Converse’s Kurt Cobain sneakers are Outfit Friendly Unit Shifters

Talk about dead man’s shoes. Converse are going to be selling trainers with Kurt Cobain’s name on them, “featuring artwork and scribbles borrowed from his personal notebooks”.
Borrowed? So they’re going to be given back after use? I wonder who Converse got to rifle through the dead rock star’s notebooks, judging which smacked-out drawings were most suitable to adorn their new sneakers. Probably not a job for the intern.

The shoes will be pre-distressed, which doesn’t mean they’ll arrive on your feet with a ready made sense of artistic despair at selling out, but that they’ll look all battered and worn and stuff (click the image above for a closer look).
Should you wish to pay tribute to Mr. Cobain in this manner, you’ll be able to get them from September at the Size in Carnaby Street, London. For more info hit Converse.com.