Along with his Human Made collections and Nike Air Pressure 3 collabs, NIGO has additionally been preserving busy as Inventive Director of KENZO. The French luxurious home has introduced the discharge of its first collaboration with Converse, a trio of Chuck 70s impressed by Eighties style.
Every pair comes adorned with NIGO’s vibrant “Hana Leopard” print, calling again to KENZO’s era-defining graphics whereas additionally nodding to Converse’s earliest explorations of fashion-based patterns. Taking the ’80s inspiration additional, period-specific design cues of the Chuck Taylor had been reinterpreted for a contemporary period. The design features a geometric winged sew on the medial and lateral sides of the higher, in addition to a screen-printed Chuck Taylor patch that includes intentional imperfections to resemble the unique. The high-top additionally features a “pinched” collar for added dimensionality.
The KENZO Chuck 70 is obtainable as a Hello in a yellow accented “Candy Corn” colorway, in addition to in two Low colorways: “Pink Cosmos” and “Cypress Inexperienced.” Every pair options KENZO’s iconic boke flower on the outsole and comes outfitted with a keychain of the home’s new Kenzo Pop graphic.
NIGO’s appreciation for all-American type additionally involves life visually by means of the marketing campaign imagery. Centered across the collegiate way of life, the pictures depict the idyllic freedom of campus life and the youthful spirit of exploration.
The KENZO x Converse Chuck 70 assortment drops April seventeenth on Converse.com, Kenzo.com, at KENZO shops, and at choose world retailers. Try all three pairs under.
KENZO x Converse Chuck 70 Hello “Candy Corn”
Colour: Candy Corn/Photo voltaic Energy
Model Code: A14788C
Launch Date: April 17, 2025
Value: $150 USD
Resell: StockX
KENZO x Converse Chuck 70 Low “Pink Cosmos”
Colour: Pink Cosmos/Strawberry Cream
Model Code: A14789C
Launch Date: April 17, 2025
Value: $140 USD
Resell: StockX
KENZO x Converse Chuck 70 Low “Cypress”
Colour: Cypress/Black-White
Model Code: A16291C
Launch Date: April 17, 2025
Value: $140 USD
Resell: StockX
