Lucienne Day collaborates with Converse for limited edition range

by Julia Pearlman, Brand Republic 09-Mar-05, 08:10

LONDON - Converse has revealed that textile design pioneer Lucienne Day has collaborated on a unique range of its Jack Purcell trainers for spring/summer 2005.

The range is only available at cult retailers such as Microzine, TwentyTwentyOne, Poste & Poste Mistress.

Day, best known for pioneering the introduction of modern abstract pattern design, will be bringing her signature prints and materials to a small run of four styles of the Jack Purcell shoe. Each shoe comes with a numbered tag 1 of 500, 2 of 500, and so on.

Day is know for bold and geometric figures and more subtle abstract patterns, which have been produced by companies as diverse as Heal's and Liberty of London.

Day was also known as one half of Britain's most celebrated designer couples with her husband Robin Day, both having been described as "electrifying" the UK design scene in the 1950's.

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