Converse collaborates with Dungeons to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the legendary tabletop franchise with a hot new collection of shoes and other gear, available online starting April 11th. For those who are there this year Gary ConThe popular Dungeons & Dragons fan event honoring its co-creator Gary Gygax, they will be available there on March 21st.
Converse’s new products demonstrate a clear understanding of the task. Just look at the designs, which draw inspiration and details from the first editions of D&D’s Player’s Handbook, Monster Manual and Dungeon Masters Guide.
Of course, the collection includes several limited-edition canvas and leather high-top sneakers in the “Chuck 70” style. The two leather high-top designs feature an alternate version of the Chuck Taylor All-Star logo, which instead resembles a D20. The canvas designs feature some other fun details, like illustrations of Kelek the Wizard, Warduke the Fighter, and Zarak the Assassin from the 1980s D&D action figures.
Some of the patterns, illustrations and other unique elements are even transferred to Converse By You so you can apply them to your own custom apparel designs. To top it all off, the box these high-tops come in has been lovingly transformed into a mimic.
In addition to the special edition high-tops, Converse’s D&D collection includes a trucker hat, shorts, sweatshirt and three t-shirts. The hat and shorts feature the demonic face found on the cover of the Player’s Handbook for the first edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragonsbut my personal favorite is the light green t-shirt with a Gelatinous Cube incorporating the Chuck Taylor logo.
Converse hasn’t revealed pricing information on the collection yet, but as someone who wore Chuck Taylors to his wedding, I can’t wait to pick up a pair.