Converse Japan January 2009 Releases
The Converse Chuck Taylor All-Star is one of those epic sneakers that will always be around for sneakerheads to enjoy. Converse has no intentions of letting up on the Chuck Taylors and with all the Chuck fans out there thats a good thing. Converse Japan is gearing up to release a bunch of new different designs of the Chuck Taylor, as well as other models such as the Jack Purcells and the Weapons for January 2009.
Here we get a look at 6 different designs, 4 of them keeping it somewhat simple and 2 Chucks which bring their history of bizarre designs as you can see by the one pictured above. Hit the jump to check out the rest of the pictures.
Levis Knocks Off Supra, Vans & Converse
As i was reading the SoleBlvd blog i came across this post which im sort of disappointed to see. Levis, a MAJOR company, and a legend in their industry appears to be knocking off designs from Supra, Vans and Converse. After word broke that Levis had a sneaker designed like a pair of Supra Skytops SolveBlvd decided to hit up the local FootAction and take a look at what in store themselves. Low and behold, not just a knock off of a pair of Skytops, but also ripped designs from Vans and Converse stocked on the shelves. You would think a company like Levis would know better, but it appears not.
As SoleBlvd said its not totally the fault of Levis. The work is sourced out to companies who are given full rights over the design and allowed to use the companies branding to move the products. But even with that being said, Levis had to know what was coming to them and obviously had no intentions of stopping distributing the product due to a knocked off design. Hit the jump to check out pictures of the Converse and Vans rip offs from Levis and the models they are designed after. Via: SoleBlvd
Converse x Staple ‘Pigeons’
The iconic Pigeon design and colorway which Jeff Staple made famous on a pair of Nike SB Dunks in 1995, a pair of New Balance 575 earlier this year, a slew of New Era hats, and other apperal, will now be blessing a pair of Converse sneakers. Jeff Staple and Converse recently got together to design a pair of Converse sneakers which include the grey and salmon-orange colorway found on the other Jeff Staple pigeon sneakers with the pigeon design stitched onto the tongue. Around back on the heel there is a “Staple” stamp with a Staple tag on the outer side of the sneakers.
No exact date has been released at this time but an unofficial release date is being called for sometime in early December. Stay tuned for more updates as they become available. Via: BKRW
Converse All-Star ‘Submerged’ Customs
TTK who many of you may know as the designer of the Nike Blazer Submerged Jungle and a pair of the Barack Obama Nike Dunks has had his hands full lately but hes taken some time to present to us one of his latest custom sneakers. TTK had a female customer reach out to him who wanted him to transfer his signature Submerged design over to a pair of classic Converse All-Star sneakers. The submerged designed was done in blue and black with accents of pink with a grey safari print down the heel. Lastly a pair of bright pink laces were thrown on and a pair of TTK lace locks added. The submerged design has to be the most popular and most demanded styles from customers so make sure you do a quick search here on Sneaker Obsession either for TTK or Submerged to check out all the other customs with this theme. More shots after the jump.
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Magic Johnson Converse Weapon Retro
Alongside the Larry Bird Converse Weapon Retro the Magic Johnson Weapon Retro will also be released. Converse did the right thing by bringing back both these color schemes which were won by 2 of the NBA’s key players in the mid 80s. The Magic Johnson Converse Weapon Retro shown here is of course done up in a classic gold, white and purple LA Lakers colorway with purple crushed velvet around the ankle. Although the velvet wasnt on the OG design its a nice addition to these classic basketball sneakers. The Larry Bird Weapon Retro and the Magic Johnson Weapon Retro should both be hitting Converse retailers such as LimitEDitions soon. Follow the jump for more pictures.
Larry Bird Converse Weapon Retro
Later this year Converse will retro the Larry Bird Converse Weapon. Back in the mid 80s when players like Larry Bird and Magic Johnson were once sponsored by Converse you would catch them both wearing the Converse Weapon during games. Simplicity was key with the Converse Weapon, using just a simple two-tone color scheme to get the job done. Watch for these sneakers to hit select Converse retailers, such as LimitEDitions. More detailed pictures follow after the jump.
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