Smells like Converse commerce: Kurt Cobain inspired sneaks

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Smells like Converse commerce: Kurt Cobain inspired sneaks

Well, it's been making the rounds and Travis Hay clued us in, so we had to check it out and it's true: Converse is releasing a line of shoes not only inspired by Kurt Cobain but approved by Courtney Love and featuring the distressed style he preferred, along with lyrics and scribbles taken from his notebooks.

We were really worried at first what Kurt Cobain-inspired shoes would mean. We imagined all sorts of ghastly images (too much exposure to "CSI" over the years) but reality is much more tame. The shoes are the same types he wore -- Chuck Taylor All Star, Jack Purcell or One Star -- and are available in black or white, hi- or lo-top and with or without the lyrics and will go on sale in May for $50-$65.

So what do you think? Tacky or tasteful tribute?

Posted by at March 19, 2008 3:15 p.m.
Categories: Fun, Just curious ..., Just plain weird

Comments

#109721

Posted by unregistered user at 3/19/08 4:38 p.m.

Kurt would have hated this, and Courtney should know better. Then again, she should know better about a lot of things.

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#109727

Posted by unregistered user at 3/19/08 4:48 p.m.

Who are they really marketing these shoes to? Come on. Real fans of Kurt and Nirvana would think someone wearing those shoes is a total POSER!

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#109737

Posted by unregistered user at 3/19/08 4:59 p.m.

It's an interesting idea, but something that Kurt would never want! Think about it, the last thing he wanted was fame...now a shoe company is profiting from his name.

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#109752

Posted by unregistered user at 3/19/08 5:24 p.m.

Defiently something Kurt would not approve of and I'm sure Courtney knows that. I'm not going to lie though, I kind of like them.

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#110022

Posted by unregistered user at 3/20/08 10:34 a.m.

Come on now...Yes kurt wouldent have wanted this
But most of you have to admit they look pretty cool.
And dud thats wrote this

'Who are they really marketing these shoes to? Come on. Real fans of Kurt and Nirvana would think someone wearing those shoes is a total POSER!' How are you to call a poser.I would wear them.That dosent make me a poser.There just shoes -.-

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#110148

Posted by unregistered user at 3/20/08 2:16 p.m.

THIS IS AWFUL! JUST FREAKIN AWFUL. KURT WOULD HATE THIS KIND OF THING. IT IS A DISGRACE NOT AN HONOR. COURTNEY IS A MONEY HUNGRY SKANK!

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#110288

Posted by unregistered user at 3/20/08 7:12 p.m.

i would wear these shoes. If I saw someone wearing these shoes, I would be like "wow, cool shoes."

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#110476

Posted by unregistered user at 3/21/08 11:54 a.m.

theyre great !