Wearing the New Leather Chucks

It is Chinese New Year and I am wearing my new leather Chucks.

First impressions: The leather is really stiff. Maybe I'm used to the
softer and pliable canvas of regular Chucks, but it is kind of hard to
walk around in these high tops.

Really going to need to break these in first.

New Chucks Have Arrived!

My black monochrome leather Chuck Taylors have arrived!

Black leather, black plastic/rubber, black laces. The only non-black of the shoes is the insert (normal white) and the grey letters that say "ALL*STAR" on the back (see pic below). The Converse symbol on the side of the shoe is made out of rubber. The soles do not have the felt-type material and is pure rubber.

I cannot wait until I get that nice worn-black leather color on the shoes that can only come from lots of wear. It may take a while since these will not be an everyday shoe.

New Chucks Ordered

Chinese New Year is February 14. Every Chinese New Year, I always get
a new pair of shoes. This year, I am getting a pair of all-black
leather Converse All-Stars.

I will still wear my normal pair, but I'm a little tired of the
smallest amount of precipitation completely soaking my feet. I know
these shoes are not waterproof, but the new pair of Chucks that I am
getting will be worn during wet weather.

Note: The picture is not of my black leather Chucks. Mine are in the
mail currently. Actual pics of mine to come later.

Virgin(a)-ity

My Chucks breaking its Vigin(a)-ity. Chucks feel at home on the Metro in D.C. even though on Metro for first time.

6 Months

Yea, so these pics are about a week late, but here are five pictures
to show that the breaking in of my Chucks are coming along fine. Keep
in mind that I did not wear these shoes too often during the summer.

Shoes as they are today. Laces are a blackened grey color. The white plastic parts of the shoes are dirty while a random white line across both shoes. The grooves on the edge of the shoes are started to become smooth.

The back part of the shoes that says "All-Star" is starting to fade. The bottom of the shoe is starting to get some sort of slanted wearing.

A close up of the front of their shoes. The black edge line is starting to fade. You can really see the wearing of the grooved edge.

The back edge of the right shoe is starting to peel.

The bottom of my shoes. A lot of it has started to rub off. The Converse symbol is starting to fade.

I must say, the quality of these Chucks are not as good as my old ones. I definitely do not think there was this level of wear on my old Chucks.

NYC Subway

Ahhh, my Chucks picking up grime from the New York City subway.

Chucks in the Office

My Chucks, on my desk in the office, enticing me to put them on.

Only a couple of hours from now until I can put them on...