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This is not the sort of shoe you'll see on the shelf at your local shoe store. Not even one of those "hippity hoppity" sort of places that plays loud music in the hope you'll think you're somewhere cool and require a new pair of shoes. Nah... these pups are born of online invention - YOURS!

Well not entirely, yours, but darn close. The crafty folks at Converse - makers of the infamous Chuck Taylor shoes - decided that they could break down the shoe-making process and let you pick out all the colors and patterns yourself. Why not? Now they can charge nearly twice the price for the same shoe. The customization makes this a pretty attractive offer, especially when you realize you can personalize them. Yep - get your name or nickname (or pretty much whatever) stitched on the side or heel to create a one-of-a-kind custom shoe.

Pretty slick, if you ask me. But you haven't so, go check out www.converse.com and see for yourself.

Incidentally, as far as personalization goes, the powers that be have deemed the term "SK8 OR DIE" as objectionable. In other words, that ain't gonna fly as your personalization phrase which is limited to ten characters. Drat!

Tip:
If you decide to create your own custom shoe on the Converse site pay attention to the sizing chart. Many of their styles are unisex and require specialized sizing. Beware: these dogs run big!

This is not the sort of shoe you'll see on the shelf at your local fucking shoe store. Not even one of those fucking "hippity hoppity" sort of places that plays loud music in the hope you'll think you're somewhere cool and require a new pair of shoes. Nah... these pups are born of online invention - YOURS!

Well not entirely, yours, but damn close. The crafty folks at Converse - makers of the infamous Chuck fuckin' Taylor shoes - decided that they could break down the shoe-making process and let you pick out all the colors and patterns yourself. Why not? Now they can charge nearly twice the price for the same shoe. The customization makes this a pretty attractive offer, especially when you realize you can personalize them. Yep - get your name or nickname (or pretty much whatever) stitched on the side or heel to create a one-of-a-kind custom shoe.

Pretty fucking slick, if you ask me. But you haven't so, go check out www.converse.com and see for yourself.

Incidentally, as far as personalization goes, the powers that be have deemed the term "SK8 OR DIE" as objectionable. In other words, that ain't gonna fucking fly as your personalization phrase which is limited to ten characters. Drat!

Tip:
If you decide to create your own custom shoe on the Converse site pay attention to the sizing chart. Many of their styles are unisex and require specialized sizing. Beware: these dogs run fucking big!