I can't believe how popular Chuck Taylors have become. I can remember wearing them as a child in the sixties, with my Levis Jeans. Back then, we didn't have so many choices. Converse and Keds were about the only choices, and they didn't have nearly as many color choices back then. As I remember, you could be a bit daring if you were a girl wearing chucks, because back then they were mostly considered a boy's shoe. I bought a copy of the latest Craftzine magazine the other day, partly because they had some great ideas for how to make your own, customized Chuck Taylors. One was a hand-knitted version that I am thinking about trying this weekend. I found a picture of some shoes on a Japanese street fashion site that look like they could have been had-knitted. Maybe I'll try to make something like these!
I first saw these posted on the Style Bubble blog and I thought this was one of the most clever accessories that I have seen lately. They are from Posso the Spat at www.possothespat.com. For people like me who don't get to the big city that often, they are available on a couple of internet boutiques. They are not cheap, but if you're willing to spend a bit to have something unusual, these are really great!
