<p><a href="/images/old/6a00e5537d966288330133f23e626f970b-800wi.jpg" rel="lightbox" style="display: inline;"><img  alt="Conversemain" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e5537d966288330133f23e626f970b " src="/images/old/6a00e5537d966288330133f23e626f970b-500wi.jpg" style="width: 480px;" /></a></p>  <p>The second collaboration between <strong>Converse</strong> and high fashion label <strong>sak</strong> have teamed up to bring you two-one-of a kind sneakers for the <strong>sak x Converse First String 2010 Summer Collection</strong>. Using traditional shoe making as a basis of design, creating an old-school feel but keeping the modernism that we've all come to recognize as the Converse style. </p>  <p>Bringing the conventional feel to the making of the shoe really makes the sneaker itself a work of art, because each pair will have its own character and individuality. This new line is more grown up than what we're used to seeing from Converse, and that's a good thing! What really caught my eye, was the precision to detail by adding a touch of distinctiveness to the sneaker, which includes a Converse logo at the end of the shoelaces, which I've never seen before, making the style that much more prominent.</p>The <strong>One Star</strong> sits in a black leather with brown accents and play into the Ryusaku Hiruma-designed capsule for a high-end appeal. The second set, a pair of <strong>Jack Purcells</strong>, uses a similar design capsule, but dresses it in white leather and a tan toe cap. <p>Check out more styles and a video describing the process of what goes into making traditional shoes while at the same time expressing its importance to persona, not to consumerism.</p>  <!--more--> <p align="center" class="asset asset-video" style="display: block; margin: 0pt auto;"><a href="/images/old/6a00e5537d966288330133f23e8b65970b-800wi.jpg" rel="lightbox" style="display: inline;"><img  alt="Converse1" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e5537d966288330133f23e8b65970b " src="/images/old/6a00e5537d966288330133f23e8b65970b-500wi.jpg" style="width: 480px;" /></a>&nbsp;</p> <a href="/images/old/6a00e5537d966288330133f23e8bdb970b-800wi.jpg" rel="lightbox" style="display: inline;"><img  alt="Converse2" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e5537d966288330133f23e8bdb970b " src="/images/old/6a00e5537d966288330133f23e8bdb970b-500wi.jpg" style="width: 480px;" /></a> <br> <a href="/images/old/6a00e5537d966288330134856432c8970c-800wi.jpg" rel="lightbox" style="display: inline;"><img  alt="Converse3" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e5537d966288330134856432c8970c " src="/images/old/6a00e5537d966288330134856432c8970c-500wi.jpg" style="width: 480px;" /></a> <br> <a href="/images/old/6a00e5537d966288330133f23e8ded970b-800wi.jpg" rel="lightbox" style="display: inline;"><img  alt="Converse4" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e5537d966288330133f23e8ded970b " src="/images/old/6a00e5537d966288330133f23e8ded970b-500wi.jpg" style="width: 480px;" /></a> <br> <a href="/images/old/6a00e5537d966288330133f23e8ee1970b-800wi.jpg" rel="lightbox" style="display: inline;"><img  alt="Converse5" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e5537d966288330133f23e8ee1970b " src="/images/old/6a00e5537d966288330133f23e8ee1970b-500wi.jpg" style="width: 480px;" /></a> <br> <a href="/images/old/6a00e5537d9662883301348564380a970c-800wi.jpg" rel="lightbox" style="display: inline;"><img  alt="Converse6" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e5537d9662883301348564380a970c " src="/images/old/6a00e5537d9662883301348564380a970c-500wi.jpg" style="width: 480px;" /></a>  <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Y1KC2x_3bV8&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Y1KC2x_3bV8&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> 