Converse Fall Preview

I recently had a chance to check out what Converse has lined up for this fall. Converse shoes are pretty much the best. They’re durable, they look great and they’re cheap. To commemorate their 100th year of making sneakers, Converse will be launching their 1HUND(RED) line where they’ve commissioned an assortment of artists to design their shoes (bout time those lazy artists did some real work). Ten percent of the wholesale price of these shoes will be paid to The Global Fund to hep fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

One of the niftier lines they’re launching is the Converse Music Collaboration, a series of shoes inspired by dead musicians like Kurt Cobain, Jim Morrison, Jerry Garcia and Ozzy Osbourne.

My favourite from the collection were these. It’s like getting four shoes from the price of two. Converse is going to make a fortune from selling laces this fall.

For making it in, Converse hooked me up with a glass of wine and a pair of these stylish Canvas Jack Purcells. If you didn’t know, Jack Purcell was a badminton champion from the Thirties. Badminton was really popular back then because they actually played with a live bird. I really liked them but ended up giving them to my girlfriend. Check her out in them.