11 April, 2011 07:41am | Posted in Converse | 17 Comments »
With Dwyane Wade being transferred from one Nike-owned brand to another, Converse was an afterthought in the basketball sneaker scene. Though they do boast a decent player roster (Carlos Arroyo, Matt Bonner, Elton Brand, Acie Law, Maurice Evans, Luke Harangody, Udonis Haslem, Kirk Hinrich, Kyle Korver, Larry Sanders, and Louis Williams), it’s pretty hard to [...]
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Tags: Converse, Sicks Mid
23 March, 2011 07:41am | Posted in Converse | 6 Comments »
Yeah, I said it. Jack Purcells are always better than Chucks. From the soles to the silhouette to what it represents. A Jack Purcell trumps ANY Chuck Taylor in my book. That’s why I’m pretty happy with the ones you see here. These do not fall under my sneaker list but it’s always good to [...]
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Tags: Converse, Jack Purcell
25 February, 2011 11:14am | Posted in Converse | 4 Comments »
Converse has their nationwide sale beginning today til the 28th of February (Friday-Monday) with deals up to 50% off. Drop by stores everywhere but do check out the Converse stores over at Shangri-la, Trinoma, Greenhills (Shoppesville) and Sta Lucia. Those branches have great selections. I sure hope the Poorman Weapon’s on sale too.
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Tags: Converse, Sale
01 January, 2011 08:22am | Posted in APL, Adidas, Bunker, CoG, Converse, Creative Recreation, New Balance, Nike, Pacquiao, Pointer, RONAC, Reebok, Sole Movement, Titan, UNSCHLD, Vans, Vibram Five Fingers, puma, urbanAthletics, weLegendary | No Comments »
So where were we? Oh yeah, 6 months in and so many events, releases and stores have opened. Then things got even better. JULY: Heat Check! Although the looks weren’t at the top of anyone’s list, the adidas TS Heat Check is one comfortable shoe for ballin’. Adidas went hard with this, signing up and [...]
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Tags: 2010 Retrospective, Adidas, APL, CoG, complex, Creative Recreation, New Balance, Nike, Reebok, RONAC, Titan, Van, VFF
18 December, 2010 04:45pm | Posted in CoG, Converse, Nike | 4 Comments »
Burgos Circle just got better as CoG- Center of Gravity- officially opens their doors today, December 18 to the public. Carrying products to cater to the surf/skate culture, CoG aims to be your destination for your alternative sport needs. Hurley, Converse (Cons) and Nike’s 6.0 are currently available in store and expect a couple more [...]
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Tags: CoG, cons, Hurley, Nike, Nike 6.0
03 December, 2010 08:01am | Posted in Converse | 1 Comment »
We all grew up with Dr. Seuss (or at least have heard of the Dr at one point or another). I actually featured the collab before between Converse and Dr. Seuss a couple of months back but here’s a closer look at the collection. The collection is available for everyone- be it for your son, [...]
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Tags: Converse, Dr Seuss
05 October, 2010 04:15pm | Posted in Converse | 5 Comments »
We’ve seen them around. Yohji Yamomoto for adidas, Alexander McQueen for Puma, the list goes on. Designers have crossed over to footwear and other more mainstream avenues to get their name out there. But some name brands out there come together and create the perfect collection. John Varvatos and Converse has been working together for [...]
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Tags: Converse, john varvatos
29 September, 2010 02:46pm | Posted in Converse | 7 Comments »
I decided to swing by the Converse Concept Store over at Shangri-la last weekend before heading to the big game. I was surprised to see their releases and this post is just one of two features from the folks over at Converse. As you can see from the initial post, they dropped the Dr Seuss [...]
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Tags: Converse
19 September, 2010 09:19am | Posted in Converse, Sale, weLegendary | No Comments »
Do I even have to explain? That’s what’s great about weLegendary. Straight to the point. Real as real. So yeah, the sale started yesterday and it’s 20% off on ALL Cons Skate pairs. Now, if you’re on the skating sneak biz and just fiending on SBs, you might want to check the Cons line. They’re [...]
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Tags: Sale, weLegendary
05 August, 2010 12:16am | Posted in Adidas, Converse, Jordan Brand, Nike, Nike Basketball, Titan, adidas basketball, basketball tv | 15 Comments »
I’m now a day late but hey, better late than never, right? I do hope this feature will get you excited about what Titan has to offer. August 3, Titan finally opened their doors to friends and family after almost a year since the concept popped up in the minds of the team behind Titan [...]
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Tags: Adidas, And1, Converse, K1X, Nike, Reebok, Titan