Converse is partnering with Dungeons & Dragons to rejoice the legendary tabletop franchise’s fiftieth anniversary with a scorching new assortment of footwear and different gear that shall be accessible on-line beginning April 11. For these attending this yr’s Gary Con, the favored Dungeons & Dragons fan occasion celebrating its co-creator Gary Gygax, they’ll be accessible there on March 21.
Converse’s new merchandise show a transparent understanding of the task. Simply take a look at the designs, which draw inspiration and incorporate particulars from first editions of D&D’s Participant’s Handbook, Monster Guide, and the Dungeon Masters Information.
Naturally, the gathering contains a number of limited-edition “Chuck 70” type canvas and leather-based excessive prime sneakers. The 2 leather-based excessive prime designs characteristic an alternate model of the Chuck Taylor All-Star brand, designed to resemble a D20 as an alternative. The canvas designs characteristic another enjoyable particulars, like illustrations of Kelek the Sorcerer, Warduke the Fighter, and Zarak the Murderer from the D&D motion figures made within the 1980’s.
A number of the patterns, illustrations, and different distinctive components will even be ported over to Converse By You, letting you apply them to your individual bespoke attire designs. To prime all of it off, the field that these excessive tops ship in has lovingly been reworked right into a Mimic.
Along with the special-edition excessive tops, Converse’s D&D assortment will embrace a trucker hat, shorts, a sweatshirt, and three T-shirts. The hat and shorts characteristic the demonic face discovered on the duvet of the participant’s information for the primary version of Superior Dungeons & Dragons, however my private favourite is the sunshine inexperienced tee that incorporates a Gelatinous Dice, which is consuming the Chuck Taylor brand.
Converse hasn’t revealed any pricing data surrounding the gathering simply but, however as somebody who wore Chuck Taylors to their marriage ceremony, I can’t wait to choose up a pair for myself.