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GQ | Why This David Hammons-Inspired Converse Collab May Never Come Out

Tremaine Emory—aka Denim Tears—joined GQ’s Corporate Lunch podcast to discuss holding his Chuck Taylor design until Nike makes real reforms.

On June 5, Tremaine Emory—the artist-merchant, creative director, and style oracle also known as Denim Tears—went off script. In an Instagram post, Emory unveiled a pair of Chuck Taylors he designed as part of an upcoming Black History Month collaboration with Converse. Covered in red, green, and black stars-and-stripes, the sneakers were inspired by the artist David Hammons’ “African-American Flag.”

Why This David Hammons-Inspired Converse Collab May Never Come Out

 

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