Master shoe craftsman Ryusaku Hiruma, aka sak, has put his needle to work, creating a batch of immaculately fashioned deluxe Star Techs as part of the Converse First String line. Utilising the oldest of ye olde world construction techniques, the Florence trained sak has meticulously hand made every single detail, right down to the hand cut leather laces capped off with a One Star exclamation pont. Check out our sak feature for the full story behind this incomparable release. Quality this remarkable doesn't come cheap, especially when only 64 pairs have been made. Look out for them at John Varvatos NY (Bowery and Soho), Aloha Rag NY, Concepts in Boston and Blends in Costa Mesa.

