Introducing The Dr. Seuss Chuck Taylor Kicks Collection From Converse.

Converse Chuck Taylor All Stars has a super fun new Dr. Seuss Collection of kicks for young and old alike. The collection has just under 20 pairs, with some for infants, some for children and a few styles for adults.

"From near to far, from here to there,
funny things are everywhere" - Dr. Seuss

Taking the imagery, words and art from Dr. Seuss favorites, the canvas athletic shoes feature the Cat In the Hat, Thing 1 and Thing 2, Red Fish and Blue Fish, Circus and Zoo art, all in the whimsical drawing style of Theodor Seuss Geisel. Here's a look at all o the shoes in the collection.


One Fish Two Fish Converse Chuck Taylors:



Thing One and Thing Two Converse Chuck Taylors:






Cat In The Hat Converse Chuck Taylors:





Miscellaneous Dr. Seuss Converse Chuck Taylors:



Each pair of shoes shown comes in a Dr. Seuss Cinch Sak , shown below:



Or Shop for all other things Seuss here!

Jenny Holzer Keds for The Whitney IS WHAT I WANT

Artist Jenny Holzer, best known for her projections, LED installations and truisms -- artwork made with words, is collaborating with Keds for the Whitney Museum to launch a special collection that features her famous phrase "PROTECT ME FROM WHAT I WANT" which has previously appeared on everything from golf balls, a BMW v12 race car, condoms, on wooden postcards and installed on buildings and more as art projects.







The KEDS, which feature the phrase, will be available in both high and low tops, canvas and leather and in black or white:





above: artist Jenny Holzer, courtesy of artnet
"It's great that Keds and the Whitney are friends," states Jenny Holzer. "I have a renewed respect for shoe designers."

The collection, which is expected to retail for approximately $70-$75 a pair, will be available at select Bloomingdale's stores nationwide beginning in July, as well as on bloomingdales.com and keds.com starting in July 2010.

All Keds’ profits from the Jenny Holzer kicks will benefit the Whitney Museum of American Art.

Special Keds collections by painters Laura Owens and Sarah Crowner, all of whom have exhibited at The Whitney, will follow.

Special thanks to Alex Asher Sears for bringing this to my attention.

Fu*k Me! Shoes: Chelsea Arts Club Artists Put Their Best Foot Forward

The Chelsea Arts Club of the UK had a combination auction burlesque show of artist decorated shoes (Terry de Havilland platform wedges) called Fu*k Me! Shoes in 2006. Although 2 years old, the feats (feets? lol) of art are still worth sharing.

The shoes were auctioned off on june 29th, 2006 in aid of the Chelsea Arts Club Trust, Trinity Hospice and Artists General Benevolent Institution.

The contributing artists were:
Allen Jones, Sir Peter Blake, Sandra Blow, Gus Cummins, Frank Phelan, Bruce Maclean, Peter Edwards, Christian Furr, Stella Vine, Sarah Lucas, Patrick Hughes, Ralph Steadman,David Shrigley, Olly & Suzi, Rupert Gatfield, Brendaon Neiland, Richard Evans, Don Smith, Stuart Luke Gatherer, Bill Jacklin, and Gray Jolliffe.