Nike is a Portland-area company, famously situated in PDX-suburb Beaverton. The Simpsons are almost equally Portland-oriented, featuring a number of characters with Portland-street names thanks to creator Matt Groening hailing from the city.
In fact, Groening attended Lincoln High School, mere miles from Cleveland High, the alma mater of Swoosh founder Phil Knight. So what better partnership than between America’s favorite yellow family and Nike subsidiary Converse, right?
The Simpsons x Converse All Star Collection features artistic takes on the iconic Chuck Taylor using the hightop edition of the shoe as a canvas. Various members of the animated brood adorn each shoe, several pairs also subtly printing myriad characters from the Simpsons universe in the background.
The shoes will launch in sizing options for all ages on June 15th. They’ll be available exclusively at Journeys and Converse retail stores (and on both companies’ respective websites).