When Kevin Garnett was traded to the Celtics, this became my favorite jersey: (Click above for larger image.) (Click above for larger image.) (Click above for larger image.)
My niece in D.C. gave me this idea for displaying the Converse Black Fives Century Pack: That’s an actual antique wooden Converse shoe crate at the bottom, and a vintage laced leather basketball nestled cozy in between.
In the headlines of the Sports Business Journal (SBJ) yesterday was this piece about how sluggish the U.S. athletic footwear industry is right now: Nike bucks trend of ‘uninspired’ U.S. market Here’s a quote from the article: “Nike still
Black Fives gets some burn on FOX Business News, as part of a clip about Converse’s 100th anniversary that aired yesterday. The Rens 1933 All Star, part of the Converse Century Pack. Check this out: That’s my man Scott Patt, my friend and former colleague from our way
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
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 [...]
We recently featured the new white/whites in this style. Now, the black/blacks are here! Introducing the new Converse All Star “Original” Laser-Detailed Leather Hi, in black! But where the white/whites are sweet, the black/blacks are stealth. They’re midnight. They’re for creepin’. And, O.K., they’re just as sweet. Classic, like wingtips, yet stealth and midnight too. [...]
Senator Barack Obama guarantees an indoor basketball court at the White House if elected (as first brought to my attention by TrueHoop). An article about Converse and Black Fives in the Chicago Daily Herald calls the 1933 Rens All Star “an old school gem.” Converse’s 1933 Rens All Star.
If you hate the N.B.A.’s dress code on shorts, at least consider that you didn’t have to wear these. How they looked in real life, as modeled by Howard University’s first varsity basketball team
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
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