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Converse Reveals the Chuck Taylor All Star CX FlyEase

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For the first time, Converse has adopted Nike’s FlyEase technology to create the Chuck Taylor All Star CX FlyEase. The Chuck Taylor All Star joins other icons like the Air Jordan 1 and Nike Air Max 90 as the latest beloved silhouette to use FlyEase accessibility technology, making it easier than ever for Chuck Taylor fans to get in and out of the sneaker.

The Chuck Taylor All Star CX FlyEase allows you to step in and out of the shoe without using your hands. A FlyEase cage made of flexing and rebounding thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) material enables hands-free foot entry and lockdown. A canvas upper with a padded stretch-canvas collar and a fixed-in-place padded tongue adds to the ease of access, ensuring a snug fit. The effortless on-and-off practicality of this reconstructed Chuck is completed by an active heel tab and heel overlay.

While the Chuck Taylor All Star CX FlyEase Ox makes entry more accessible, it also provides all-day comfort thanks to a unique footbed stuffed with CX foam and a polyurethane leather sock liner.

Black/Wild Mango/White, White/Black/Wild Mango, and Egret/String/Light Silver are the three colorways available for the Chuck Taylor All Star CX FlyEase.

Converse.com and select global stores will release the Chuck Taylor All Star CX FlyEase on March 17. You can get a look at the sneaker below.

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Tyler, the Creator Inspires Young Creatives in All Star Series

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Following the announcement of his new sneaker with Converse, the Golf Wang Chuck 70 Python, Tyler, the Creator, teamed with the brand to host “Converse All Star Series: A Talk with Tyler, The Creator.”

An intimate conversation with Tyler was held at the event, which was attended by 19 young creatives from Los Angeles who are all members of the Converse All Stars community, a global network that connects young creatives to each other and the brand through digital and physical experiences, commissioned work, and mentorship opportunities.

Tyler gave advice for budding creatives, his experience working with Converse, his creative process and motivation, and more during the chat moderated by Bimma Williams.

“I had this idea to make a shoe,” Tyler said on how he connected with Converse. “We were going to do it on our own. That s— is really hard. Like really hard to get it right. A friend of mine by the name of Pharrel Williams, was like ‘Yo! Lil bro, how’s the shoe thing going?’ and I’m like ‘We’re figuring it out, we just got a few samples, they’re horrible. This is going to be a long winded process.’ He’s like ‘hold on, I’m going to put you in contact with someone names Paul that works at Converse. You don’t have to do anything with him but he might have some insight for you.’”

He added, “Long story short, well, small world. That guy knew Clancey, my manager, for years. So that was an easy thing, met up with him blah blah blah. Ended up meeting with Tim and Lindsey and was like okay let’s just do something together because they had the resources and I’m like I’m here to learn.

“When it comes to things like that I don’t really have an ego I’m like teach me, whatever. Then, from there the illest relationship happened. A lot of people aren’t even able to say this but man they let me do whatever the f— I want and it’s been the illest relationship that I’ve had with a company. It’s awesome.”

You can hear the entire conversation and see images from the event below.

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8 Things We Learned From Tyler, the Creator’s Wide-Ranging ‘All Star Series’ Interview

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  • Artists need “cheerleading” to keep them going, like Jasper did for Tyler

  • Tyler believes the internet “ramped up” in 2016, making surprises harder to pull off

  • He’s not a fan of artists using snippets to crowdsource their creative process

  • The NFT space isn’t of interest to him

  • Tyler saw Kanye “building up” to ‘Dark Twisted Fantasy’ as far back as Trina’s “B R Right” in ’02

  • Tyler, the Creator made an “indie rock” album in 2012

  • He says Hype Williams’ greatness was “hindered” after early reactions to ‘Belly’

  • Tyler shares his thoughts on Ye’s Black Future Month

Tyler, the Creator Collaborates with Converse for the Chuck 70 Python

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Converse’s latest collaboration with Golf Wang sees the Chuck 70 “shedding its skin.”

Tyler, the Creator’s Golf Wang Chuck 70 Python replaces the silhouette’s distinctive canvas with snakeskin leather. Tyler is reinventing a Chuck 70 Low for the first time in his latest rendition of Converse’s classic shoe. Tyler’s courage to explore newness and innovation is personified by his investigation of a new silhouette and the ensuing, distinct flare that could only come from Tyler, the Creator, as the Converse and Golf Wang connection unfolds.

Tyler uses his penchant for exotic designs and patterns to bring a resurrected vision of the Chuck 70 Low to life with the Golf Wang Chuck 70 Python. The Chuck’s usual white foxing and outsole are replaced with a transparent version, which is adorned with luxury flourishes. The shoe also has an embossed snakeskin print and a cobranded sockliner, resulting in an elevated sneaker that continues Converse x Golf Wang’s irreverent tradition.

The Python’s two hues – a brilliant pink and blue – pop thanks to the distinct tonal design, allowing for an embodiment of Tyler’s aggressiveness.

Converse x Golf Wang Chuck 70 Python will be available on Converse.com and Golf Wang starting March 4th.

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Converse Reveals All Star BB Shift Sneaker Created for “Positionless” Basketball

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Converse announces the All Star BB Shift, the newest basketball silhouette in the brand’s ever-growing array of performance offerings, designed for the next generation of Positionless basketball players who refuse to be defined on or off the court.

Converse’s All Star BB Shift celebrates the ‘Positionless’ player who can play any position on the court. The player who receives buckets but is not placed in one.

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The Converse basketball player, like the silhouette, defies categorization, with a never-ending stream of colorways and player exclusives being painted onto its canvas. Converse has collaborated with its basketball team to produce a one-of-a-kind range of PEs that allow maximum self-expression and storytelling. Similarly, a diverse range of inline colors ensures that players of all levels can stand out.

The BB Shift is built on three tentpoles: control, weight, and lockdown, which, when combined, allow for self-expression on the hardwood, blacktop, or wherever the game takes you.

A sensitive Nike Air Zoom technology in the forefoot, a TPU shield for lateral containment, over lasted construction for better court traction, and a multi-direction outsole assist players keep in control. Leno weave pods provide lightweight support while also improving ventilation, and a textile and synthetic leather upper helps you stand out on and off the court.

You can see the new sneaker below ahead of it becoming available on Converse.com and retailers on Feb. 28.

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Photo Recap: Quavo, Jack Harlow, Tiffany Haddish in Converse NBA All-Star Celebrity Game Uniforms

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The NBA All-Star Celebrity Game kicked off the action of NBA All-Star Weekend in Cleveland. The celebrities that took the court include Machine Gun Kelly, Quavo, Jack Harlow, Tiffany Haddish, Kane Brown, game MVP Alex Toussaint and more.

Team Walton, led by NBA legend Luke Walton, got the win in a nail-biting win over Team Nique, led by Dominique Wilkins. You can see pictures from the game, including the Converse uniforms created by two young 18-year-old Abel Teclemariam and 13-year-old Nestor “Lil Nes” Hernandez. Both jerseys are designed to capture the ’90s era of basketball.

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Tyler The Creator Directed A Hilarious Converse Commercial Featuring Bill Walton And Vince Staples

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Tyler The Creator is a longtime fan of Converse and has collaborated with the brand on a number of fascinating releases, including his Golf Le Fleur line. It’s likely his love of the brand stems from his roots as a skater in LA, where the kicks are a symbol of multiple different subcultures — and often, a connector of those cultures, bringing together punks, skaters, and gangbangers over their shared love of the Chuck Taylor All Star shoe.

When the brand tapped Tyler to create a short film (a commercial, really) highlighting this connection, they say they had no idea what they were going to get. Knowing Tyler, though, they were sure it’d be a reflection of his off-the-wall sense of humor and unique worldview and it’s probably safe to say they weren’t disappointed in the result, a minute-long spot titled “The Really Cool Converse Club.”

The hilarious ad depicts a group meeting of various subcultures tied to the shoe full of members of Tyler’s own wildly diverse friend group and Converse’s longtime brand partners like NBA legends Bill Walton and Marques Johnson, stand-up comic Josh Johnson, actor Tim Meadows, rapper Vince Staples, punk icon Henry Rollins, and Odd Future member Jasper. Converse skaters Milton Martinez and Louie Lopez and actors Errol Chatham, Arsenio Castellanos, and Jackson Randall also make appearances.

Tyler explained his vision in a press release: “I instantly thought about the many pockets of people that wear Chucks – like skateboarders, soccer moms, kids down the street, guys in the neighborhood I grew up with – and I wanted to put them in one place, that was important to me. Everyone wears Chucks…including pirates.” I won’t spoil it for you here but I will say The Really Cool Converse Club has some pretty strict rules.

Watch Converse’s Tyler The Creator-directed “The Really Cool Converse Club” ad here.