Chuck sparkles!
Just what the world was waiting for: Chuck Taylors with sequins, fercrissake. 
Actually, at least some Converse retailers have been averse to calling this a Chuck Taylor; it’s officially the “Electronic Sequins OX Low Sneaker.” “OX,” one presumes, stands for “Oxford.” I’m puzzled by the whole premise of electronic sequins: since the shoe doesn’t have a power supply, so far as I can tell, the term must refer to the method by which the sequins are attached, as distinguished from the usual sewing or riveting or however the hell sequins are emplaced these days. I’ve seen department-store comforters that boasted “electronic quilting,” or some such nonsense, and the one I actually bought was notable chiefly for the speed with which its side seams unraveled. So I’m not exactly sanguine about the possibilities of electronic sequins. I suppose, though, it’s got to be better than electronic rhinestones, an installer for which is no doubt being prepped for its infomercial even as we speak. Meanwhile, if you head over to Converse’s Web site, you’ll find this proudly announced as a Chuck, and the price is an equally-proud $84.99. Oh, and there are four other colors besides magenta.
Style Spy, for her part, is down with the sparkle:
Suddenly, your trip to the hardware store to buy little hickymajiggers to hang up the latest family portrait isn’t a chore — it’s an opportunity to sparkle! Do you have a dog? Trust me, your dog wants you to wear these when you take him for a walk.
He also wants steak.
Gabrielle Dolly »
20 November 2008 · 8:20 am
Dolly want. Does it come in digicam?
GFD
fillyjonk »
20 November 2008 · 9:07 am
Cute, but not $85 cute. I’d rather buy a pair of plain Chucks and a Bedazzler.