Converse x Collina Strada gives the Chuck 70 a full personality shift with plaid floral jacquard, custom charms, star eyelets, fold over tongues, and four sneaker styles built for maximum self expression. Creative director Hillary Taymour brings the Collina Strada universe into Converse through a capsule that feels part sneaker drop, part jewelry box, and part outfit moodboard. Taymour loads the Chuck with the kind of details that usually end up on a runway look, making each pair feel more like a collectible object than a basic sneaker.
The Chuck 70 Gets A Collina Strada Personality Shift
The collaboration takes four Converse silhouettes and pulls them into Taymour’s world of color, print, charms, and playful exaggeration. The Chuck 70 Hi appears in Mellow Rose, Fir, and Spinach, while the Chuck 70 Ox comes in Mellow Yellow and Lemon Meringue, plus a black version. The Chuck 70 XXHi goes taller and darker, giving the capsule a dramatic counterpoint to the picnic plaid colorways.
The recognizable Converse shape is still there, but every familiar detail gets a Collina Strada twist. Plaid printed floral jacquard wraps the upper, the tongue stretches long enough to fold over the front, and the eyelets turn into tiny star shaped details. It is cute, strange, wearable, and a little unhinged in the best way, especially for anyone already tracking statement Converse sneakers.
Charms Make The Sneakers Feel Like Jewelry
The custom charms are the whole attitude. Colorful bead like laces and silver accents turn the sneakers into wearable talismans, which connects directly to the self expression theme running through the launch. Luck, power, magic, personality, whatever you want to project, the shoes give it a place to land.
That jewelry connection feels especially right for anyone who follows Collina Strada jewelry. The sneakers do the same thing as a loud necklace or an odd little ring, they change the temperature of the outfit immediately. A plain tee, cargo skirt, sheer dress, or baggy denim suddenly feels styled because the shoes bring the punctuation.
Plaid, Floral Lace, And Black Jacquard Split The Mood
The capsule has two clear lanes. The colorful styles go full picnic table fantasy with pink, yellow, green, and floral plaid energy. The black versions lean into tonal jacquard and floral lace, giving the collection a darker, sharper side. That split makes the collaboration more useful because it lets the same design language move between sunny chaos and night out weirdness.
The XXHi is the statement maker. With its tall shape, floral lace, custom charms, and fresh construction details, it turns the Chuck into something closer to a styling centerpiece. The low tops are easier to throw on, but they still carry enough texture and charm detail to make a simple outfit feel deliberate. Paired with Collina Strada clothing, the sneakers feel like part of the same visual universe, loud, personal, and ready for attention.
The Capsule Fits The Collina Strada Runway World
This collaboration makes sense inside the larger Collina Strada story. Taymour has built a label around clothes, accessories, and shows that feel instantly identifiable, from bug eye sunglasses to collectible jewelry and offbeat footwear. The Converse capsule brings that same spirit into a shoe most people already know, which is why the result lands so quickly.
The release also taps into the current appetite for sneakers that do more than finish an outfit. These Chucks become the outfit’s loudest detail, whether styled with a floral dress, a plaid skirt, cargos, a hoodie, or Converse clothing. The collection is playful, but the styling value is real. It gives the everyday sneaker a reason to be remembered.
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Founded by Hillary Taymour, Collina Strada is a New York label with a climate minded, joy charged attitude, known for upcycled fabrics, punchy prints, artful layering, community spirit, and runway looks with playful bite.
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