Have you ever been to Japan? I haven’t. But anybody who has been selling vintage sneakers on Ebay knows Japanese are hunting for the real Vintage stuff. Today I discovered this Dutch guy who lives in Tokyo since 1982: Kjeld Duits. He’s a journalist and photographer making the most beautiful pictures of Japanese streetwear. His[…]
Mister JJ West is selling Vintage Chucks just like me. He seems totally focussed on the Thai market and has some beautifull pairs. I’m really thinking about buying the gray pair. Always wanted a grey pair of Vintage Chucks. I’m collecting Vintage Chucks for over 20 years now and since Converse doesn’t manufacture them in[…]
In 1985, only 12 years old I bought my first pair of Converse All Stars. Bright red High Tops. Maybe it was because of Bruce Springsteen, just like the Converse All Stars an all American icon, whose music I listened to all day. Three years later I attended the Tunnel of Love concert in Rotterdam[…]
Finding your customers is one of the most important parts of having a shop. Rather you have a fysical shop or a webshop, you have to find your customers or they’ll have to find you. Internet has made many things easier, especially when you belong to a select group of collectors worldwide. You can find[…]
Yeah, VintageChucks.com is finally live. Getting this webshop online took some time. Problems with customs, transportation and my former website builder took a while. But now everything seems to run fine. Come over and have a look. This is all dead stock so enjoy it as it lasts…
Welcome to Vintage Chucks. I’m – probably just like you – a collector of Vintage Converse All Stars. What makes a pair of Converse All Stars Vintage? There is only one thing that counts and that’s that they are made in the USA. Converse made his last USA pairs in 2000 just before the company[…]
