As far as icons go, there’s nothing more historic than the Converse All Star. Its timeless shape and ... “It’s all about authenticity and how we can draw from the past and bring modernity ...

Its first basketball shoe, the Converse All Star, was released in 1917, although the man behind its success – Charles ‘Chuck’ H Taylor – was to enter the picture a few years later.

Converse is paying homage to Japan’s Ukiyo-e art style with a duo of All Star Hi models. The shoes are part of All Star’s next-gen model that follows the theme of “POP-UP JAPAN,” along ...