Introducing The Dr. Seuss Chuck Taylor Kicks Collection From Converse.

Converse Chuck Taylor All Stars has a super fun new Dr. Seuss Collection of kicks for young and old alike. The collection has just under 20 pairs, with some for infants, some for children and a few styles for adults.

"From near to far, from here to there,
funny things are everywhere" - Dr. Seuss

Taking the imagery, words and art from Dr. Seuss favorites, the canvas athletic shoes feature the Cat In the Hat, Thing 1 and Thing 2, Red Fish and Blue Fish, Circus and Zoo art, all in the whimsical drawing style of Theodor Seuss Geisel. Here's a look at all o the shoes in the collection.


One Fish Two Fish Converse Chuck Taylors:



Thing One and Thing Two Converse Chuck Taylors:






Cat In The Hat Converse Chuck Taylors:





Miscellaneous Dr. Seuss Converse Chuck Taylors:



Each pair of shoes shown comes in a Dr. Seuss Cinch Sak , shown below:



Or Shop for all other things Seuss here!

Clerks, QuickStop and 37. A Kevin Smith Kicks Collection For Etnies.

above: three new pairs of kicks inspired by Kevin Smith's Clerks for Etnies; Clerks, Quick Stop and 37.

The action apparel and footwear company Etnies revealed some very fun new Kevin Smith -inspired sneakers at the 2010 Comic Con show.



Kevin Smith, the writer, director and star of the 1994 cult flick Clerks -and the guy who was 'too fat' to fly in recent news- teamed up with skater and surfer brand Etnies for three new fun pairs of kicks inspired by his hit movie.

Jay & Silent Bob Got Sole.

above: a still from Clerks featuring Jason Mewes (Silent Bob) and Kevin Smith (Jay)

above: Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes strike a pose as their characters Jay and Silent Bob, at Comic Con

One of the pairs of shoes feature Kevin Smith and co-star Jason Mewes on the soles and the movie's logotype on the shoes.




The other two Kevin Smith-inspired pairs also refer to the film Clerks. The yellow say "Quick Stop Groceries" on the heel, a reference to the convenience store in the movie.



The red pair has the number "37" on it referencing this funny and memorable scene from the movie:


The Quik Stop kicks and the 37 kicks:


Presented as an enticing giveway at Comic Con, the shoes will be produced and available for sale at Etnies soon (date not yet announced.).



In addition to the sneakers, tee-shirts with Kevin's own photo poking good-natured fun at himself, accompanied by the phrase "Too Phat To Fly" in white and heather grey will also be available.





all images courtesy of Etnies, their blog, their flickr photos and their facebook page.

Haven't seen the movie? try it on Netflix now!

In Tribute To Basquiat, Reebok Creates Some Cool Kicks.

The 2009 Reebok x Basquiat Collection
In honor of the late Jean-Michel Basquiat, the Neo-expressionist New York street painter who became successful in the 1980s, Reebok has released two new 'tribute' kicks for their Fall collection.




The Fall "Basquiat" 2009 Reebok Collection consists of two models, the Ex-O-Fit-Hi & Freestyle Hi and has the artists' imagery from two of his paintings; Untitled (sometimes called Crown or Beatbop), 1983 and Pegasus, 1987.


above: the late Jean-Michel Basquiat in his studio, 1985 (ironically shoeless).
Photograph © Lizzie Himmel

His paintings from which the patterns on the shoes were taken:

above: Jean-Michel Basquiat’s 1983 painting “Beat Bop”

above: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Pegasus, 1987

above: detail of Pegasus

The Kicks
Ex-O-Fit-Hi "Basquiat" Reebok (in black with white):






Price: $140.38 (VAT excl.) or $167.89 (VAT included)

Freestyle Hi "Basquiat" by Reebok (white with black or black with white):








price: $128.68 (VAT excl.) or $153.90 (VAT included)

Buy Them Here.


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