Converse Girl Star
This is a strange post for me. It’s about shoes. I don’t think I’ve ever written about shoes before. I usually don’t even think about shoes. I just wear them. Sometimes with clothes.
Then something bad happened.
Before I tell you what happened, let me tell you my favorite shoes are Converse All Star. I loved them when I was a kid. I love them now. If I could have, I would have wore them with my tux when I got married (my wife can be so unreasonable at times).
In my expert opinion, Converse All Star are the coolest shoes on all nine planets in our solar system (I still consider Pluto a planet – dwarf planet my foot). How can you go wrong with shoes that feature a star on each shoe? And let’s not forget that Julius Erving (Dr. J) wore Converse All Star when he played in the NBA. For you younglings out there, Dr. J was the Michael Jordan of his time. If you don’t know who Air Jordan is, then try Kobe Bryant or LeBron James.
Below are a couple photos of my Converse All Star. The first pair is the one I wear when it’s not raining (I wear boots the other ten months of the year). The second pair of shoes is the one I wear when I want to dunk over Shaquille O’Neal, which I do often in Bizzaro basketball.
Now for the bad part of this story. About a week ago, the Little Princess went shopping with the weirdo-in-law. When she came back from the mall, she told me she got a pair of brand new Converse All Star. At first I was happy. Then she showed me her shoes:
How could they do this to my beloved All Star? It was bad enough when Target started selling low-end Converse One Star. Now my ultra cool shoes has been turned into girly shoes too. And they even have the nerve to still call them All Star. Shouldn’t they call them Converse Girly Shoes or something like that?
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LOL>….Yep they are doing some pretty crazy designs over here as well….
For what it’s worth, I love them as well….Little Stumpy has ummmmmmm around 13 pairs LMAO….
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I’ve seen girly shoes by other companies. I just didn’t think Converse would go that route.
And how dare they to replace the star with a girly butterfly! Just make sure your shoes don’t sport a girly butterfly!
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Don’t worry. I won’t be buying or wearing any girly shoes. Even if they are Converse.
That’s so cuuute! They need some sequins and glitter, tho’.
And your feet look kinda small if you can fit into those. My oldest children are outgrowing the 13’s, so I guess everything looks bitsy. :]
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My feet are on the small side, but your kids’ feet are big. Outgrowing size 13?
Oh the horror!
I’m still amazed to find a shoe post over here. I thought I had wandered onto my own blog…*grin*
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I had a feeling you were going to mention that. I don’t generally get excited about shoes, but pink All Star with butterflies got me worked up.
Shoes?! LOL I guess the only constant in the universe is change.
Hugs,
Holly
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Next week, I’m blogging about dresses.
At least its still Converse … lol ….
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But they are too girly.
now now – you should be proud of her good taste … these look super cute and are a perfect for your super cute princess … share the love daddy – le xo
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I almost got married in a red pair of All Stars. They looked smashing with my tux, but my almost-wife said I needed to wear the black leather shoes. Still, we got some neat pictures of me outside before the ceremony.
Never seen pink ones before, though. I admit it’ll take some getting used to :)
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