Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Low 'Smiley Face'
Colorway: Mouse/Bold Lime/White · Style code: 164424C · Release date: February 23, 2019 · Price: $1026 · Availability: Available now
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The smiley is one of the few graphics that survives being shrunk and repeated, which is why it works as an allover print here. The faces sit on a warm grey canvas Converse calls Mouse, drawn in Bold Lime, a sharp yellow-green that does the shouting so the base colour does not have to. White rubber at the toe, sidewall and outsole grounds it.
What is unusual is the price. At $110 this sat near the top of the canvas Chuck range, roughly double a plain low-top, which points to added print and material work rather than any change to the construction underneath. The silhouette is the ordinary low-cut All Star, so the graphic and the colour pairing are what the money buys, not extra cushioning or a different upper material. Our records date the release to 23 February 2019.