Converse Japan Converse Japan presents their July 2009 releases. The Chuck Taylor, Converse’s signature model, will be available in lots of new colorways, materials and designs. Designs to watch out for are the Jack Purcell line-up including simple polka dot looks and nicely worn-in styles, both in canvas.
Take a look at the complete line-up of Converse Japan July 2009 Sneakers below.
More detailed pictures & infos after the jump.
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Casey Custom Sneakers went back to the original gangster Al Capone with the Al Capone Converse All Stars. These custom Converse All Stars are hitting the market just as Public Enemies is getting ready to hit theaters over the Fourth of July weekend. I found these photos at the Casey Custom Sneakers website linked here.
The release of Public Enemies, a summer blockbuster about John Dillinger and the FBI, will increase interest in American gangsters from the 1920s and the Great Depression. The Al Capone Converse All Stars feature portraits of the Chicago mobster on both tongues from his conviction in 1931 for racketeering. Casey Custom Sneakers did a great job transferring this iconic imagery without sacrificing visual clarity or the gangster’s haunting stare.
The heel wrap, middle panel and toe of each shoe feature the Chicago skyline in all of its glory. The designer showed the Windy City horizon in order to show the extent of Al Capone’s criminal kingdom before he was brought down by the FBI. You can ask for customs based on Al Capone, Public Enemies or any other theme you can imagine from Casey Custom Sneakers by emailing contact@caseycustomsneakers.com.
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Converse Chuck Taylor - Metallica Pack - July ‘09
The power of Metallica is to last for eras, some say, and we don’t dispute that, but just add that the power of Converse is era-busting. Look at the supreme allure of this electroconvulsive design from our friends. Look at the celestial dazzle of this thermonuclear creation from the mind-smiting geniuses of Converse. Which words can do justice to their talent?
Supernal, supreme, and suberb. Perhaps these have some chance of conveying the appropriate awe felt by sufferers of sneakermania. This is a sample of ocean-draining hotness. Go catch your pair now.
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Converse Chuck Taylor - AC/DC Pack - June ‘09
The AC/DC pack is all that you’d expect it to be from Converse. It is electrifying, mesmerizing, and eventually mind-blasting with a hot spicing of sneakermania. There are all the supreme artifacts of the Converse tradition squeezed into the texture of a stylish design, and the overall power and dominant beauty of the form is suited a work of art.
This is all about bravado and extravagance, but it is done with refinement. Refined excess, controlled madness, hot chastity, these are the hallmarks of these wonderous works of our friends at Converse. Who would fail to approve of their work? They will show up on June 1st. Via Sneakernews.com
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Unrivaled x Converse Chuck Taylor All Star High
This unrivalled creation from Converse has already made sneakerheads feverishly anticipate the oncoming release of further marvels from the brand. The style and the form of the pair is flawless. The execution of the concept is perfect. There’s not much here that is not wirthy of adulation and wonder.
In every detail another flower of intellectual power blossoms. In every line another aspect of mental excess comes to fruition with unsurpassed extravagance. Who can contest the power of converse? No one can, and but he refuses to take the challenge.
Such was the form. Such were the colors. To see how they are, go catch yours at Unrivaled in Japan.
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Converse - Co* (Co Star)
This all-red marvel from Converse is a fire-born gem of boundless originality. It embodies the fiery spirit of kings and heroes of sports with an exceptionally convincing style, and we are confident that those who share our enthusiasm are not limited in numbers.
Converse is good at creating legends. While somehow the power of their designs reverberates in the galaxy, Their nmew creations promise to take over the universe with their incredible appeal and attractive power. This one design is like a black hole that draws and absorbs sneakerheads from four corners of the universe, and it is not hard to see why it is so effective.
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I profiled an elaborate pair of customs called the Wall of Skulls Nike Dunks from Qustom Queen Sneaker Artwork last weekend. The mixture of elaborate heel design and subtle colors show the designer’s level of sophistication. The Phone Home Converse All Stars found at the Facebook page linked here show Qustom Queen’s whimsical side.
Qustom Queen depicted the iconic scene in E.T. where Elliott and E.T. are flying on a bicycle on the way to a waiting spaceship. The Phone Home Converse All Stars are detailed down to the pointy limbs of the pine trees silhouetted against the night sky. The scene is replicated perfectly on all four sides of these sneakers without sacrificing the visual quality of the image.
The Phone Home Converse All Stars capture the sense of imagination and possibility in Spielberg’s 1983 classic. Qustom Queen shows a different type of complexity on these custom Converse All Stars, resurrecting a classic movie without resorting to cliche or caricature. The designer can be reached at qustomqueen@yahoo.co.uk for questions, custom orders and comments about her work.
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SweatShop Clothing posted the Jimi Hendrix Converse All Stars to the Nike Talk post linked here recently. The designer tried to capture the unique mixture of power and elegance in Hendrix’s music with outstanding results. You can head to SweatShop Clothing’s website linked here to find out more about custom ordering and pricing.
The Jimi Hendrix Converse All Stars portray Hendrix in light and dark on the shoe exteriors. The image on the right shoe shows Hendrix exploding into red, yellow and orange as he belts out his songs. The left portrait of Jimi Hendrix shows the legendary guitarist in a more realistic light surrounded by orange/yellow light.
SweatShop Clothing wrote lyrics from “Are You Experienced?” and “Kiss the Sky” on the interiors of the Jimi Hendrix Converse All Stars. The lyrics are surrounded by peace signs, miniature Earths and other symbols of the Summer of Love. The Jimi Hendrix Converse All Stars may be a one-off for a big music fan but you can hit up SweatShop Clothing at sweatshopclothing@gmail.com for your own sneaker art.
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