Recession? What recession? Designer Thom Browne, in a collaboration with Converse, recently unveiled his take on the iconic Jack Purcell shoes. His limited-edition creation, retailing for $1,810 exclusively at French boutique colette, features patchwork grosgrain... Recession? What recession? Designer Thom Browne, in a collaboration with Converse, recently unveiled his take on the iconic Jack Purcell shoes. His limited-edition creation, retailing for $1,810 exclusively at French boutique colette, features patchwork grosgrain ribbon detailing that looks like a tesselated French flag.
If the quadruple-digit price tag is a bit much, you can always check out its cousin shoe, the plain white Purcell sneaker.
--LISA LEWIS
**The shoes are cool, but are they worth $1,810? **
