Converse Jack Purcell Rally with Morphlon
The Converse Renew Chuck 70 and Jack Purcell Rally silhouettes, available now on the brand’s website for $100-$110, have been reimagined with Morphlon’s upcycled polyester fibers.
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Converse Jack Purcell Rally Vamp
Image Credit: Converse According to the recycling group, more than 100 million tons of textile refuse is generated each year, and less than 10 percent is reused. Instead, it languishes on warehouse floors or is diverted to landfills.
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Converse Chuck 70 Renew
Image Credit: Converse Converse Chuck 70 Renew
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Converse Chuck 70 with Morphlon
Image Credit: Converse According to Converse, the material lends a “modern yet emotional pull-through to the traditional Converse cotton canvas.”
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Converse Plant Color Chuck 70
Image Credit: Converse A tastefully remixed version of the Converse Plant Color Chuck 70, made with a nylon woven called Onibegie by Japanese manufacturer Komatsu, will drop on April 22.
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Converse Plant Color Chuck 70 Back View
Image Credit: Converse A tastefully remixed version of the Converse Plant Color Chuck 70, made with a nylon woven called Onibegie by Japanese manufacturer Komatsu, will drop on April 22.
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Converse Plant Color Chuck 70 Yellow
Image Credit: Converse A tastefully remixed version of the Converse Plant Color Chuck 70, made with a nylon woven called Onibegie by Japanese manufacturer Komatsu, will drop on April 22.
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Converse Plant Color Chuck 70 Side View
Image Credit: Converse A tastefully remixed version of the Converse Plant Color Chuck 70, made with a nylon woven called Onibegie by Japanese manufacturer Komatsu, will drop on April 22.
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Converse Tropical Shirt Chuck 70
Image Credit: Converse Converse has been upcycling textiles, like denim, for use on its Chuck Taylor silhouette for some time, and has developed processes by which pre-worn fabrics of all kinds can be cleaned, cut and crafted into new material for its shoes.
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Converse Tropical Shirt Chuck 70 Front
Image Credit: Converse This spring, the brand is releasing a collection of bold, bright and cheerful Chucks that call to mind the vacation many consumers are likely craving.
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Converse Tropical Shirt Chuck 70 Back
Image Credit: Converse A collaboration with U.K.-based vintage retailer Beyond Retro upcycled about 7,000 vintage Hawaiian shirts, diverting them from landfill and creating an array of one-of-a-kind sneakers in the process.
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Converse Tropical Shirt Low Top
Image Credit: Converse Because Tropical Shirts are as unique as they are fun, no two pairs in this limited-edition collection are exactly alike,” the brand said.
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Converse Renew Chuck 70 Knit
Image Credit: Converse Also dropping the same day—and at the same price point—is a newly reimagined, futuristic version of the Converse Renew Chuck 70 Knit made from 85 percent recycled polyester.
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Converse Renew Chuck 70 Knit Back
Image Credit: Converse Like some of the industry’s most popular athletic footwear, the shoe’s uppers are crafted with an engineered stretch knit that offers flexibility and comfort.
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Converse Renew Chuck 70 Knit White
Image Credit: Converse Meanwhile, the style’s outsoles incorporate ground rubber scraps from the footwear manufacturing process, the brand said, allowing Converse to upcycle some of its unused content while providing a colorful, granite-like effect on its normally staid soles.
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Converse Renew Chuck 70 Knit Side
Image Credit: Converse According to the brand, the capsule was made with at least 25 percent recycled content by total weight.
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Converse Chuck 70 with Tyvek
Image Credit: Converse In partnership with Dupont’s Tyvek, known for its durable mailers and other industrial-grade products, the brand has created two limited-edition silhouettes that harness the lightweight material’s industrial-grade strength, tear-resistance and water-repellant properties.
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Converse Jack Purcell with Tyvek
Image Credit: Converse The limited run styles, which retail for $110 each, feature Tyvek’s signature blue and red markings and logo.
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Converse Chuck 70 with Tyvek Back
Image Credit: Converse “Like a lot of things in the past year, this innovative design started at home,” Converse said on its site, calling out the shoe’s functional, yet “paper soft” quality, which runs throughout the upper and toe-cap.