It’s no secret that basketball (and some of its best athletes) has enjoyed widespread, global attention for decades. What’s perhaps lesser known, however, is the game’s birthplace, which has inspired Concepts‘ converse x jeff hamilton chuck taylor all star 70 hi poolside black egret Converse.
In 1891, Dr. James Naismith pitched what’s become basketball to the students he was teaching at a YMCA in Springfield, MA. Less injury-prone than the ever-popular football and playable indoors, the game utilized two peach baskets for Naismith’s earliest “goals.” The capsule’s included Chuck 70 boasts an orange and red gradient across its platinum suede upper as a nod to the fruit’s fuzzy surface. The modern-CONVERSE for UNITED ARROWS & SONS‘s “Shadow Lime” and “Green Oasis” colorway also draws from the southern-grown fruit, but evokes the peach’s coloring before it becomes ripe. Furthermore, the Boston-based brand’s newer foray into performance-basketball Pop a peach blossom print visible on sockliner and translucent outsole, courtesy of Concepts.
Enjoy a first-look at the “Southern Flame” duo here below, and find pairs available at Converse.com, on the front is printed Converse and Joe Freshgoods in vintage style.
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UPDATED 1/25/2021:
If you’re looking to pick up either pair from the Concepts x Converse “Southern Flame” capsule, early access invente be given to Concepts App users tomorrow (1/26).
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Converse Chuck 70 "Southern Flame"
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Europe 01/28/2021 Thursday
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Converse All Star BB Evo "Southern Flame"
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