Japanese fashionistas have always had the strange ability to pull off outfits and combinations that many of us would normally find to be unfathomable. So, it comes as no surprise that the newest Converse Japan Summer Collection is made up of some of the most over the top variations on the classic Converse form seen [...]
Converse presents: 9 nights, September 1st – 9th, Peanut Butter Wolf on a 9-night tour of the 9 area codes stretching from Los Angeles, Orange County to the Inland Empire. Each night PB Wolf will do video sets with multiple genres from the 90s. The first night, at Pomona’s Glass House, Sep. 1, will be [...]
Union, Stussy, UNDFTD, & Converse. The limited-edition Black Friday t-shirt was created exclusively for The Block Party/Food Drive held at Union/Stussy/UNDFTD LA this past weekend featuring J.Rocc, Dam-Funk, DJ AM, & Flying Lotus. Only 300 tees were printed and Stones Throw got their hands on 50. You want? Act quick at stonesthrow.com.
Okay, so the new Cons lineup and site are up and purty. Peter Smolik told me he was on, but apparently he isn’t on the site. More importantly, where was I when Axl’s pro model Cons dropped! I’m kinda tired of reissues, but somebody over there needs to greenlight a remake of these post haste. [...]
Since skateboarders adopted the Chuck Taylor back in the 80′s, Converse has made a couple runs at building a serious skate division. The last shot ended back in ’01 and included both Felix Arguelles and a lawsuit with Kenny Anderson (never got paid his royalties). In ’03, Nike bought Converse for a solid $305 million. [...]
My good friend Pat once told me “Collabo’s are like turds… Everybody drops one!” I couldn’t agree with him more, but these perforated leather Chuck Taylor highs are just too fresh. Converse teamed up with high fashion mega-store Barney’s to produce these limited edition kicks in three colors including the above black and gold (my [...]
How you get down wit’ da bawss of all bawsses, Brandon Brubaker? Game recognize game. We got to rappin’ and that’s how it happen. Hold on… Was that girl I broke ya futon wit’ really two-fiddy? A picture’s worth 300-plus words, right?
I hit up Felix when I heard rumors about Converse re-launching their skate program, since he was one of the architects of Con’s first foray in skateboarding. Felix can be a pretty modest guy in his way, so I wasn’t expecting so much honesty about the ins and outs of the industry. As a veteran [...]
Josh & Brandon Brubaker, Supra and Converse A Clyde Singleton Production In this century, there’ve been plenty of famous brothers. The Wright Brothers. Blues Brothers. Jackson 5. Da Bee Gees. And I ain’t ’een gone count them Jonas dudes in, due to their dangerously low levels of swag. But y’all know where I’m goin’. Anyhow, [...]
Supreme in Manhattan is arguably the most influential skate boutique and sneaker store in the world. Not only did they originate and create the model of the much-copied sneaker and streetwear boutique, they have remained on top for—oh, let’s say—fifteen years? Yeah, if you didn’t know, they’re the OGs of the game. Akin to the [...]
