Magee told Vogue that she wore Converse sneakers as a teenager in the 90s, and she had been reunited with the brand’s signature One Star shoe shortly before working with them. “I found a pair [of Converse One Stars] on Etsy and they were from maybe 1994,” she told the magazine. “I had been wearing them myself for a month or two before Converse called me.”
The collection consists of six pieces: a backpack, halter top, tracksuit, loose shorts, a long-sleeve shirt, and, of course, a new spin on the One Star available in four different colors and new materials, like grass-green suede and yellow corduroy. It also turned out to be fate that Leon, who had previously collaborated with Magee on the X-Girl campaign, happened to see the Converse tracksuits in the designer’s office.
“She [Leon] was in my office, because we were working on something for MadeMe, and she saw the Converse drawings on the wall and said, ‘Erin, what is this for? I love these new tracksuits. I love these shoes. Can I shoot this?’” Magee told Vogue. “I was like, ‘Funny because I was going to ask you.’”
The collection channels a current wave of downtown-coolness, with the fitted on top and baggy pants style of people like Princess Nokia or Leon. Converse x MadeMe looks to be your new summer uniform, and you can shop it on May 24 at Dover Street Market or on converse.com. We’ll see you on Howard Street.