Forever an All-Star

MG and I are living it up in NYC right now and we made our requisite stop at the Converse store yesterday. Located in the heart of SoHo on Broadway, the shop opened up 18 months ago and as is the case with most shops on Broadway, it’s a tourist magnet. The floor-to-ceiling Converse wall in the colours of the American flag (see above) is worth the trip to Manhattan alone.

And if you’re there, or here, or you get it, why not pick up a new pair of sneaks? If you don’t find the perfect fit head straight to the customization area at the back of the store, where you can add your own artistic touch, pattern or coloured laces to your new kicks. (Converse is not paying us for this post, we swear.)

And if you’re looking to change it up from traditional Converse, check out the John Varvatos Collection. The award-winning designer reworks the classic sneaks to make them look perfectly beat-up or, there’s also a number of limited-edition collections available now including the Chuck Taylor Gorillaz Collection and Missoni for Converse.

-CH

Basketball Is Back (College at least…)

Still no NBA season in sight (sigh), but at least college basketball season kicks into full swing this weekend so here are our picks for the best sneakers, for both the court and the street.

Game Sneaker
Kobe Bryant is a polarizing figure, but we can’t help but love his new shoe, the Nike Zoom Kobe VI iD Basketball Shoe The new version allows you to customize the shoe to your favourite colours, patterns, and even add your own “iD”, a number on the side and your name on the tongue. We especially love the “low-top” look. You may not have a nickname as cool as the Black Mamba, but at least you can have some fun trying.

Style Sneaker
If you’d rather leave the real bball shoes to the professionals, you can still go out in style with the Converse All Star Classic Boot. You can definitely take your game to the street in these babies.

-CH