Converse All Stars Go Upscale. Beautiful Leather Handmade Chucks.

The All-American Converse classic, Chuck Taylors (aka "Chucks") have been given an Italian makeover in stunning handcrafted leather.



With only 64 pairs available in each color (milk or black), the supple leather and suede versions of the classic shoe are entirely handmade by Italian trained designer Ryusaku Hiruma. “I wanted to bring together the history of Florence and Converse’s legacy,” designer Ryusaku Hiruma of Sak says of the collaboration. Hand cut adornments, hand stitched leather, perforated star logo and all leather soles are some of the elegant touches.

Of course, at $600.00 a pair, chances are you won't be shooting hoops in them.

Black:



Milk (ivory leather and sand suede laces and toecap):


Available for purchase at Opening Ceremony.

Cookie Kicks!! Nike Air Royalty Rasberry & Pistachio Macaroons.

above: Pistachio Nike Air Royalty Macaroon

Breaking yummy news!
Colette always has the most fun events. The latest being that cooklette No. 6, their cooking workshop, will mark the release of the exclusive pistachio and raspberry colors of the Air Royalty series of macaroons (or as they are spelled in France, macarons) by Nike Sportswear, which will be available at the colette store in Paris from March 13, 2010.

The fourth edition of the very recently begun but now famous cooklette, on March 12, will be organized as a culinary design workshop. Their guests will compete to see who can make the most successful and creative macaroon sculpture.


above: Rasberry Nike Air Royalty macaroon


Sign up at: cooklette@colette.fr
location: colette 213 rue saint honoré 75001 Paris

May The Force Be Fashionable. The ADIDAS 2010 Star Wars Collection.

Star-crossed Branding - ADIDAS & STAR WARS

adidas brand and Lucasfilm Ltd. have released a new collection of kicks and clothes inspired by the now over 30 year old George Lucas film, Star Wars. It took a long time for the collaboration to come to fruition but the collection is now hitting stores. With shoes (for both men and women), T-shirts and hoodies, the products feature everything from Stormtrooper Sneaks to a caped Darth Vader hoodie. Definitely for the die-hard fan.



The shoes are even sealed in blister packs like Star Wars collectibles.





The Kicks

STAR WARS MICRO PACER:





$297.98 USD, Available for purchase here (scroll through the shoes)

ZX 8000 DARTH VADER:





$150.00 USD, Available for purchase here

SKYWALKER:


SUPERSKATE MID STORMTROOPER:



$139.99 USD, Available for purchase here.(scroll through the shoes)

SAMBA X-WING:


SUPERSTAR DEATH STAR:


NIZZA HI TIE FIGHTER:


STAN SMITH MILLENIUM FALCON:


FORUM MID AT-AT:


ZX 700 BOAT YODA:


SUPERSTAR 2 STAR WARS:


$85.00 USD, buy the Superstar 2 Star Wars here.

WOMEN'S GAME MID PRINCESS LEIA:


$80.00 USD, buy the Princess Leia Midtops here.


Darth Vader hoodie:

the above hoodie is available now at Colette and adidas Originals online store.

There are more t-shirts, like the ones below, hoodies, and track jackets to see at the Adidas Originals online store.



the press release:


The collection for this season is split into three packs -- The Characters Pack, the Vehicles Pack and the Direct Pack.

The products in each pack take inspiration from the respective aspect of the Star Wars lexicon from legendary characters and crafts to classic scenes and fuse them with iconic adidas Originals silhouettes.

Characters Pack
This pack takes the most iconic moments and characters from the Star Wars saga and brings them to life across five sneakers, two short sleeve T-shirts and the Superstar Track Top.
Vehicles Pack
For this pack, we have taken inspiration from the well known vehicles and crafts from the Star Wars saga and translated them to our five most iconic adidas Originals sneakers and two key adidas Originals apparel models. Across these models we have paid homage to the distinguished features of airborne crafts and land based vehicles from both sides of the Force and executed them to appeal to both adidas and Star Wars fans alike.
Direct Pack
Darth Vader and the Stormtroopers appear in this pack as well as in the Characters pack. Also, the Women's Game Mid silhouette that appears here is inspired by Princess Leia, featuring gold detailing paired with a modern high-top silhouette with matching apparel.

The adidas STAR WARS collection is being introduced to the market in phases. At the time this post was written, there are 11 products available in the adidas Originals online store and specialty retail stores like Colette have a few of the more unique and expensive items in stock.

The Special Website



There's also a special website announcing the adidas and Star Wars collaboration that allows Darth to target you or your friends.


images and info courtesy of adidas, Colette and Star Wars.com