Long time collaborative partners, Undefeated and Converse have linked up again for the current season. This time the Los Angeles based shop has taken on the Converse Chuck 70 Mid as its inspiration. The result are two editions of the silhouette in a choice of parchment white / chive green or black / natural ivory. Undefeated then adds is mark to the…
The Converse Weapon was introduced on the court in 1986, and it quickly forged a connection to teams, games and individuals who love basketball culture. Today, the Weapon is back in OG form through a new collaboration with fragment’s Hiroshi Fujiwara. Featuring a full leather upper, the Converse x FRGMT Weapon’s color-blocking lands along the Y-bar, collar underlay, Star Chevron logo underlay…
A year ago, Converse launched Renew to find solutions for post-consumer and post-industrial waste by using upcycled textiles and recycled cotton canvas blends. This summer’s colorful Renew capsule highlights Converse’s proprietary recycled cotton canvas process, using discarded cotton canvas scraps from the footwear manufacturing process to create new sneakers. Created with a blend of 80% virgin cotton and 20% recycled cotton, the tri-panel execution on the…
The Converse x ROKIT Chuck 70 builds off the brands’ debut collaboration in 2018 and examines Converse and ROKIT’s youthful mergers of basketball and skate culture. The All-Star logo is eclipsed in black fabric, sewn onto canvas that is divided into quarters through tonal stitching, blending figurative textures of asphalt and blacktop — a foundation likened to the streets of downtown Los Angeles, where…
The city of Chicago is set to host NBA All-Star 2020, but the weekend represents more than the NBA season’s midway point. It’s a return to the home of pro basketball’s dynasty in the ’90s — led by basketball’s most famous ambassador. The NBA All-Star Weekend events will go from Friday, the 14th of February to Sunday, the 16th of February. Expect…
The Converse All Star Pro BB Eclipse honors two elements of the brand’s rich basketball history. First, the split black/white design reminds of a period in history in which those were the only colorways of the Chuck Taylor All Star available — beginning in 1934, when white was added for the US national men’s basketball team, all the way through 1971. Second, the introduction of…
Designer Stéphane Ashpool has teamed with Converse through his Pigalle label on a collection of the Chuck Taylor Low. The Chuck 70 comes in two colorways, one a play on Converse’s iconic natural canvas, the other featuring a gradient scheme. Both are created with a technical fuse film atop the canvas, a design element that gives the shoes an aura of future tech…
The Converse Pro Leather was first released in 1976, and during the 1980s, it was no stranger to competitive glory. The shoe was victorious on collegiate and professional stages, and Converse itself was an official sponsor of the United States’ national team during the period. The latest colorway of the Pro Leather celebrates this rich history with a classic white and navy…
Elevating the Chuck 70’s with a hook-and-loop fabric, we want to encourage an element of creativity through the age-old act of ‘Patching’. There’s eight different designs to choose from in the box – tooled up in a smorgasbord of hues, fabric and co-branding – letting you mix & match the high-top as you see fit. Delivered in random packs of five, we’ve also…
Converse’s fourth quarter 2020 collection includes the Mountain Tech Pack, which includes the Chuck Taylor 1970 and ERX 260. The Chuck Taylor 1970 is ripstop textile built in contrast patchwork panels. The ERX 260 side of the collection is set in layers of textiles and rubber. The kicks just launched on the 14th of November at shops that include Up There.
