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Once a music-obsessed kid dreaming of designing record covers, Chris Law found his rhythm in the world of sneakers. The iconic shoe designer, known by everyone who’s anyone in the sneaker world, shares how hip-hop culture, graphic design, and a love for storytelling led him to work on some of the most famous sneaker designs, ever. “Icons that are so big in the history of sneakers,” including the Adidas Superstar and Converse Chuck Taylor. In this episode, Chris unpacks the heart of sneaker culture — from Portland’s creative scene to global fashion trends — reflecting on the magic of seeing your designs in the real world, and the emotional power shoes carry. He speaks about the evolution of the industry, from boutique stores to collectors, and the growing wave of fashion brands entering the sneaker space. Listen in as Vince and Chris discuss the connection between footwear design, car design and typography, why he believes every brand has a voice, and what it’s like inside his creative process, where sketches, nostalgia, and conversation feed innovation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode Notes S6E8 Join us as we dive into the mind of The King of Pop Culture Gary Sohmers. He'll be in the house telling tales from Antuqe Road Show to Beasties A Sci- Fi Rock Opera and beyond Gary Sohmers, also known as the “King of Pop Culture”, is an appraiser, musician, producer, author, mentor, and entrepreneur. Throughout his career, he has produced over 1,000 concerts, produced over 300 consumer shows and has been a collectibles dealer for almost 50 years. He is widely known as an appraiser of collectibles, pop culture items, and toys on the PBS television series Antiques Roadshow. He is iconically recognized by his long gray ponytail, and preference of Aloha shirts and orange Converse Chuck Taylor sneakers. Gary's current project is Beasties: A Sci-Fi Rock Opera. HELPFUL LINKS: VETERANS: https://www.va.gov/.../mental-health/suicide-prevention/ ADDICTION: https://lp.recoverycentersofamerica.com/.../continuum-of.../ Due you know someone that has lost their lives due to addiction? Or even someone that has made a full recovery? Reach out to Johnny Whitaker so they can help to celebrate the lives lost/ lives recovered at overdoseawareness0831@gmail.com Follow our guest https://garysohmers.com/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2630085/ https://necomiccons.com/author/gary-sohmers/ https://www.facebook.com/garysohmers/ Toking with the Dead: https://www.stilltoking.com/ ————————————— Follow Still Toking With and their friends! https://smartpa.ge/5zv1 ————————————— Produced by Leo Pond and The Dorkening Podcast Network MORE ABOUT THE GUEST: Gary Sohmers was born in Houston, Texas. He lived in Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, and Massapequa, Long Island, New York by the time he was 13 years old, and was bar mitzvahed in Brooklyn. He attained his love of collecting from his father, who collected campaign buttons. At the age of eight years old, he began selling his toys at garage sales, and took an interest in learning the relevance and history of the items, realizing he could one day make a business out of buying and selling pop culture collectibles. Gary opened his first collectibles shop, Madcity Music Exchange, selling records and music memorabilia in 1974 in Madison, Wisconsin. He sold the shop to his long time employee in 1983, and Madcity Music is still open today after over 40 years. Moving to Massachusetts, he opened Wex Rex Emporium of Popular Cultural Artifacts store in downtown Hudson, MA in 1984. He offered records, antique and collectible toys, movie and TV memorabilia, posters and other pop culture items. Gary started appearing on talk radio beginning in 1985, on WBZ-AM with David Brudnoy. He was doing what Brudnoy deemed “psychic appraisals,” since Gary couldn't see the object people called in to learn about. Find out more at https://still-toking-with.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/still-toking-with/d36d71a1-c4ef-41ce-8e10-5d9f2aa09716

On this episode, Lang and Russ talk about the Chuck Taylor All-Star. Chuck Taylor wasn't the exceptional athlete one might expect, but rather, he was a salesman. Hear about some of the most iconic athletes to wear this shoe in their profession careers like, Mickey Johnson and Sugar Ray Leonard. They also explore the evolution of the Chuck Taylor shoe, transitioning from its origins as athletic footwear to becoming a prominent symbol in lifestyle fashion.

Hey there Funeral Service People, here's a quick mnemonic for your vascular guides. As you know the vascular guides are important for locating and identifying the arteries that can be accessed for the purpose of embalming. The guides are built off known anatomical structures. To successfully use the guides, you will need to know a lot of anatomy. This means there can be a lot to memorize. So, let's add a mnemonic that will help make this a little easier. The guide for the posterior tibial artery includes a structure called the Medial Malleolus. This is the boney protrusion that is found at the interior region of the ankle. Visualizing and, therefore, recalling where this structure can be difficult. Luckily for us the Star on Converse Chuck Taylor's is sits right over the medial malleolus. I like to think that Mr. Taylor was fan of anatomy and struggled with the Medial Malleolus, otherwise the logo would be on the outside of the shoe where people could see it easily. So when you're studying for an exam, quiz or the boards, take a look at your favorite pair of high-top sneakers with the, oddly place on the inside, logo. Personally, I prefer the black-on-black Chucks.

The buddies banter session over beers is spanning the globe and the centuries with facts and fictions on Imperial Russia, Sparta, Council Grove, KS, Converse Chuck Taylor's, vintage film stars, TV Guide, birthdays, and more. Salut to fun!

In this week's episode, we are going to be investigating the life cycle of the Converse Chuck Taylor shoes.

On this episode, Robbie Falchi and Nick Engvall dive into the history of one of Converse's most important sneakers, the Converse Weapon, an early look at the new Converse Weapon CX, featuring new tooling, new cushioning, and more. https://youtu.be/aLWp2ZMswb4 (WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) —–––– EXCLUSIVE DEALS FOR YOU FROM OUR SUPPORTERS —–––– 10% Off Sneaker Throne Display Cases: https://bit.ly/snkrthrne Use code HISTORY for 10% off all orders 10% Off at PROSPECT: http://bit.ly/shpdcst Use code HISTORY10 for 10% Off All Orders Join our Discord Community: https://patreon.com/sneakerhistory [Links contain affiliate links, we may receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking a link. A great way to support the pod!] Original Converse Weapon Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ4ORZrspa8 Magic Versus Bird Converse Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKF0ICmJY2Q ----- ROCKIN' and COPPIN' ------ #rockinandcoppin Robbie: Rockin' - Converse Pro Leather 'Dr. J' - https://ebay.us/wiWLNb Coppin' - Always Kobes - https://fave.co/2TBUWar Nick: Rockin' - Neighborhood x Converse Chuck Taylor - https://ebay.us/REaHqc Coppin' - Nike Griffey Max - https://fave.co/3vpFfjR Listen to this episode on your favorite podcast platform: https://sneakerhistory.com/podcasts/ Our podcast is proudly... Livestreamed with StreamYard: https://streamyard.com?pal=6514386237915136 Recorded on Riverside: http://www.riverside.fm/?via=sneakerhistory Distributed By Captivate: https://bit.ly/3j2muPb Subscribe to our pod: https://sneakerhistory.com/podcasts/ Follow us: Robbie https://instagram.com/rahbee702 Mike https://instagram.com/madwatcher789 Rohit: https://instagram.com/rohitm13 Nick: https://instagram.com/nickengvall https://instagram.com/sneakerhistory https://twitter.com/sneakerhistory https://facebook.com/sneakerhistory https://sneakerhistory.tumblr.com More at SneakerHistory.com

This episode of Change Lab happens to be the last one of this season and we’ll resume again, as usual, in the fall. And though it wasn’t planned this way, it’s hard to think of an interview more timely or better suited to demonstrating the strength of the creative spirit to transcend expectations, assumptions and challenges than this one with Chaz Bojorquez, aka the Godfather of Graffiti. There are few art world honors as coveted as having a piece of work included in the Smithsonian’s permanent collection. Likewise, in the pop culture universe, not many artists can claim to have their own special edition line of Converse Chuck Taylor sneakers. Chaz can claim both of those achievements and many more. A native of East Los Angeles, Chaz merged his tandem passions for creative forms of socio-political protest, underground comics and the Chicano muralist movement into a signature style that has influenced his widespread popularity and established prestige now, finally, attributed to street art. After Chaz visited ArtCenter last fall to deliver a talk about the role of graffiti in creating cultural unity, Lorne was taken by the power of his wisdom and his work. In fact, we were all so impressed with his accomplishments that we decided to award him an honorary doctorate at our Spring commencement ceremony (which was sadly postponed due to the COVID-19 crisis). But Lorne and Chaz had the opportunity to sit down together in early February to reflect on his remarkable career that blurs the boundaries between high art and street art, calligraphy and graffiti, popular and alternative culture. Related Links: https://americanart.si.edu/artist/charles-chaz-bojorquez-6040 https://lagunaartmuseum.org/artist/chaz-bojorquez/ http://www.sohodh.com/chaz-bojorquez https://sneakernews.com/2013/06/26/chaz-bojorquez-x-converse-chuck-taylor-all-star/

Nicolas et Gabriel se mettent autour de la table avec Arnaud Chanteloup, aussi connu sous le nom de VeryGoodLord. Plus qu'un blogueur chaussé en Converse Chuck Taylor 70s, une personnalité inspirante et pointue dans ses savoirs. Qu'il s'agisse de points de couture, d'horlogerie ou de lingerie féminine.

Monumente der Popkultur: was wären wir ohne sie? Sie sind im besten Fall zeitlos, wegweisend und Referenz für Neues. Im ersten Teil besprechen wir einen Klassiker aus Frankreich, gruseln uns anschließend und schauen zum Schluss auf Outfits, die im popkulturellen Kleiderschrank nicht fehlen dürfen.

Author Abe Aamidor joins Tim to talk about those iconic Chuck Taylor Converse All Star shoes. The Chuck Taylor story, how he was the first to have an athletic shoe named after him, and how a classic basketball shoe came to stand for rock and roll, the counter culture, and today a major fashion statement. We talk with Abe about his book, Chuck Taylor All Star: The True Story of the Man Behind the Most Famous Athletic Shoe in History. https://traffic.libsyn.com/shapingopinion/47_-_All_Stars_-_The_Chuck_Talylors_Story.mp3   The shoes have been around since 1917. They are canvas on top, usually white or black. The soles are white rubber around the toe and then around the sides to the back. The bottoms have a trademark dark rubber waffle pattern. The people who wear them have an emotional connection to the shoes. They like the way they look, the way they feel. If you wear the high-top version, on the inside of your ankle, there is that trademark blue star set in a white circle, flanked by that name in script. Chuck Taylor. By now, you know we’re talking about Converse Chuck Taylor All Star athletic shoes. He didn’t own the company. He didn’t invent the shoe. He wasn’t a millionaire professional basketball player. Yet he was the first one to have his name put on an athletic shoe, and what a shoe it is. About Chuck Taylor Chuck Taylor was born in Indiana in 1901. Right after high school, he played professional basketball. Teams were the Columbus Commercials and the Akron Firestone (Non-skids). Converse first produced its All Star athletic shoe in 1917. By 1921 or 22, Chuck Taylor joined the Converse Rubber Shoe Co., and that’s when he became a shoe salesman. That became his profession and would lead to his legacy. For perspective, the NBA won’t be founded for another 28 years. Chuck Taylor first joined Converse in Chicago. Chuck Taylor would help redesign the shoes and become and a champion for the game of basketball in America. He was a player and coach for a team called the Converse All Stars, which was an industrial league basketball team. He created the Converse Basketball Yearbook, where players, teams and big moments were highlighted. And he conducted basketball clinics all across the country. He promoted the shoes at the grassroots level, and non-stop. In 1932, Converse put his name on the ankle patch. He didn’t get any special payment for this. He was paid an employee’s salary, and he was on a salesman’s expense account. Those shoes are the best-selling basketball shoe in history. In 1969, he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. He died the same year at the age of 67 from a heart attack. After Chuck Taylor Adidas had made inroads with new styles of shoes on the basketball court. Then Nike entered the picture in the 1970s. But then you started to see rock bands wearing the shoes in concerts, and a whole new Chuck Taylor fan base emerged. Chuck Taylor shoes became a statement for counter culture, for rock and roll, for new counter culture sports like skateboarding. And today, they are now a fashion statement that cuts across all generations and are worn around the world. In 2003, Nike bought the Converse Chuck Taylor shoe brand. Converse sells roughly 270,000 pairs of Chuck Taylors every day of the year. Links The History of the Converse All Star "Chuck Taylor Basketball Shoe," ChucksConnection.com Chuck Taylor, The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Who was Chuck Taylor?, Mental Floss Converse Shoes: In the All Star Game, BBC Chuck Taylor, Converse, and Us: A True American Love Story, Newsweek Chuck Taylor All Star: The True Story of the Man Behind the Most Famous Athletic Shoe in History, Amazon About this Episode's Guest Abe Aamidor Abe Aamidor has reported for the Indianapolis Star, the Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette, and the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.  He is the author of "Real Feature Writing," and "Real Sports Reporting,

On this week's Dropcast, hosts Jeff Carvalho, Noah Thomas, and Jian DeLeon are joined by music artist Asukal, one of the under the radar musicians we've recently highlighted, and digital fashion editor Alec Leach. The big topics of the week include Virgil Abloh's OFF-WHITE x Converse Chuck Taylor, the last of "The Ten" pack to be released, Childish Gambino's tour de force of a music video: "This Is America," and a ton of discussion around the Met Gala. This year's theme was "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination," and in addition to talking about the best and worst dressed attendees, Asukal also shares her own opinion on the question we asked our audience: "What place does faith have in fashion?" Of course, you guys weighed in with some excellent commentary, and we also listen to a few voicemails weighing in on the topic. Another one of the hottest releases of the week is Supreme's collaboration with Fox Racing. The lookbook premiered on Monday and was shot by photographer Gogy Esparza, also the lens behind our recent Highsnobiety Japan tee collection lookbook. We talk about the significance of Fox Racing and the 12 O'Clock Boyz of Baltimore. As always, we welcome your comments, feedback, and perspectives on the Dropcast Hotline. So give us a ring at 833-HIGHSNOB. That's 833-444-4766. Call us now! Relevant Links: 10 Under the Radar Artists to Discover This Week https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/discover-new-artists-hana-vu-asukal/ Vans & Michelin Team Up to Give Away 100 Pairs of Collab Sneakers https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/vans-michelin-sneaker-collab-steve-van-doren/ Ignored Prayers Enter SS18 With Graphic-Filled Capsule https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/ignored-prayers-ss18/ Nike’s Sleek “Pink Foam” M2K Tekno Is Available Now https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/nike-m2k-tekno-pink-foam-release-date-price/ New Balance’s Brand New “GORE-TEX” MW880 Is Peak Stealth https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/new-balance-mw880-gore-tex-release-date-price/ Every Piece from Supreme & Fox Racing’s Motocross-Inspired Collab https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/supreme-fox-racing-collab/ Virgil Abloh Debuts New Louis Vuitton Suit and Jordans at the Met Gala https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/virgil-abloh-louis-vuitton-suit-met-gala-2018/ The Best, Worst & Most WTF Outfits from the 2018 Met Gala https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/met-gala-2018-best-worst-wtf-fits/ Childish Gambino Drops Powerful New Song & Video “This is America” https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/childish-gambino-this-is-america/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's Dropcast, hosts Jeff Carvalho, Noah Thomas, and Jian DeLeon are joined by music artist Asukal, one of the under the radar musicians we've recently highlighted, and digital fashion editor Alec Leach. The big topics of the week include Virgil Abloh's OFF-WHITE x Converse Chuck Taylor, the last of "The Ten" pack to be released, Childish Gambino's tour de force of a music video: "This Is America," and a ton of discussion around the Met Gala. This year's theme was "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination," and in addition to talking about the best and worst dressed attendees, Asukal also shares her own opinion on the question we asked our audience: "What place does faith have in fashion?" Of course, you guys weighed in with some excellent commentary, and we also listen to a few voicemails weighing in on the topic. Another one of the hottest releases of the week is Supreme's collaboration with Fox Racing. The lookbook premiered on Monday and was shot by photographer Gogy Esparza, also the lens behind our recent Highsnobiety Japan tee collection lookbook. We talk about the significance of Fox Racing and the 12 O'Clock Boyz of Baltimore. As always, we welcome your comments, feedback, and perspectives on the Dropcast Hotline. So give us a ring at 833-HIGHSNOB. That's 833-444-4766. Call us now! Relevant Links: 10 Under the Radar Artists to Discover This Week https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/discover-new-artists-hana-vu-asukal/ Vans & Michelin Team Up to Give Away 100 Pairs of Collab Sneakers https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/vans-michelin-sneaker-collab-steve-van-doren/ Ignored Prayers Enter SS18 With Graphic-Filled Capsule https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/ignored-prayers-ss18/ Nike’s Sleek “Pink Foam” M2K Tekno Is Available Now https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/nike-m2k-tekno-pink-foam-release-date-price/ New Balance’s Brand New “GORE-TEX” MW880 Is Peak Stealth https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/new-balance-mw880-gore-tex-release-date-price/ Every Piece from Supreme & Fox Racing’s Motocross-Inspired Collab https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/supreme-fox-racing-collab/ Virgil Abloh Debuts New Louis Vuitton Suit and Jordans at the Met Gala https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/virgil-abloh-louis-vuitton-suit-met-gala-2018/ The Best, Worst & Most WTF Outfits from the 2018 Met Gala https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/met-gala-2018-best-worst-wtf-fits/ Childish Gambino Drops Powerful New Song & Video “This is America” https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/childish-gambino-this-is-america/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Jason K. Appling is the Co-Founder of Cool Smart, Inc., a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization that has a mission to educate the youth and young professionals on the importance of philanthropy and increasing awareness of charitable initiatives in metropolitan areas through Cool, Smart, and Fun programming. Cool Smart, Inc. was founded in 2014 by Jason Appling and his business partner Byron Suggs. Elite professionals and socialites unite with the goal of giving back As approaching the age of 30, Jason was inspired to become more socially responsible in his community and realized that growing up, volunteerism and charity was not a major influence in his household. This inspired the birth of the Cool Smart, Inc., assuming that the youth would be more apt to volunteer and raise money for their community if educated on the importance of philanthropy but done in a manner that infused Cool, Smart, and Fun activities. Byron Suggs, Fox2 Detroit Reporter and Jason Appling In 2011, Jason Appling and his partner launched an annual fundraising event called Tux & Chucks. The original idea behind the event was to celebrate the two individual’s birthday but use the funds raise to donate to local non-profits organizations. The theme of the event was inspired by partner Byron Suggs’s wedding party who wore tuxedos and Converse Chuck Taylor gym shoes. The initial event drew over 350 people but as of 2015 draws over 1200+ patrons and over the course of 5 years has raised $45,000 for 9 local non-profit charities in the Metropolitan Detroit Area.   In addition, Jason Appling holds position of 2nd Vice President for BUF Connect, a young professional’s leadership group under the Black United Fund of Michigan. The mission of BUF Connect is to increase awareness of the Black United Fund’s mission to the young professionals between the ages of 21-40. The Black United Fund (BUF) is committed to impacting and supporting positive changes in a diverse community, by providing funding and support to start-up non-profits that focus on education, community development, cultural enrichment and economic improvement. Appling holds a Bachelor of Science in Telecommunication from Michigan State University in Lansing, MI. His affiliations also include: Member, General Motors African Ancestry Network (GMAAN), corporate-sanctioned affinity group to provide a competitive advantage in attracting, developing, and retaining African Ancestry employees while engaging our communities to drive General Motors business priorities/performance. For more information, visit www.coolsmart.org