So you think you want more burn? In the early days of basketball, that meant literally more burn! Games were played in cages. Mostly to protect the players from the spectators. But not from each other. And not from the pot belly stoves on all 4 sides of the court. Or the cigars of opposing… Read more »
The New Black Fives "Cage Burn" Pieced-Leather All Stars
News of the Black Fives Collection by Converse continues to spread, partly through the help of a syndicated story that first ran in the Washington Post. Kudos to the Converse media relations team. Here are some more recent press clippings. The New Jersey Star-Ledger: … “Included will be shoes inspired by the high-top Chuck Taylor… Read more »
Introducing the new Converse All Star “Original” Laser-Detailed Leather Hi, in black!
If you hate the N.B.A.’s dress code on shorts, at least consider that you didn’t have to wear these.
Black Fives (the brand) is featured nicely in the Style section of today’s Washington Post. The lengthy tribute to Converse, by Post staff writer Hank Stuever, celebrates the company’s 100th anniversary this year. The online version of this article somehow manages to cram Black Fives, Nirvana, Rob Lowe, and Tom Cruise onto the same short… Read more »
Superstar hip hop artist Ludacris has had nothin’ but love for Black Fives.
These are some new pre-Chuck Taylors with an upper made of laser-detailed leather.
This is something about how I got my Black Fives retro gear placed in a classic episode of Pimp My Ride, along with clips of Xzibit wearing it.
Introducing the Black Fives Converse All Star “Laced Up” Hi. These are some new Chuck Taylors where the upper is made of shoe strings. Design quality, texture, craftsmanship. Different, yet the same. A beautiful rendition of a classic shoe, this new style makes history now. Plus these are part of the company’s Black Fives collection.… Read more »
N.B.A. All Star Game M.V.P. LeBron James’ blog at LeBron on MSN has a nice mention of our website by former Vibe Magazine honcho Emil Wilbekin.