SAK

[Faust]

/\ Altieri is god. He can defy the laws of physics.

[snafu]

i agree ^

[diamonds]

i thought it was some ancient technique of cutting the laces out of a big circle of leather

'ancient' used loosely

[zamb]

i thought it was some ancient technique of cutting the laces out of a big circle of leather

'ancient' used loosely

it does seem that they are cut from a circle of leather, or at least cut in a circular direction, which would to make effecient use of the leather and does not require a large surface area to give you a really long pair of laces.........................

[Mega]

Just to add to this, the laces are cut from circular piece of leather. I believe they are actually die-cut to give a consistent shape to the lace and he does work with the same factory as CD.

As far as the Converse shoes go, the leathers used are really beautiful and have a great hand feel. I had the chance to see these first hand back in Florence. He's also created new last's for each of the styles that will be released for this project.

[Faust]

Pardon my skepticism, but seems like Sak and Converse are so divorced from each other - why force this unnatural relationship between a leather artisan and a Nike-owned sporting goods conglomerate?

[random]

/\ totally agree.

Btw this maybe off topic, but has anyone checked out in person the new cons x nn distressed leather sneakers? i kinda love them and would like to have a pair for summer.

[byers]

but I can't agree. unless you have actually seen these work in person. I must say, it may sound 'unnatural' at first but if you actually think what a challenge it was- and once i saw the product in life, even more- you will have a second thought on that. actually i would appreciate even more in these converse-sak, than the actual sak shoes that i handled couple of times...

[Faust]

Not questioning the product per se, but the brand synergy.

[Tyro]

if the factory is still making these laces, does that mean it's possible to get new ones? I need a replacement lace for my cdiems

[Faust]

Zam will make you a pair.

[Jorge Hache]

Here's some pics taken from the opening ceremony site, to be honest i really like them, they came in two colours: milk and black...so enjoy:

[clay]

Damn, black joints are sort of tight!!!

[YoungM]

Agreed, I really, really like the black ones. Probably couldn't justify paying the price for them, but if I could, I definitely would, even if only to look at them occasionally.

[Arcane]

They do look good indeed but I wouldn't pay the price.

I think that questioning the synergy is legit but in light of the sole discussion in the Augusta thread this actually makes a lot of sense. He can create a high quality product with all the benefits a large company like Converse (Nike) provides. And due to the limited amount they can have a good quality throughout the collection. Makes everyone happy I suppose, Nike earns more money, Hiruma gets to create and get exposure and the consumers get a good product.

I also think the lace detail is pretty funny, a bit kitsch but a bit clever somehow.