Aug 24, 2004 • 1 min read

Nike designs peace-themed Chuck Taylor baseball boot inspired by John Lennon

Nike has designed a limited-edition Chuck Taylor All Star Peace Collection baseball boot inspired by John Lennon, with profits going to the EmpowerPeace.com programme.

Don't know if it means they're playing Beatles songs in the (ahem, alleged) sweat shops, but Nike have designed a new baseball boot inspired by John Lennon which will promote the idea of world peace.

The first Chuck Taylor All Star Peace Collection is a limited-edition canvas baseball boot with a Lennon self-portrait sketch instead of a logo. It is emblazoned with the words "Imagine All The People Living Life In Peace". Converse, a division of Nike, intend to release a new celebrity-designed 'Peace Chuck' shoe every year "until global peace is achieved" - which presumably means forever.

Profits from the shoes will go to the EmpowerPeace.com programme to promote harmony between students of warring nations.

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