Converse - The All-Things 'Converse Sneakers/Trainers' Thread

[cereza_glam]

I have the green ones as MK, and i just love them!

 

[AlexN]

They used to be so cheap, thanks to Nike, the price have now skyrocketed and the quality did just the opposite.

I used to have some pairs in elementary school. They were like $20 or $25 a pair. I can't believe how much they're charging now. And they were crap back then, so I can't imagine how awful they must be if quality has gone downhill. I hated mine after a while. They all fell apart so fast, and they gave me blisters. So uncomfortable...

Now that I think about it, I rarely see a pair that doesn't look like it's literally falling apart.

 

[softgrey]

i think they look much better when they are 'falling apart'...
that's part of the aesthetic....
it's punk..it's rock n roll....it's dirrrrty.....

 

[Yppe]

They cost about 50€ in Spain. The plain ones, because those specials with prints, different materials... are a bit more expensive.

 

[EdK]

the similarities

 

[Kimkhuu]

i think they look much better when they are 'falling apart'...
that's part of the aesthetic....
it's punk..it's rock n roll....it's dirrrrty.....

......... Softie, were you being sarcastic?!

 

[Kimkhuu]

OT- that Dior Homme model is !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[cereza_glam]

lalala

 

[fashionyork]

i love converses i used to have tons when i was a kid ( 80's) now i just own one pair

 

[Elegance.Is.Refusal.]

ah the love hate relationship

 

[Kimkhuu]

I notice when you wear them for the first time, they're a bit uncomfortable, but after a while (a week or so) you think you're walking on a cloud or something!!!!!

The quality is really bad though, mine got open on the sides and the inside.... after like a month. Well I must admit that was when I was working at Dunkin's and I did a lot of "hopping around" and bending my feet when I was standing. But after a month.... I am sure most shoes aren't as badly made as these. I had to get them fixed at some store for only 2$..... Now I try to never bend my shoes, which is quite weird because it's a bit uncomfortable when you have to lay them flat on the ground everytime....

But I still love them. The black hi tops are a classic. I want to get a few other pairs in maybe turquoise or red in lo probably to variate, but I fear I love my black hi tops too much compared to them, and I would end up not wearing them too much.

But Softie, I somehow agree with you, Converse DO look better when they're "all" worn out...... ....but not really falling apart....

 

[Ithillien]

I love my converse mine are really battered now though...

It kind of annoys me now loads of people are wearing them!

 

[pucci_mama]

OT- that Dior Homme model is !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I second that!

HOT!

 

[Rodrigo Lorenzo]

Ozzy and misfits cons

This is a pair of cons I did for a customer hand sewn...

 

[yourbestfriend]

i like them, they feel really casual and i dont care about getting them dirty. I have the low classic black ones and chuck taylor red/black. I dont mind wearing them here because they arent exactly a "Trend" yet..

 

[Kimkhuu]

What's fun about black Converse is that they go with EVERYTHING!!!

 

[sssanguine]

actually i agree with softgrey. i hate people who wear chucks that are not dirty and ripped and torn. it makes a siren go off in my head like "WANNABE!!!" "POSEUR!" and the sort. i don't wear sneakers very often but like to pair my ripped dark brown chucks with torn lacy pretty skirts!

 

[Kimkhuu]

Ermmmm, but aren't those who tore their Converse on purpose even BIGGER poseurs?

 

[yourbestfriend]

I just think clean shoes look bad....the wearing of the shoes makes it look like they'ved lived a little haha

 

[Tourni]

I MY CONVERSE