Fashion Circuit: 7 easy ways to customize your pair of Converse shoes!!

Because we all wear them we ought to know this!!

All Star Converse, owned today by Nike, were originally manufactured to be worn by basketball players in

America

, as early as 1909 and they gained popularity once basketball player Charles ‘Chuck’ Taylor started promoting them. They became fashionable street wear due to many youth subcultures wearing them like the greasers in 1950s. Joey Ramone, Kurt Cobain and many such names popularized these shoes for their music fans and so did popular movies like the Hoosiers. Designers like Marc Jacobs and John Varvatos have also associated themselves with the brand which further added to their credibility on the fashion scene. And voila! they have been labeled as the shoe of the century.

Today we are again witnessing a wave due to which everyone is sporting a pair. But since so many people around are wearing them, the question now is how to stand out and make your pair more fashionable than the others. Well I give you some easy ways to do just that…here you go J

Mismatch your shoelaces!

Go and invest in various colors of shoelaces and wear different ones at the same time. This was a popular way even back in the 1970s among American school going children and is becoming popular here too.

Mismatch the shoes!

This one is not for the faint hearted since you may be termed Bizarre when you go out wearing different colored shoes. If you follow this one be prepared for weird looks on people’s faces. But my take on this is why follow someone when you yourself can start the trend among your social circles.

Lace them differently!

Now this one is not too hard. Be creative and spend some time in either inventing your own way to lace your converse or go online and search for different ways to do the same. I am sure the effort will be worth it and win you accolades among the people who matter to you.

Do graffiti on the rubberized parts!

You don’t really need a degree from an art school to make your converse look artistic. You just simply have to use permanent markers to draw symbols etc. on the rubberized parts. If you are not too comfortable drawing you can write quotes or the lyrics from your favorite song. And in case you are drawing why not sketch on a paper first and then do the actual artwork just to be sure…

Paint the soles!

Now this idea is the brainchild of one of my dear friends and I liked it so much that I had to share it with you guys. You can use crylin colors that are supposed to be used on fabrics to paint the soles. These are really cheap and available in 15-20ml bottles. If this doesn’t suit you then dig up your store room to find some leftover paints from the last paintjob that happened in your house, and use those. You might have to re-paint your soles regularly but this gives you an opportunity to have different colored soles each time!

Paint the canvas portion!

Now on the canvas you can easily draw things using the fabric paints which today are not only matt but also available in metallic finishes. Go explore your local stationary to weigh your options. If you like to be glamorous use some fabric glitter on it and your pair is good for a night out.

Embellish the shoe!

This I wiII recommend only for the girls. Remember your favorite charm bracelet that your best friend gave it to you? Now sport those charms by hooking them in the rivets of your shoe through which you pass the shoelaces. You can also buy some charms especially for your shoe or use small key fobs from your keychain. One warning though – don’t go overboard on this one, just one or two charms are fine and that too only on one shoe, or else you will end up being too much bling.