Chuck Taylor Meets Andy Warhol In This Amazing New Collaboration
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Andy Warhol famously said that in the future everyone would be famous for 15 minutes. In February, the iconic artist will literally become an All-Star. That’s because show maker Converse unveiled a line of their signature Chuck Taylor All-Star sneakers decked out in prints of some of Warhol’s most famous works of art.
The classic shoe has served for decades as a blank canvas for artists, rebels, punk rockers, and hipsters. Everyone from the Beach Boys, to Sid Vicious to Hunter S. Thompson have strolled out in them, and there are countless DIY versions that range from silly to sinister.
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Warhol’s famous artistic creations were transplanted onto the sneakers in collaboration with the Andy Warhol Foundation and features iconic images such as Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup portrait and newspaper clippings.
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"With this collection, we aim to celebrate and foster the innovative artistic expression that’s intrinsic to both Converse and Andy Warhol,” Damion Silver, Converse All Star Design Director Damion Silver said. “Andy Warhol famously created art inspired by American pop culture icons, and was a pioneer in utilizing the Chuck Taylor All Star as a blank canvas for his work. From this shared creative history grew our collaboration with Warhol.”
Artnet says pairs of the Spring 2015 Converse All Star Andy Warhol Collection will be available to the public on February 7 and will range in price from $35 to $90 and will come in a variety of styles, including low-top, high-top and sneaker-wedge. Converse will also be features three t-shirt designs to accompany the shoes.
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Much like Warhol himself, Converse All-Star’s have been a mainstay in the pop culture consciousness for decades. Though while Warhol has maintained his presence as a widely influential figure, the shoes have come in and out of style, going from the most popular brand of athletic footwear to a look embraced by alternative and hipster types in recent years. As Bustle’s Olivia Muenter writes: “[It’s] true that All Stars or Chuck’s aren’t everyone’s cup of tea. And that’s totally fine, of course—what fashion item is for everyone? That would be pretty boring, no? Despite this, I think it’s still safe to say that few could disagree with the effortlessness of this collaboration. It works. Completely.”
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