As if.
($150, Shopbop)
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February 4th, 2010 at 9:31 pm
Those are fucking preposterous.
What kind of daft prat pays that much money for destroyed cons?
February 4th, 2010 at 10:11 pm
I will pass on those.
February 4th, 2010 at 10:19 pm
Again, I am Hardcore Weeping for the Future.
Is this what footwear’s come to?
February 4th, 2010 at 10:28 pm
I’ll bet they were accidentally inspired by some 14 yo kid who ripped his cons in the mosh at My Chemical Romance and the trend spotters just couldn’t help themselves…
February 4th, 2010 at 10:32 pm
Whaaaaaat.
$150, seriously? I could do that with some new Chucks and a pair of scissors. And that’s assuming somebody would actually WANT those shoes.
February 5th, 2010 at 12:09 am
Back when I grew my first bunions and wasn’t used to them yet and I walked and jogged and whatnot, I developed these colossal blisters on top of the bunions, so I ripped up an old pair of hi-top Reeboks to wear to take the pressure off in various spots while things healed up. Eventually, after much abuse, they wound up looking a whole lot like that. I wonder if I could get 150 for them – they’re much more fierce and – what was the word, curated, or something? – than the Converses. And FAR more hideous.
February 5th, 2010 at 12:13 am
Disgusting. Really.
February 5th, 2010 at 12:33 am
They expect people to pay for those? (I weep for Converse)
February 5th, 2010 at 12:51 am
Maybe I have no sense of style, but I actually kind of like these. Still, I wouldn’t pay that much for them when I could do the same damn thing myself at home.
February 5th, 2010 at 2:26 am
Hideous crap shoes says it all.
February 5th, 2010 at 4:12 am
Like The Raisin Girl says, I could well do the same thing at home (again: they expect people to pay money for those?).
February 5th, 2010 at 4:37 am
eye roll
February 5th, 2010 at 4:54 am
I can cut up my kid’s old high top converse and create this look for free! But why?
February 5th, 2010 at 4:54 am
um, no.
February 5th, 2010 at 6:33 am
Let’s see…do I pay my electric bill, or buy the most ridiculous pair of Chucks ever to exist. Hm. I’ll take paying the electric bill, thanks.
February 5th, 2010 at 6:57 am
Lov them as I have loved ALL incarnations of the CT hightop sneak. In high school we customized our own w/markers. Bought them for abt $8 a pair. These are a very “American” shoe, 1st intro’d in 1910 although probably now made in China. I’ll be making my own.
February 5th, 2010 at 7:19 am
I never jumped on the gladiator bandwagon…these are so ugly and stupid and a waste of man power.
February 5th, 2010 at 8:10 am
caption perfection.
February 5th, 2010 at 9:14 am
Whoever did that to their new Chucks is sooo going to get grounded.
February 5th, 2010 at 10:02 am
Hey, I saw a DIY version of them on the streets of Amsterdam! They were uglier than than these, if that is possible…
February 5th, 2010 at 10:12 am
WTF!
February 5th, 2010 at 11:21 am
Post mountain lion attack.
February 5th, 2010 at 11:29 am
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February 5th, 2010 at 11:56 am
I never could get on the converse train, not even at the best of times (the best of times being high school, when the “cool kids” wore them and maybe somewhere deep down I wanted to look like that, too). But this caboose is perhaps the crappiest iteration yet. No.
February 5th, 2010 at 12:14 pm
erin wasson approves.
February 5th, 2010 at 3:25 pm
..Wow. Is the product description as scintillating as the product itself?
“What Comes Around Goes Around” indeed.
February 5th, 2010 at 4:35 pm
You’ve got to be kidding me! sheesh.
February 5th, 2010 at 5:14 pm
Once again Sister Wolf has called something to my attention which makes my eyes bleed.
February 5th, 2010 at 5:53 pm
Shopbop is squirreling away the real merchandise and trying to pass off their models’ castoffs …again!
February 6th, 2010 at 7:27 am
You couldn’t wear socks with them and I imagine these shoes would give my wussy feet some nasty friction burns.
February 6th, 2010 at 10:32 am
FUG.
February 6th, 2010 at 2:49 pm
Gladiator = Cankles. xx
February 9th, 2010 at 4:54 pm
Hmm, if they came in black… no, still no…
February 9th, 2010 at 6:34 pm
do these come in thigh-high?
February 9th, 2010 at 7:05 pm
Hahaha! $150? That’s hysterical.
February 9th, 2010 at 8:18 pm
This will make my husband cringe.
February 10th, 2010 at 3:56 pm
I’ve just thrown up a little bit.
February 22nd, 2010 at 10:39 am
I love these. I think they are awesome and will be purchasing. Thought about doing myself- but looks like it may be a little complicated to get them looking halfway even and frayed. I LOVE What goes around comes around. Not many small vintage designer companies around. Just thought i’d make a positive comment since everyone else hates them so much(:
February 22nd, 2010 at 12:11 pm
rzstr – Ha! You obviously work for WGCA. Unless you are simply a person who loves overpriced stuff??
March 3rd, 2010 at 11:23 am
It doesnt matter as long as you DIY and take ownership of the project, right!
Here are other types of converse sneakers that have been customized, and honestly, some of them look actually really good: http://fashionableearth.org/blog/2010/03/01/converse/