and black are all colors that remind us these textile-lined premium leather builds featuring heavily serrated traction for winter weather are available now, so have a closer look below and let us know which pair you’ll grab from stores like Kith.
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September 19th, 2012 by Aaron Hope
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A collaboration so ‘Euro’ it should be emblazoned with classic architecture, the latest Chuck Taylor teamup is arriving now at select retailers. Swedish-born Portuguese artist André Saraiva brings the style that made him famous in Paris to a new collab with French fashion magazine Purple on the Converse Chuck Taylor All Star. Andre honors the All Star’s All-American traditions with simple canvas builds that add a second patch to the lateral ankles of the eponymously-accented style. The pink pair keeps things simple save the bold tongue tag (which features Monsieur A on the reverse) and matching pink laces and outsoles, and these two pairs (but not the suddenly mysterious ‘Night’ edition) are available now at Converse First String retailers like Foot Patrol.
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September 15th, 2012 by Aaron Hope
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Undefeated crafted their Poorman Weapon collabo with Converse in five different military-inspired colorups, so might we be looking at an Olympic flag’s worth of designs for this latest team effort? The timing is a bit off for an Oly tribute, but the presence of an all-white edition after the first UNDFTD x fragment design x Converse Chuck Taylor All Star arrived this winter in all-red makes us curious about the future for this trio. This particular design has the extra oomph from a completely ‘dipped’ template, a crisp style that echoes the character-filled Chucks of yore but with a contemporary construction whose tri-branding indicates their era of origin. These should arrive at select retailers shortly, so stick with Sneaker News for word on US availability along with updates on further releases.
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September 12th, 2012 by Aaron Hope
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Wintertime invites all types of jacket-infused Chuck Taylor remixes, and the latest comes from the One Star’s Far East division, building on the momentum of an earlier duffel coat-inspired pack. The Converse All Star Hi Mountain Parka takes on the look of classic cold weather outerwear, combining what looks to be a more rugged weight of the traditional Chuck Taylor canvas with a heel cinch for the hood effect. Corded laces, tonal toecaps and distinct caramel medial patches make these another premium quality standout from Converse Japan and you can see all three after the jump below.
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