2010 is the fifth year now that John converse purple Varvatos has been adding his premium touch to Converse footwear. In his spring 2010 collection, you can expect the same kind of deluxe vintage Americana that s synonymous with his name. There s a ton of good stuff here, including the woven Chuck Taylor Ox that s surrounded by distressed lowtops. Click the jump below to get a look at the entire spread and check your local Converse retailer, they re available at select stores now.The Converse Chuck Taylor All-Star 70 is arguably one of the most versatile sneakers in the entire industry, as it lends itself to an unmatched number of colorway variations and textures.

Following up on the hightop return, Converse Japan readies the Chevronstar s lowtop counterpart. The Converse Canvas Chevronstar CX-250 SU OX is actually built in suede with leather accents, a gold black converse high tops leather and black combination that always manages to look vintage even when they re brand new. A classically styled vulcanized sole furthers the classic look on this 1977 basketballer, but are they different enough from the Pro Leather, Nike s Blazer and Bruin or adidas Nizza to cheap converse for sale warrant a purchase? Let us know after you ve seen the gold pair as well as its inverse plus one in garnet, and stick with Sneaker News for word on US availability.

With a large focus of the Sneaker Industry currently focussed on Los Angeles, Converse is paying tribute to the iconic city once again with distinctive collaborative collections by Babylon LA, Rokit, RSVP Gallery and CLOT. Each collection comes as a response to the city s diverse basketball heritage and utilizes color in their respective footwear and apparel capsules. Centered around the Chuck 70 , the Fastbreak , black leather converse hi tops and the One Star , each entity puts its own personal spin on their design highlighting both the strengths of their brand as well as Converse. The entire collection will be available from Converse as well as select retailers on February 10th ranging from $110-$120 USD.

In some sense, the original lifestyle sneaker, the Converse Chuck Taylor All Stars was born in 1917 as a basketball shoe. With the advent of new technologies , they haven't seen much action on the courts since Pistol' Pete Marovich hung his up in the 70's. Since then, we've seen Converse churn out simple colourways, and more recently spice things up with new palettes and collaborations. With over eight billion (8,000,000,000 !) pairs sold as of 2005, it's nice to have a new twist every now and then. This pack features perfect-for-spring Madras plaid accents on white or brown pairs. Both colours are available in high and lowtop versions, so you'll have plenty of choice when you cop them from ripe .

Gore-Tex waterproofing material hasn't ever been so popular in the sneaker community and it is making its way onto yet another black converse all stars classic silhouette the Converse Chuck Taylor. The new colorway of the Chuck Taylor sees the iconic shoe rock a Duck Camo print on its upper with matching tan laces. A quick glance might even have you mistake this for a BAPE collab, even though it most definitely is not. Underneath this camo upper lies a thin Gore-Tex membrane designed to keep any and all water away from your foot, which helps this new colorway back up its battle-ready appearance. This newest iteration of the Converse Chuck Taylor can

be had now from retailers in Asia like Billys .