tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post37723220461844170..comments2024-03-22T02:31:51.413+00:00Comments on roadtrip23.com: aka streetstyle london : what's up, chuckjillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07469037790247873157noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post-56810562221146849002011-04-09T00:16:56.637+01:002011-04-09T00:16:56.637+01:00I was wearing something very much like this today!...I was wearing something very much like this today! so funny. She's much more beautiful though :D Love the splash of color and I definitely love Converse. <br />happy FridayTakeitEZEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16225950131710790488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post-57797748009108886852011-04-08T10:29:45.858+01:002011-04-08T10:29:45.858+01:00Anon: that's interesting. I'm SURE it'...Anon: that's interesting. I'm SURE it's only Brits who have called them Chucks. At least, to my face ; )<br /><br />David: I want to see you in those bling bling ones. I'd PAY you to wear them, and I'd shoot you. With camera, of course!<br /><br />Thanks Adrielle!<br /><br />Listen: I really want to do something with this Converse thing. It's amazing that everyone not justjillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469037790247873157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post-3675611630493341992011-04-07T18:32:20.709+01:002011-04-07T18:32:20.709+01:00Blimey, I've never heard a Brit call them Chuc...Blimey, I've never heard a Brit call them Chucks! I thought that was what they were called in the US. :/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post-72189398227100030932011-04-07T17:15:43.541+01:002011-04-07T17:15:43.541+01:00I've got all-black vintage ones that I picked ...I've got all-black vintage ones that I picked up from the Camden Stables, new monochromes with a double fronted flap - that I live in - and all-white high tops with a gold zipper on the side - these only come out occasionally when I want to show off...the nyanzi reporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07987569230654072345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post-38041757032536367372011-04-07T10:32:41.445+01:002011-04-07T10:32:41.445+01:00Great outfit!! Love the splashes of red :)Great outfit!! Love the splashes of red :)adrielleroyalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15330513833416071176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post-83804676057075302592011-04-07T09:40:43.170+01:002011-04-07T09:40:43.170+01:00Ha Mat, you're such a metrosexual ; ) If I did...Ha Mat, you're such a metrosexual ; ) If I didn't know you had the most gorgeous girlfriend.. Caramel, I am so impressed! You might be the winner for Most Obsessed.<br /><br />Listen we have to do something Converse related, seriously. <br /><br />Oh BTW: Someone just sent me something about a track that Paloma Faith, Graham Coxon and Bill Ryder-Jones collaborated on.. just released, jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469037790247873157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post-41473899083591971832011-04-06T23:42:07.420+01:002011-04-06T23:42:07.420+01:00I am OBSESSED with Converse (I call them that, alt...I am OBSESSED with Converse (I call them that, although I'm in the UK). I bought my first pair a zillion years ago for a bargain and have been hooked ever since. <br />I own red, pink, turquoise, black, floral, polka dot, purple, raspberry and black with a sort of 'wallpaper' pattern in silver. Oh God, I need help. On the up-side, I have a sense for Converse bargains, and have paid Caramel Latte Kisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745901560658937443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post-2800980040484456032011-04-06T22:45:27.918+01:002011-04-06T22:45:27.918+01:00yeah ive noticed people seem to be getting back in...yeah ive noticed people seem to be getting back into them and away from crappy no name pumps and stuff. i've been wearing my cream ones alot of late, they remind me of oldish america. i wouldn't wear any bright colours these days though, just classic ones. i had pink ones when i was 17Matthew Spadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16043383557092161415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post-64925520817797405132011-04-06T20:06:01.228+01:002011-04-06T20:06:01.228+01:00I don't have any converse (we call them conver...I don't have any converse (we call them converse in Leicester!) as they're so expensive, but I love the look of them, they're kind of like a cheatie shoe I think, they can look stylish without being uncomfy! :)Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15424531284249500448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post-77993010331940841122011-04-06T19:55:59.343+01:002011-04-06T19:55:59.343+01:00Oh my gosh Jill - I just got a brand new pair of C...Oh my gosh Jill - I just got a brand new pair of Converse this week!!! Have some white ones that are getting nicely worn in but these are PURPLE!!! I LOVE them!! Posted a photo of them earlier in the week (Monday, I think). I always used to wear my Converse with jeans and hoodie - for down time - but I am starting to try them with skirts/dresses and am loving the look! :) xx<br /><br />PS Such Shopgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15713994074839705099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post-30687514280519958402011-04-06T19:31:20.995+01:002011-04-06T19:31:20.995+01:00:D I always called and still call them Converse ne...:D I always called and still call them Converse never heard someone called them Chuck! Anyway, I love my Chucks Converse!<br /><br />Thanks Jill for this post ;)<br /><br />xx<br /><br />estelle<br /><br />http://serendipity2307.blogspot.comEstelle Chemounyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18073051952664885438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post-22217349868097312222011-04-06T19:25:50.741+01:002011-04-06T19:25:50.741+01:00I've always ever called them Converse and thou...I've always ever called them Converse and thought the states called them chucks!<br /><br />My brother was saying last year how he really wanted a pair of chuck taylors, confused I said 'what, converse?' and he said yeah.. chuck taylors.<br /><br />Haha I think maybe it's a rebirth of the brand!A La Modehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015923436795464435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post-73987975220490075652011-04-06T19:10:21.928+01:002011-04-06T19:10:21.928+01:00Funny, I've always called them Chucks! Red and...Funny, I've always called them Chucks! Red and Black are my main stays, but I have recently been thinking about getting a couple other pairs and experimenting with them... I can't live with out my black hi-tops tho. I've had a pair constantly since I was little!Ms. Scotchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post-18858606899899586302011-04-06T18:56:20.018+01:002011-04-06T18:56:20.018+01:00Gotta love converse, in Sweden we just say convers...Gotta love converse, in Sweden we just say converse. Love how she studded them!Emma says style, love & rock and roll.http://emmasays.senoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post-85573256514791125912011-04-06T18:31:35.507+01:002011-04-06T18:31:35.507+01:00Oh I have about 9 pairs of Converse (that's ho...Oh I have about 9 pairs of Converse (that's how I call them). 2 black, 1 red, 1 pink, 1 leopard. And then another 4 with different patterns that are not real Converse, but they still look nice. <br />They're my favourite shoes. And I LOVE how Estelle has reworked them. Converse + studs? I'm SO in!!!<br />I'll try to send you some pics! xxxxCarrotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01302178204859396705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post-32365170889574348712011-04-06T18:03:03.231+01:002011-04-06T18:03:03.231+01:00Ahhh I love my cons, the more beat up they become ...Ahhh I love my cons, the more beat up they become the more I love them! London feels great today, sun just makes everyone happy!slowdownapproaching30https://www.blogger.com/profile/12684837300621452877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post-48061532281900685132011-04-06T17:59:13.348+01:002011-04-06T17:59:13.348+01:00Oh this is fascinating.. listen if you guys want, ...Oh this is fascinating.. listen if you guys want, email me a shot of your shoes (jill@haybooks.com) - there's got to be something we can do with this, creatively.. virtually. Open to suggestions! ; )jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469037790247873157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post-44940127448334407022011-04-06T17:55:34.067+01:002011-04-06T17:55:34.067+01:00I have a pair of gray ones that are going on 10 ye...I have a pair of gray ones that are going on 10 years old! <br /><br />Was heartbroken to find that I don't fit into my black high-top Cons from middle school (complete with doodles along the rubber edges) that I found in a closet in my parents' house.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08942287367432482790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post-31896327622530287692011-04-06T17:25:33.878+01:002011-04-06T17:25:33.878+01:00Mine are red, glittery red for that, and I adore t...Mine are red, glittery red for that, and I adore them. They are like my own version of Dorothy's ruby shoes and I wear them all the time. I recently told my man I was planning to get another pair, silver sequined ones, as soon as I find them in a store ;)Fashion Limbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03895253976656287477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-964944634451421184.post-5327047741797639402011-04-06T17:24:24.899+01:002011-04-06T17:24:24.899+01:00Ooo i'm defintely a converse girl, can't l...Ooo i'm defintely a converse girl, can't live without them. I prefer the plain white ones with the thin blue and red strip. Perfect for bumming around in jeans and a t-shirt, but equally cool with a calf-length skirt ala 50s style. xxxClazzeratihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04691509779750879104noreply@blogger.com