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Converse USA Year of the Dragon Collection

2012-01-23T15:52:00.000-05:00

Happy Chinese New Year! Converse has just released a special collection to celebrate the Year of the Dragon. You can see the complete American release collection below. There are 3 pairs of Chuck Taylor's, 1 pair of Chuck Classic Boots, 1 pair each of the One Star and Jack Purcell

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Chris Andersen Converse Pro Leather 2k11 PE

2011-12-10T09:06:00.001-05:00

Finally NBA is here and with that comes a first look at Chris Andersen's Pro Leather 2k11. I am not really sure what happened with the blue, it doesn't really match the Nuggets at all. Hopefully by the time the season actually starts they will have this corrected. If he played for the Warriors these would be perfect though.

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Glen Davis Offically with Converse

2011-12-06T18:50:00.001-05:00

As was reported here earlier this year, it looks official that Glen Davis has signed with Converse. Hopefully he's just one of many new additions to Team Converse this season. Below is a screen grab from IamBigBaby.com. Look for Davis in either the Converse DefCON or Pro Leather 2k11 when the NBA season tips off.

Converse Winter Glitz Collection

2011-11-29T17:05:00.001-05:00

Holiday season is just around the corner and stores are already prepped and ready for shoppers to get glam with the hottest holiday trends. And what’s on the mind of girls everywhere when getting prepped for the onslaught of holiday parties, celebrations, and the obligatory New Year’s Eve countdown - GLITTER of course! This season, flashy and sparkly accessories top shopper’s wish lists. Are you ready to get your “GLITZ” on?

The answer is hopefully yes, because Converse introduces the all new ”Winter Glitz Collection”. The limited edition footwear will be available for the holiday season and what better place to grab them first but at Nordstrom.

Converse “Winter Glitz Collection” comes in the perfect holiday appropriate palette: Black, Silver and Carmine (hot pink). Deck out that classic mini dress with a pair of “Winter Glitz” and get the red carpet look just like Kristen Stewart, or pair with your fave skinny jeans for an effortless holiday look. This holiday season, countdown to the New Year in style without feeling super uncomfortable in those five inch stilettos.

Also, guys here is a great shoe to get your lady friend into Converse...of course if she isn't already what the heck are you doing with her? If you love her, get her some Chucks.

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Converse Force 5 Re-mix

2011-11-15T15:51:00.001-05:00

If you haven't noticed, Converse Korea has absolutely been kicking butt with their running shoes. We're looking at you Converse America to get on board with some new running shoes.

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JJ Barea gives us a preview of the Pro Leather 2k11 Ox

2011-11-02T16:11:00.000-04:00

During the Pan Am games that Puerto Rico won our man JJ Barea busted out the new Converse Pro Leather 2k11 Ox (or EVO for the ox version, not sure yet.) This is a shoe that will hopefully make it into production in the spring. Here's hoping it doesn't go the way of the Weapon EVO ox and Star Player EVO ox, which neither made to retail.

The blue area on the bottom of the shoe is CBT tech, Converse Balls. While the white areas pays tribute to the original traction pattern of the Pro Leather.

Hurry up and end the NBA lockout so we can see Converse on the courts!

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Converse Star Classic CRT Ox

2011-10-25T19:43:00.000-04:00

Converse Philippines has been bring out a ton of colorways of the Converse Star Classic CRT Ox, take a look at some of them below.

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Converse DefCON: a closer look

2011-10-17T16:52:00.002-04:00

After what seems like a million years, we finally get a closer look at the new Converse DefCON. If you been following along with me you know that this shoe has a special place in my heart, and my pocketbook. However, it doesn't matter know as teams needing Maroon, Orange, Green, or Purple colored basketball shoes will once again be deprived the opportunity to wear Converse this season. But there are still the basic 5 team colorways of the DefCON coming out, Black/Black, White/Black, Navy/Black, Royal/Black and the Red/Black pictured below.

There is a lot going on here so lets jump right into the shoes. After the success of the Star Player EVO, Converse has brought back the CONtain Fit Technology system for this shoe. The most obvious use of this technology is in the direct-inject EVA foam cage surrounding the shoe. It's used to decrease the overall weight of the shoe, but giving it the protection it needs to stand up to a season. As you can see this cage goes from the upper directly into the midsole.

In the third picture you'll see the Converse Ball Technology, with a a familiar neon yellow color that reminds me of REACT Juice. In the fourth picture you can see the continuation of lacing loops into the shoe that tighten as you tighten the laces for a better fit. The tighten around the inner booty.

I haven't got to play in them yet, but I hope to soon. I wanted to get some new pictures to you as soon as I could. Hope you enjoy! I also hope to see this on some NBA feet before too much longer.

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Converse All American Mid Royal/Black Colorway

2011-10-05T15:47:00.000-04:00

Below is the Converse All American in a Royal/Black colorway. I'm guessing this colorway was canceled in America, which seems to be the norm these days. I think it's pretty hard to sell basketball shoes when you don't really offer any for people to buy, but I guess I am crazy for that type of thinking.

Big up to Aaron Johnson for sending me this my way, as it looks like these are actually avaliable in Mexico. So if you're a real fan of this colorway you'll have to go hunting south of the boarder.

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Converse Star Player EVO new colorway

2011-09-29T15:50:00.001-04:00

Below is a new colorway of the Converse Star Player EVO. I am not sure if these actually made it into production or not, I guess time will tell. I know there are people still trying to find these fantastic shoes from last year. There are a few other colorways floating out there too, I'll try to post them up next week.

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Converse Chuck Taylor Layer Up White/Navy

2011-09-28T15:35:00.000-04:00

One of my most visited posts has been a simple pair of Converse Chuck Taylor Layer Ups, so in a effort to bring back some more of those page views I bring you a White/Navy colorway of the Converse CT Layer Up. Enjoy!!!

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Lou Williams Converse DefCON Player Exclusive

2011-09-26T16:05:00.002-04:00

Team Converse member Lou Williams was out hooping in the Battle of I-95 last night for Team Philly who got the win over Team Melo, that featured Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, and LeBron James. These are the shoes that Lou played in last night, the new Converse defCON in a White/Red/Blue player exclusive colorway. You can also see a black/black colorway in the first picture.

The second picture is from Tony Manfred who has a great recap with pictures over here, check it out.

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Converse Star Classic Pro Mid.

2011-09-16T16:12:00.000-04:00

Happy Friday!!! Today we have the Converse Star Classic Pro Mid. At first they might look like any other Converse release but upon closer examination you can see that these are different enough to make it into your lineup. I haven't seen them anywhere stateside yet, but they are in the Fall catalog so hopefully they're release soon. They have showed up on Kickz.com which is were I got these pictures from.

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Thursday Throwback: Converse in the NCAA aka Louisville Hate Day

2011-09-15T15:40:00.000-04:00

Around Kentucky and all other places in the BBN, Big Blue Nation for those of you that don't know, today is Louisville Hate Day. This is one of my all time favorite holidays as it signals the nearing Kentucky vs Louisville football game.

However, Louisville isn't all bad, historically speaking. There was a time before Ricky P that Louisville was one of the teams sponsored by Converse. That was back in the day when Converse wanted to promote their basketball products and used college basketball teams to showcase their shoes and later jerseys. Anyway, I thought it would be nice to show off what that used to look like and I found a great picture with U of L players wearing the Converse Springfield and Dr. J 2000 along with some other React shoe that I can't identify.

This picture is the only picture I want to see Louisville celebrating in for a long long time. Happy Louisville Hate Day and Happy Thursday Throwback.

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Converse Nylon Trainer 75

2011-09-14T16:21:00.000-04:00

Today we have something for the ladies, The Converse Nylon Trainer 75. Below you see this classic running shoe in a Hawthorn Rose colorway. You can pick them up at Converse.com for just $50

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Converse Classic Boot Mid Leather

2011-09-13T16:25:00.000-04:00

It's getting to be that time of year when you trade in your flip-flops for some nice boots. Thankfully Converse thought the same thing, so they've produced some new boots based on, the Chuck Taylor and the classic boot design. Check them out below in Brown and Black leather colorways. They're at converse.com for $75.

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Friday Flashback; Converse Magic Johnson Energy Wave shoes.

2011-09-09T15:23:00.002-04:00

Back in the day Converse created a Magic Johnson sub-brand that had shoes and apparel. Each item used the Magic logos you see on the tongue and the side of shoe. Below is a Black/Pink colorway of one of the shoes. I am not quite sure which shoe this was, this is the only colorway I've seen of it.

The shoes featured the Converse energy wave technology that they used across their performance lines.

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First Look: Converse All American Mid

2011-09-08T15:53:00.000-04:00

Welcome to the Converse Blog where today we have our first look at the Converse All American Mid in a Black/White colorway. At first glance you may confuse this for the Converse sicks that came out last year, but the upper different. However, they do still feature that great full length Balls technology. There were other colorways in the Fall catalog, but we'll see if they actually make them or not.

You can pick these up at Holabird Sports!

Big thanks to The Converse Blog reader Aaron Johnson who brought these to my attention.

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Converse Dennis Mesh Athletic shorts.

2011-09-07T15:49:00.003-04:00

Converse has extremely quietly started making basketball shorts again. You can't buy any on Converse.com yet, but these shorts are for sale at Macys and Macys.com

Some of the larger sizes are already sold out in the black/red aka people will buy Converse athletic apparel!!!!! Anyway check them out for $34.

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Converse Black Canvas Collection at PepperLime.com

2011-09-06T15:44:00.002-04:00

PepperLime.com the online retailer from the people at Gap has started selling mens apparel, one of the providers is Converse in the form of their Black Canvas collection. Below are just a few of the items from the collection, view the rest at PepperLime.com

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Friday Flashback: Converse 0100 Fruity Pebbles

2011-09-02T15:19:00.000-04:00

Welcome to the Converse Blog's Friday Flashback. Since today is College Colors Day I thought I'd bring you a shoe that seems to have all of them.

Below is the Converse 0100 in a sample Fruity Pebbles edition, or perhaps melted crayons. If you never played in the 0100 you need to try and find yourself a pair, they're one of my favorite Converse basketball shoes of recent memory.

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Converse Dr. J Pro Leather Horween Leather.

2011-09-01T15:31:00.002-04:00

Converse continues to expand their First String line with the upcoming release of two new colorways of the Dr. J Pro Leathers. This time they get a upper curtsy of Horween Leather from Chicago. Look for the Black/Burgundy colorway to drop on September 10th and the Burgundy/Black colorway sometime in November. Just like the last Pro Leather release these feature the Dr. J personal touch with gold foil on the side.

I usually try to bring you all different Converse coverage then everyone else, but these are just too stinkn' nice to miss haha. Enjoy!

via NiceKicks

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Converse John Varvatos All Star Bosey Boot

2011-08-30T16:31:00.000-04:00

It's been a minute or two since I've featured a John Varvatos Converse shoe, so I thought I'd show off these new All Star Bosey Boots. They come on a light brown and a black colorway, of which you can see at the end of the brown pictures. They have a nice zipper on the side for easier wear. They also have a clean and simple star on the heel that you can see below. You can gear up for the fall in these at Converse.com for $125.

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Converse Sea Star Skate II

2011-08-29T16:46:00.002-04:00

There is no doubt that people love Chucks, One Stars, and Jack Purcells...however, it is becoming more apparent that the popularity of the Converse Sea Star is on the rise. There have been a number of colorways released, and there are even more lined up for the future. Below the Sea Star Skate II gets the blue suede treatment with some nice leather laces. Pick them up at Converse.com for only $55.

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Converse Friday Flashback: Converse CASSRACER

2011-08-26T15:52:00.000-04:00

Welcome boys and girls to the Converse Blog's Friday Flashback. Today we have a not so old Converse running shoe from Japan in 2004, the Converse CASSRACER. I'm not sure what the CASS stood for, so if you happen to know please pass the knowledge. I keep hoping that Converse will bring back some performance categories, but until then we're left with shoes from the past to enjoy.

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Converse Star Player DL Mid

2011-08-25T15:30:00.002-04:00

All black everything. Converse releases their first mid top performance basketball shoe of 2011 with the Converse Star Player Mid. As I mentioned earlier this a black/black/black/black/Silver colorway. I am pretty sure that these contain both CONtain ankle foam and a version of Converse Balls Technology in the heel. You can pick them up at Converse.com for $60

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Converse Square Star Hoodie

2011-08-23T20:35:00.000-04:00

One my favorite people texted me this morning telling me that it felt like fall outside. To which I replied to her...."Football!!!!!" followed quickly with, "Makes me wanna be in a cabin in East Tennessee." However, in my head I was also thinking Hoodie Weather!!!!

Sometimes it's the simple things...speaking of which is this new Converse hoodie. I found it on KICKZ.com. Unfortunately shipping to the US cost about as much as the hoodie itself does. Oh well it's nice to look at. If you're in the EU it shouldn't be too bad.

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Converse in NBA 2K12, Magic in Weapons!!!!

2011-08-22T16:49:00.000-04:00

Do you often wonder what it would be like to see Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, and Converse working together again? Me too. I can't imagine why Nike hasn't forced the issue to mend whatever fences need mending. But alas there is a slight ray of hope, in the wondering world of NBA 2K12 you can see Magic Johnson wearing the classic Converse Weapon and Dr. J wearing the Pro Leather.

Hopefully this means the rest of the game will feature the classic shoes that the legends played in. So while we just saw the Dr. J Pro Leather's, we still might be a few years and dollars away from seeing a Magic or Bird edition Converse Weapon.

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Friday Flashback Converse PF Flyers Sail Fish

2011-08-19T16:28:00.002-04:00

Welcome one and all to The Converse Blog's Friday Flashback. Today I'm bringing you the the Converse PF Flyers Sail Fish boys shoes....do what? You may know PF Flyers as a New Balance affiliate brand these days, but it was once owned by Converse. Converse bought the Goodrich athletic brands in 1971, which included PF Flyers. Later on Converse sold off the brand at the "request" of the Department of Justice, who complained they were monopolizing the sneaker market of that day.

So for a short time some Converse shoes also carried the PF, or Posture Foundation, name. Below is one of them, the Sail Fish. You'll notice the triangles that came from BF Goodrich's Jack Purcell shoe, which I'm sure you've heard of. Converse was able to keep the Jack Purcell shoe and logo after the sell of PF Flyers.

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Converse Jack Purcell Sport Ox

2011-08-18T15:56:00.000-04:00

It's not hard to see that the Converse Jack Purcell has started to grow in popularity as Converse has been tweaking them up more frequently. Today is a perfect example of such tweaking, below is the Converse Jack Purcell Sport ox. They come in suede and leather versions and are currently up at Finishline.com for $64.99. Check them out below in all 3 colorways.

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The Converse Blog Makes the Case for Big Baby

2011-08-16T16:43:00.000-04:00

Thank you for stopping by this special investigative report from The Converse Blog. Today we examine evidence that would seem to suggest that Glen "Big Baby" Davis has joined Team Converse. There has been no official announcement, therefore all of this evidence could turn out to be nothing more but a Converse coincidence.

So I will be making my case to you this afternoon with visual evidence. Exhibit A has already been introduced, which is the picture of Big Baby with Rondo last week wearing a Converse shirt.

Exhibit B:

Why this is good evidence: Big Baby is seen below at one his charity events wearing a the Black Monochrome Chuck Taylor Ox. Usually players wear their sponsors to events, but not always.

Why this is bad evidence: Lots of NBA players from the likes of LeBron James, Amare Stoudemire, Blake Griffin, and Kevin Durant have been photographed wearing Chucks, and unfortunately none of them wear Converse in the NBA. Also he's wearing Nike socks.

Exhibit C:

Why this is good evidence: Big Baby is seen signing autographs on a Converse backpack for students. Also you can see someone holding a bunch of them so it's not just this one kids' backpack in the picture. This picture, along with the Exhibit B were taken at the East Baton Rouge Parish Library's event “Score Big with Books.” Unlike other cities like Atlanta, Converse has not had a strong sponsorship presence in Baton Rouge. The only direct link to the event for Converse would be through Glen Davis.

Why this is bad evidence: Converse has been known to work with events that do not directly feature Converse athletes, so this could be jumping the gun a little.

Exhibit D:

Why this is good evidence: Below is a grainy screen capture of Big Baby working out with his trainer. You can however see clearly that he is wearing a Converse t-shirt. It's not just any Converse t-shirt it's a I Chevron Star Boston T-shirt.

Why this is bad evidence: This piece of evidence might be lacking in power. For starters Glen is simply wearing a t-shirt sold at Converse's Boston store, anyone could buy that and wear it working out. Also you can't make out what shoes he wearing, but there is nothing that screams Converse about them. Plus he's wearing Jordan shorts.

Why this is good evidence with a counter point: True, but have you tried on any of the current Converse tiny man t-shirts? For Big Baby to have that much room in one of those t-shirts it's got to be a 6XL. Converse's biggest shirt in their stores is a 3XL, and it's the same size as a normal XL, therefore this has to be a special made shirt for Big Baby directly from Converse.

Exhibit F:

Why this is good evidence: I've saved the most compelling evidence for last, the cardboard cut out. Below is a cardboard cut out presented again at the East Baton Rouge Parish Library for their "Score Big with Books" campaign. Big Baby is seen below wearing the Converse defCon performance basketball shoe. As previously stated, athletes wear Converse Chuck Taylor's around all the time, but usually not their performance basketball shoes. Plus he's wearing it for a promotional event, this seems pretty convincing to me.

Why this isn't good evidence: This might not be the jury turning evidence that it's being made out to be. During last off season Chris Bosh was videoed training while wearing Adidas basketball shoes, but when it came time for media day and the season he was back in Nike. This doesn't prove anything.

Closing argument: Honestly none of these piece of evidence alone are prove of Big Baby signing with Converse. However, I feel pretty strongly that these are much more then simple coincidence. I think the combined evidence is over whelming in favor of Big Baby signing with Converse. However, it is quite possible that Converse has been courting Big Baby and that he hasn't signed yet, or maybe not at all. I guess we'll just have to wait for official word from Converse...or as is more likely the case, just see him wearing Converse next season.

You be the judge, let me know what you think? Is Big Baby with Team Converse or I am just wishfully thinking.

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Converse Star Classic

2011-08-15T07:30:00.001-04:00

Happy Monday to you all, today I want to share with you the Converse Star Classic High. It features a nice combo of Nylon and Suede in the upper for an updated look to this Converse archive based product. If you're feeling like a classic, pick one up at Converse.com for $55.

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Hall of Fame Congratulations to Teresa Edwards too

2011-08-12T18:56:00.000-04:00

Sadly I couldn't find very many pictures, but Teresa Edwards used to rock the Converse too. So I wanted to say Congratulations on being inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. She's pictured below wearing the Converse Athletic BB...okay I can't remember the exact name but it was something like that. Don't let the generic name full you, these updated version of the Chuck Taylor played pretty nice.

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Hall of Fame Congratulations to Dennis Rodman

2011-08-12T18:13:00.000-04:00

He'll probably never see this, but I wanted to show some Dennis Rodman some love from The Converse Blog. You're the only reason I didn't completely hate the Bulls because of your Converse shoes. I probably speak for a whole lot of people that wish Converse would retro the All Star 91, maybe someday.

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Friday Flashback Converse Tennis

2011-08-12T11:30:00.001-04:00

Hello world! Welcome to another edition of the Converse Blog's Friday Flashback. Today we have a classic Converse Tennis shoe feature the rare Heel Star logo. This logo was most recently used in the First String Matchpoint. I am not sure the of the name of the particular shoe, it could even be the original Matchpoint as they do look similar. My best guess is that this came out sometime during the Eltra Era at Converse. My guess is that Chris Evert or Jimmy Connors would have worn these at some point, but I couldn't find any pictures.

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Converse RUNE Pro II

2011-08-11T12:04:00.000-04:00

Below is the new Converse RUNE Pro II, which is the second pro shoe for Converse Skate Ambassador Rune Glifberg. I've only seen these on UK websites so I am not sure when you can see them Stateside. Below are the Brown and Grey colorways. You can see that these are mid tops with plenty of padding around the ankles so you know they're comfortable.

Converse Snap Back

2011-08-11T10:36:00.000-04:00

Converse.com recently updated with a full line of fashion apparel and a few of the pictures show some pretty nice caps. However I couldn't find any of those caps, but I did find this one below on another website.

It's a snap back featuring the classic star chevron logo, and at only 18 bucks you can't go wrong. Head over to SkateParkofTampa.com to pick yours up today.

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Converse All Star Nubuck Tech

2011-08-09T16:12:00.000-04:00

We don't normal highlight Chuck Taylor shoes on The Converse Blog, but today we'll make an exception. Below is the Converse All Star Nubuck Tech. They're exclusive to Converse.com so if you wanna snag a pair you'll have to head there. You can get them for $60.

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Glen Davis joins team Converse?

2011-08-08T12:23:00.000-04:00

Our friends over at CeltKicks.com posted this picture up on their website last night. It features Rondo and more importantly Glen Davis rocking at Converse t-shirt. Glen showed up to lend his support to Rajon Rondo at the dedication of a refurbished basketball court at Malcolm X Park.

There as been no announcement from Converse, but hopefully Davis will be rocking the Star and Chevron if and when the NBA season tips off. Plus it would be nice to see him do that in Celtic Green.

Davis joins Jimmer Fredette as NBA players seen wearing Converse shirts this off season...hopefully Nike and Converse is willing to spend some money to upgrade their roster of players. You'd think after doing 2.4 Billion in sales last year Nike and Converse could spend a little bit on signing some new players to grow team Converse. It worked out well in signing JJ Barea just saying....or gasp, even spending some of that money to return to College Basketball, especially if there is no NBA season.

Okay, I just stepped off my soap box haha. As always if I hear anything new on this issue I'll be sure to let you know.

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Friday Flashback: Converse Overtime

2011-08-05T17:10:00.000-04:00

Today's Friday Flashback is the Converse Overtime. The Overtime was a basketball shoe released sometime between 2001 and 2003, probably towards the end of 2002. This was a released during the time between Converse's bankruptcy and purchase from NIKE. The Converse motto at the time was SHINE. Anyone remember that? Just wondering.

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All Star Premium Leather PJ

2011-08-04T16:24:00.000-04:00

What up ladies? Feeling left out lately around here? Fear not female friends, we've got you covered in the All Star Premium Leather PJ. You can get them at Converse.com for $80

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Converse Dr. J Pro Leather

2011-08-03T15:49:00.001-04:00

So I jumped the gun on the Dr. J edition of the Pro Leather, but now the information has been set free for all the world to know...so I now officially bring you a look at the Dr. J Pro Leather

Today, Converse Inc. announces the launch of the Converse First String Standards Dr. J Pro Leather. Honoring the legend of Julius “Dr. J” Erving and the shoe he made history in, Converse recreates the classic silhouette in a premium crafted version.

“It’s flattering that the Converse Pro Leather shoe, one that has preceded so many other signature shoes, is so widely recognized as the ‘Dr. J’. I have so many memories wearing this shoe and am honored that it has stood the test of time and continues to live on,” says Julius Erving.

Julius Erving defined the game of basketball wearing Converse Pro Leather shoes during the golden age of the sport. His style on and off court is legendary and the new Dr. J Pro Leather pays homage to the man and the shoe that changed basketball forever and defined on and off-court style.

Dr. J Pro Leather 1976

The original shoe launched in 1976, the Pro Leather shoe is not only the shoe that Dr. J made famous, it’s the shoe that ushered in the modern era of basketball footwear. Kicking off the collection, Converse will unveil the classic white and navy color way. Crafted with rich leathers and premium construction, like early versions, the shoe comes in clean, white uppers contrasted with a navy stitched Star Chevron logo.

Converse First String is a limited-edition collection that celebrate craftsmanship, authenticity and collaboration at the highest level. Only 168 of the white/navy version will be available, beginning Friday, August 5. Shoes will retail for a MSRP of $90 and will be available in men’s sizes 8 – 13.

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Help me get Published, Please Order your Copy of Buckets Magazine

2011-08-02T16:42:00.000-04:00

Hi all, today's post is very exciting for me. I'm very happy to let you know that I will have an article published in the upcoming 2nd issue of Buckets Magazine. However, I need your help to make this exciting opportunity a reality.
Every magazine pre-ordered gets them one step closer to a publishing so please go hear and pre-order your copy for just $10.

Click here to help get this magazine published!!!

I've got a write up on Converse, specifically on having Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, The Converse Weapon, and French Lick. My high school journalism teacher, Mrs. Lewis will be so proud...I hope haha.

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Converse History Made & In The Making video

2011-08-01T16:26:00.001-04:00

Converse recently released their new commercial titled History Made & And in The Making. There are a few interesting product shots in the video. The one on the right is of the Pro Leather 2k11 which is the mystery shoe I first told you about back in January. One of my readers JV Smart hit me up with the information not long after the post, but I sat on it for too long. Sorry JV! The shoe on the appears to be the Converse defCON. You can see those pictures below the video. You'll also notice that they're wearing Converse basketball shorts, so I'm hoping they pop up online soon.

There is also another shoe seen for the first time in this commercial but I'm trying to find out more about it before I post up any pics. See if you can find it.

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The Converse All American Challenge

2011-08-01T11:34:00.000-04:00

For the last few years there have been some potentially awesome low top Converse basketball shoes that never actually released to the public, like the Weapon EVO ox and the Star Player EVO ox.

Now Converse has finally combined their CBT technology in a low top performance basketball shoe that you can buy. The Converse All American Low. I showed this shoe recently but now it has gone up on Zappos.com and Shoes.com in a full run of sizes for $65.

The very future of low top Converse basketball shoes may very well hinge on how many pairs of the All American are sold. It may not, but it certainly wouldn't hurt the prospects of an expanded the basketball line. So here is the challenge, get yourself a pair of these. Even if you don't trust low tops for basketball, they would be great for walking or just something to kick around in with the added cushioning of the full length CBT technology.

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Converse defCON Team Shoes

2011-07-30T09:36:00.000-04:00

Below is the Converse defCON, the upcoming team shoes for 2011-2012. As you can see on the heel they feature CBT cushioning. You can get a better look at the CBT the first picture from the Converse Open Gym. It looks similar to how the CBT was used on the Converse Drop Step.

I am very excited because for the first time in a number of years there will be Maroon, Orange, and Purple team colorways.

Now this is where I could use your help. If you know anyone on any team that would want to wear these shoes this season please contact me at conversencaa@hotmail.com. I do have a contract to sell the shoes. Well lets get to the pics.

Here are some pictures from a recent Converse Open Gym in Boston. You can kind of see the outsole and the CBT in the heel. In the second picture you can see what the heel area looks like with the square star logo hit.

Friday Flashback Converse Legend Anthony Mason PE

2011-07-29T13:06:00.000-04:00

Welcome to the Converse Blog's Friday Flashback. Today we get a rare look at a pair of Converse Player Exclusive basketball shoes. Today we get a look at Anthony Mason's Converse All Star Legend. He wore these while with Charlotte Hornets in the 1997-1998 season.

This happened to be the team shoe for that season also and it was based off of Converse Weapon. It also featured Converse React in the heel. In fact there were a limited number of shoes released in Celtics colors that replaced the Chuck Taylor signature with the signature of Larry Bird.

Below you find some pictures of the shoes and some pictures of Mason wearing them. You can see him going against the Jordan and Dennis Rodman.

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Converse Star Player DL Mid

2011-07-28T11:27:00.000-04:00

Below is the Converse Star Player DL, a shoe that is currently avaliable on Converse.com in a low top version. Here is a Black/Black colorway of the mid top. I have only seen them on the Polish website NeoSport.pl, so I'm not sure if they will be releasing in the States or not.

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Converse Star Trainer

2011-07-26T11:49:00.001-04:00

Converse goes back into the vault and pulls out a new re-issued shoe, the Converse Star Trainer. This show has seen some re-issued in other Converse areas around the world, but now they've finally come home. You can get them in a Black/White/Gum or a White/Navy/Gum. At only $55 you really need to pick up a pair. You can get them on Converse.com

Check out the pics below.

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Converse All American Ox

2011-07-25T10:41:00.001-04:00

Recently I posted a tweet asking if anyone had seen the Converse All American anywhere at retail, hoping that they actually produced a low top performance basketball shoe. It was supposed to be a summer release, but I hadn't seen it until today.

They good news is that they actually produced the shoe...the bad news is that the only place I've seen it is on BigShoes.com Which means they only have them in sizes 14,15, and 16.

If anyone out there sees any more places to buy them let me know. Hopefully these NBA ready shoes aren't on lockout from the other shoe sized fans.

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Friday Flashback: Converse NBA Ox Basketball Shoes

2011-07-22T13:56:00.000-04:00

Hello world and welcome to another edition of the Friday Flashback here at the Converse blog. Today we flashback to a time when Converse made an official NBA shoe and also performance low top basketball shoes. I love the suede toe guard area and the hit of color around the ankle is a nice touch.

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Converse Basketball Shorts, Finally!

2011-07-21T11:46:00.000-04:00

What a happy day it was last week when I walked into the Converse store in St. Augustine, FL. I had just left my car where the USA Women's Soccer team had just finished off Brazil in amazing fashion. Then I walked into the Converse store and noticed something extremely rare, a Converse employee wearing basketball shorts. Knowing that they always try to wear products avaliable, or recently avaliable, in the store my hopes began to grow. It was only a matter of seconds until my eyes found these new basketball shorts.

They come in four color combinations and feature pockets, which come in handy, and draw strings around the waist. They also feature the recently adopted corporate logo for Converse.

They aren't online at Converse.com yet, so you'll have to keep emailing them or find a Converse store near you.

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Converse CT Remix South Beach Colorway

2011-07-19T11:05:00.002-04:00

Converse has really been playing around with the classic Chuck Taylor over the last few years with some pretty interesting results. The latest is the Converse Remix. The remix features a textile upper and an EVA midsole for more cushioning then the normal Chuck Taylor.

Below is a colorway reminiscent the South Beach colorways Nike has been releasing. However these are only on Finishline.com and only in smaller sizes. The standard colorways are Converse.com come in a full range of sizes and half sizes.

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Converse Band of Ballers 2011 Recap

2011-07-18T11:25:00.001-04:00

Last week Converse hosted the 3rd Band of Ballers tournament. I was fortunate enough to connect Taylor McPherson aka TayTay_Fierce on twitter and you can follow her blog over here.

I recently attended the filming of MTV2 and Converses Celebrity Basketball Tournament, Band of Ballers. The event was held at La Salle Academy in Manhattan New York which happens to have a 100% graduation rate. Their were 5 teams competing for the title. Team Taylor Gang lead by Wiz Khalifa, Team YMCMB (Young Money Cash Money Billionaires) lead by Lil Twist, Team Brooklyn lead by Matt and Kim, and Team Swell lead by Chiddy Bang. Their were 2 original brackets and then a losers bracket from the first 2 games. The winner of the losers bracket played Jim Jones's team in their first game of the tournament. Which is ridiculous because you're making the best team play the worst team so the odds are completely stacked in one favor. (ed note: a nice reward for winning the first two Band of Ballers) The entire event was hosted by Sway from MTV and DJ'd by DJ D-Nyce. So it was a celebrity basketball tournament where none of the celebrities actually played in the games. They were pretty much only there for show. Not that I can say I'm surprised but I am on the other hand a little disappointed. When I asked people why they thought Wiz Khalifa wasn't playing the response unanimous that he must have been "in the clouds" and therefore unable to take the court. However there was one celeb who actually stepped up to the line so to speak, that celeb was Chiddy Bang. Chiddy Bang is new to the rap scene and has a very original sound, you may know his song Never Growing Up, which is mixed over MGMT's Kids. Chiddy Bang also holds the record for the longest free style ever. He once free styled for 9 hours straight. How do you even keep coming up topics for that long, and things that rhyme at the same time, that takes seriously talent. I got an official statement from Chiddy Bang himself on the tournament and it will be attached below. So overall it was a great day, it was catered with hot dogs and pretzels and italian ices, there's usually never food at these things, and especially free food. I had a really great experience and would love to go back next year. I also can't wait to see the finished product air on MTV in the very near future, check you local listing for times and dates and don't miss it!

Also check out some awesome pictures from StoneFace Photography

First is a picture of God Shammgod wearing his PE Star Player EVO and the next picture is of Jim Jones wearing the new Converse Defcon. I hope to get some more info on this shoe soon. You can also check out StoneFacePhotography.com for some of their other work.

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Friday Flashback: Converse Mat King wrestling shoes.

2011-07-15T13:43:00.000-04:00

Back in the day when Converse used to be an athletic shoe company they made shoes for wrestling. A perfect example would be the Converse Mat King which is featured today in the Friday Flashback.

This Mat King features a white/blue colorway with suede around the midsole. Check out the pictures below.

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Converse Skidgrip CVO Crochet Sample.

2011-07-14T13:37:00.000-04:00

Happy Thursday, and welcome to the Converse Blog. Today we've got something a little different. The Converse Skidgrip CVO Crochet edition. I am not sure if these ever released, but if they did it wasn't in America.

The inside and parts of the upper are designed with a purple crochet pattern. While the rest of the shoe is a light blue and white check pattern.

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Converse Force 5 XLT Purple/Teal/White aka If Grandmama wore running shoes

2011-07-13T13:24:00.000-04:00

It's hard for me to look at anything Purple and Teal and not think of the Charlotte Hornets and therefore Grandmama as well. So when I first saw these I thought that these would be the shoes she'd wear while training...or some Psycho Trainers....anyway back to these shoes.

Here a few pictures of the XLT (extra light) version of this classic Converse Running shoe. Enjoy!!

I almost forgot, these are exclusive to Korea so you'll have get creative to snag a pair for yourself.

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Converse One Star Seeker

2011-07-12T11:50:00.000-04:00

Today we have a look at the Converse One Star Seeker. This shoe kind of reminds me of a One Star Chukka shoe. Pretty sure these are going to drop in the UK, but I am not sure about here in America.

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Converse KA-One Red/White

2011-07-11T09:55:00.001-04:00

Converse Skate Ambassador Kenny Anderson has finally gotten a new signature pro model shoe from the new Converse Skateboarding. If you don't remember Kenny was part of the original Converse skateboarding team and had a few pro models back in the day.

The KA-One is inspired in part by the Converse Classic Trainer. Below you will see the Red/White/Gum colorway. You can pick them up at CCS here for $60.00

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Converse Straight Shooter

2011-07-08T10:27:00.000-04:00

Happy Friday everyone. Today we have pics of the Converse First String release of the Straight Shooter. The name Straight Shooter comes from old school Converse shoe close to the Chuck Taylor, but is pretty different from this release.

Not sure of the release date or price on these, but you should expect to see them where other Converse First String products can be found. Also big thanks to Converse Hong Kong for posting up these pics first.

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Converse Band of Ballers 2011 is happening!!!!

2011-07-07T09:59:00.000-04:00

So color me surprised by this news, the Converse Band of Ballers tournament lives on. Last year the tournament was in May and when May and June came and went with no tournament I thought it had been canceled. Turns out that they just moved it to July.

Now catch this, MTV2 will be filming the tournament. Not sure if it will be broadcast as a special event or just mixed in here there with other programing. I'll try to find out that for you all.

So whose playing this year, well Jim Jones will be back to defend his Championship. Matt and Kim will be back this year too. Making his debut will be Wiz Khalifa will be bringing a team to compete as well. Also they are teasing 1 or 2 Big time Hip Hop artist as soon as I figure out who it is I will let you know.

So when is this happening, well it's going down Monday July 11 in NYC. I am not 100% on where they're playing at so I'll try to get that to you also.

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First Look: Brand New Converse Chuck Taylor x Batman

2011-07-06T10:40:00.000-04:00

DC and Converse are at it again, this time with a new Chuck Taylor featuring a version of this Batman logo below. A version of this logo first appeared in the March 1970 issue of Batman. To the best of my googleing, it was created by Gaspar Saladino. The Yellow and Blue are replaced with Black and Silver. By the way this info came from artist Todd Klein's blog, he's worn many hats in the comic book industry, so he should know. Check it out here.

I'm not sure when these will see a release, but I they have them for sale at Converse Korea. Like the other DC Comics x Converse shoes I would expect these to be exclusive to Journeys so keep an eye out there.

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Vintage Converse Star Chevron Tube Socks that you have to see.

2011-07-05T11:16:00.000-04:00

These are some extremely bright Converse tube socks, so they're awesome. They showed up on eBay the other day and I just had to show them to you all. Pretty sure the auction is over now though.

I'm hoping to set a new record for page hits this month, I'd be so grateful if you could help out and spread the word about The Converse Blog....you would be my heroes!!!

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I'm Just Saying.

2011-07-04T11:01:00.000-04:00

It Came from Brazil - Converse Suede Saddle

2011-07-01T09:00:00.001-04:00

Well actually I should say it's coming from Brazil because they haven't released yet. They are however some suede saddle shoes with some impressive color contrasting. The drastic difference between the upper and lower of the shoe really pop to life.

I'm not sure exactly when these will release, but look for them in Brazil soonish.

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Converse Star Player DL

2011-06-28T10:23:00.000-04:00

So Converse remembered that they make basketball shoes and finally released their first performance basketball shoe of 2011. There were some shoes in the spring catalog, but all of them got cut as did a few of the other shoes that were supposed to release during the summer. I'm still holding out hope to see the Converse All American release in the coming days, but who knows.

But look on the bright side, you can sorta buy the shoes that JJ Barea won in NBA Championship in. You can get them at Converse.com for $55

I said on Twitter earlier that I was trying not to be negative, not sure I succeeded with that. I mean Fila has had more performance basketball shoes release in 2011 then Converse. I am not trying to make people mad, but how is this okay with anyone?

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Converse Force 5 XLT

2011-06-27T11:19:00.000-04:00

Recently I posted up pictures of the Converse Road Machine from Korea. Today I bring you another of Converse Korea's running shoes, the Force 5 XLT. Below is the Navy/White/Red Colorway. The XLT stands for Extra Light, which I assume it's a light foam used to decrease the weight of the shoe.

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Converse X Green Lantern #2

2011-06-24T09:25:00.000-04:00

So I just realized that Converse, Journeys, and DC Comics have teamed up on a second Green Lantern Chuck Taylor. Seeing as how you all loved the last one so much, I thought I'd bring you the pics of the new one.

Get them at Journeys.com today!!!

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Today Jimmer Fredette wears a Converse shirt.

2011-06-23T15:34:00.000-04:00

I hate getting my hopes up, but I just can't help it. Here is Jimmer rocking a Converse t-shirt while making a visit to a school.

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Converse GSV Supreme White/Blue/Red

2011-06-23T14:02:00.000-04:00

I've been watching the Championships Wimbledon thinking about how I wish someone was wearing Converse. I know that Converse finally came out with a new performance tennis shoe recently with the Jack Purcell EVO, but I can't wait to see what comes next.

Below is Converse performance tennis shoe the GSV Supreme. The GSV I believe stands for Grand Slam Victory. These also had Energy Wave cushioning to take things up a notch.

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LSU Coach Les Miles goes crazy in some Converse Weapons.

2011-06-22T14:11:00.000-04:00

A few months ago ESPN's Scott Van Pelt mentioned getting Les Miles some Magic Johnson Converse Weapons. Turns out he actually sent him a pair and well Les being Les decided he would make a video about it. Hope you enjoy!

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Jimmer Fredette wears some Converse shorts while playing basketball

2011-06-21T10:45:00.002-04:00

YES! Jimmer Fredette, one of the most well known prospects in the NBA draft is seen below rocking some Converse shorts. This is exciting for a few reasons.

1. Converse, I assume, is talking to Jimmer, who is one of the most well known prospects in the upcoming NBA draft.

2. Converse still makes basketball shorts, so maybe someday in the near future we might actually get to buy a pair.

Now lets not get carried away, he was still wearing a Nike shirt, socks, and most importantly shoes. But I am still very hopeful that Converse will make a big splash in this years draft.

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Converse Basketball unreleased sample.

2011-06-14T16:59:00.000-04:00

Today I'm bringing you an unreleased sample basketball shoe. I don't have a name for the shoe, but judging by the logo and outsole I would say this shoe was designed sometime between 2001 and 2003. You can tell by the font on the Converse logo on the outsole that these were designed during the "Shine" era.

I don't know much about these shoes, other then I know you probably wouldn't have had to worry about creasing the shoes around the toes. As you can see there is a soft plastic or hard leather area just past the toes.

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Big Congrats to JJ Barea on his winning of the NBA Championship

2011-06-13T15:56:00.000-04:00

Well we knew someone wearing Converse would be winning an NBA Championship, but I've to got to tell you that I'm pretty excited that it was JJ Barea. I don't really care to see Dwyane Wade win another NBA Championship, so I was pulling for the Mavs.

JJ Barea came up big, especially in the last 3, which he started.

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I hope Converse.com at least puts up something about Barea, but so far there hasn't even been any mention from their twitter or Facebook page. Speaking of those social networks...

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Friday Flashback CONS React training shoes, plus a plea for JJ Barea's shoes.

2011-06-10T10:16:00.000-04:00

Hello world, welcome to the Friday Flashback here at the Converse Blog. But before we get to the post I want to give a shout out to JJ Barea. Last night JJ Barea put a impressive 17 points 5 Assist and 2 Rebounds. I can only hope that Converse is gearing up for a quickstrike release of Barea's Star Player EVO low top shoes, interest in the shoes will possibly never be higher.

Now onto the Friday Flashback....

React React React React React

I'm not sure of the name of these shoes, so if you happen to know please pass on the knowledge. However, as you can probably tell these shoes came out in the early 90's. Wild design and the Chevron in Star logo that defined the React era. Hope you enjoy!!!

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Grandmama Inspired Converse SICKS

2011-06-09T10:52:00.000-04:00

Well someone is listening to all of those people missing the days of Grandmama. While we're still holding our collective breathes for some Grandmama Retros (with real react juice), it is nice to see these. I am not sure where you'll actually find them, as a full run was not produced and they never showed up on Converse.com. Anyway, at least we have pictures to know they made them.

Look for Udonis Haslem in his colorway of the Converse SICKS tonight in game 5 of the NBA Finals.

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Converse Road Machine XLT Performance Running Shoe.

2011-06-08T08:51:00.002-04:00

Below is the Converse Road Machine XLT, which to the best of my understanding is a new performance shoe from Converse....Converse Korea. While Converse has used XLT in a casual shoe and a skate shoe here in the states, they haven't applied the technology to a performance running shoe....yet?!?

What is XLT you ask? Well it stands for Extra Lite, I think. Unfortunately Converse.com doesn't provide any information about this technology so I can only assume it makes things weigh less.

Anyway if you want to get these you'll have to do some work. One option is to flood the Converse Facebook page with request for an American release. A simple "Please bring the Converse Road Machine XLT to America" would do....hey look at that, I've provided a link to their page and a ready made request to copy and paste. I've done all of the hard work for you, just copy and paste and we'll see what happens....Power to the Converse Performance Loving People!!!!

Now lets get on to the shoes.

As you can see the Converse Road Machine XLT is super flexible, which I understand is important when you run.

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Converse Drain It unreleased sample colorway

2011-06-07T16:36:00.000-04:00

The Converse Drain It was originally going to be a Team Basketball shoe for Converse this year, but when they decided to cut back and only make one pair of team shoes this past fall. Which was quite unfortunate because if you haven't tried them on yet, the Converse Drain It is a fantastic shoe. I found the Converse Balls Tech in the heel to be more comfortable then in an other shoe.

Anyway, below you will see an unreleased colorway in a flashy Red/Black/White.

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Converse in the NBA Finals

2011-06-06T09:58:00.001-04:00

For the first time in since, well I honestly don't know, there are players on both finals teams wearing Converse. I really hope it's not been since the 1989 finals between Detroit and LA, but I think it has been. However, thanks to JJ Barea and Udonis Haslem someone wearing Converse is going to win an NBA Championship this year. Here are some pics from the games. Udonis Haslem is wearing the Converse SICKS and JJ Barea is wearing the Star Player EVO Low. Check them out below.

pics from Yahoo and Gettyimages.

Converse All Star Cut Away Sandal

2011-04-25T18:23:00.000-04:00

Do you love Chuck Taylors? Do you love summer weather and a cool breeze across your toes? Then Converse has the ~~shoe~~ sandal for you. Take a look at the new Converse All Star Cut Away Sandal to see the best of both worlds.

You can pick them up here at Converse for 30 bucks. Thanks for checking out the blog and remember to follow along on twitter @TheConverseBlog and on Facebook too.

Converse in the NBA Playoffs

2011-04-18T16:10:00.000-04:00

If you've been following this blog you'll know that Converse increased their roster of the NBA players this year. While the roster might not seem that exciting to the casual basketball fan, what is exciting is that the roster actually grew. With at least 13 different players wearing Converse at some point this season it was one of the largest rosters the company has had in quite a number of years. Previous to Converse filing chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2001 there were around 22 NBA players.

Assuming there is an NBA season next year I would hope if nothing else this roster would increase in size, and hopefully talent and notoriety. Only time will tell, until then we have a few Converse players to watch out for in the Playoffs.

Check out Elton Brand, Louis Williams, Kirk Hinrich, Chris Andersen, Kyle Korver, and J. J. Barea. Carlos Arroyo and Udonis Haslem are both listed as inactive.

Pics from Gettyimages, Yahoo, and ESPN

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