Converse Chuck Taylor All Star II Wear Test with 13th Witness

Last year, the iconic Converse Chuck Taylor All Star received an update with the revamped All Star II. Converse's classic silhouette was made more simple and more clean cut.

Now, New York native photographer Timothy McGurr, better known as 13th Witness, takes the Chuck Taylor All Star II on a wear test throughout India.

Traveling a total of 17, 774 miles centered around three cities, like Kashmir and Delhi, 13th Witness adventures in comfort from the streets of New Delhi to the foothills of the Himalayas thanks to the Chuck II. Along the way, the photographer captures people, objects, settings, and life in 20,179 photos on seven different cameras.

Watch 13th's eclectic experiences as part of Converse's "#readyformore" series below.

Aimé Leon Dore Draws on 1980s Reggae Culture for Newest Collection

Start building your spring and summer wardrobe with Aimé Leon Dore's latest collection.

Entitled 'Kingston 1983,' the New York lifestyle brand's new range takes inspiration from Beth Lesser, a reggae photographer and writer who documented dancehall, musicians, producers, and singers in Jamaica during the '80s.

ALD's 36-piece offering is prime for warmer weather thanks to linen and pleated shorts, short-sleeve mandarin shirts, and lightweight cotton blend T-shirts and tank tops. Shield the elements or keep warm on a brisk evening with the shawl throw over coat or tan cotton knit cardigan. Accessorize any piece with Aimé's silk blend scarfs.

Shop Kingston 1983 now here.

There are Four Colorways of the Supreme x NikeLab Air Max 98

The last time Supreme and Nike joined to collaborate on a sneaker the canvas was an Air Jordan 5 and unveiled by Japanese magazine SHOES MASTER. Half of that process is replicated as the mag debuts pictures of the new Supreme x NikeLab Air max 98.

Initially, red, all-black, and beige snakeskin pairs surfaced on the internet, foremost being the red pair due to its announcement by NikeLab on Instagram. Now, the official nature of print media premieres the entire Supreme x NikeLab collection, which includes another colorway added to the three, navy.

Whenever the special Air Max 98s release, they will feature 360-degree reflective piping, shiny patent leather, and a color blocking scheme contrasted with silver metallic mesh never before used on the sneaker. Supreme detail on the Nike shoe hits along the heel courtesy of the phrase, "WORLD FAMOUS," decidedly appropriate for both brands. 

No news is available yet on when the shoes will arrive. Stay posted for more details on the Supreme x NikeLab Air Max 98 collaboration.

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Join InTheRough's Bracketology Pool

Another year.  Another tournament.  More Madness.

This year's 68-team NCAA Men's Basketball tournament is no more predictable than any of the previous tournaments.  In fact, the 2015-16 college basketball season has been on of upsets and unpredictability from Day 1.  Since the Associated Press launched its first Top 25 poll in 1948, no grouping of top-10 teams suffered more losses than this season with 74.  Moreover, top-5 teams were upset 21 times by unranked opponents, tying for the most ever.

So, how do you predict a tournament where a 3 v. 14 upset, like Stephen F. Austin over West Virginia, has the potential of wrecking your entire bracket?  Thanks to data acquired from the Department of Education, Business Insider filled out this year's tournament bracket based on the total revenues generated by each of the 68 basketball programs.  The average Division-1 men's basketball program brings in an average of $8 million per year, which makes teams like Oregon ($8.3M), Texas A&M ($8.1M), and Utah ($8.3M), who are highly ranked in the tournament, susceptible to upsets by programs generating more revenue.  All three of these teams according to the BI bracket, are ousted before the Elite Eight by basketball heavyweights Duke ($33.8M), Texas ($16.7M), and Gonzaga ($12.2M).  As you can see, the money in college basketball follows the blue blood programs who have histories of winning national titles, recruiting the best players, and having the best coaches, as Duke, Arizona, Syracuse, and Kentucky--the Final Four participants--combine to bring in $107 million annually.

Source: Business Insider

With all of this money being thrown around in collegiate sports and collegiate athletes being viewed as amateurs, is it time to institute a pay-for-play compensation scale? Well, to stratify the data provided by the Department of Education, BI was also able to calculate the value of an individual player on these 13-man rosters of D-1 programs using the NBA's recent collective bargaining agreement, giving players a minimum of 49% of all revenue.  Based on the average revenue of a basketball program ($8M), the average D-1 basketball player is worth a whopping $296,723 per year.  This value becomes markedly higher when players attend the likes of Louisville, a team that has the highest annual revenue of $45.8M yielding a $1.7M per year value for each of their individual players.  Other notable programs with high individual player value include Indiana ($905,185), UNC ($782,927), Northwestern ($567,399) and Pitt ($562,623).

Source: Business Insider

Objectors to the pay-for-performance concept in collegiate athletics often bring up the fact that athletes attend school for free and are provided the opportunity to play on the nation"s stage garnering media exposure and other perks of the trade.  Some argue that this current agreement should suffice.  When regular students are struggling to pay for a school's tuition expenses, the spoils of an athlete seem to be fair.  In reality, the rewards of of collegiate sports have become so lucrative for coaches and institutions that the athletes are wondering where their share of the pie is.

In 2011, USA Today tabulated the scholarship values of that year's Final Four teams' players (Butler, UCONN, Kentucky, and VCU).  The average among them was $38,119, which adjusted for inflation, is equal to approximately $40,182 in 2016.  This means the players at mid-major schools and even in the Power 6 conferences generate roughly seven times the amount of their granted scholarships.  Imagine playing for Louisville where a player's value of $1.7M could exceed an average scholarship by twenty-seven times and not reap any financial gain.  If I'm spending anywhere from 30 to 45 hours per week on athletics, time that's taken away from valuable class sessions, extracurricular involvement and educational learning by the university that, by the way, is also responsible for hanging my jersey in its bookstore windows, I'm not all that agreeable to what's currently given to me.  It sounds to me like I'd be an unpaid university employee.  The marginal cost of not being given a fair and equal education no longer equals the marginal benefit of the multi-millions of dollars that are slipped into the pockets of everyone except the athlete.

All things being equal, there is still time to fill out your brackets in whatever manner you see fit. Join in on InTheRough's own craziness and play in our pool on ESPN.  First round matches begin tomorrow at noon Eastern time. Who ya got?

YesJulz, Social Activist and Frequent Rager

Via @YesJulz Instagram

YesJulz, or Julienna Goddard, a 26 year-old Cuban-Caucasian, Miami, Fla. resident has quickly risen to an influential platform. She is a social scene entrepreneur with the ability to bridge gaps between a conscious message and fun environment to promote that message.

Many who have met Julz or view her SnapChat Story would describe her as a "people person." She herself says that she feeds off of people's energy.

The "Director of Vibes" got her start in high school. She found herself as a friend to many different groups of people, and always torn with how to divide her time with them. Rather than separate, she brought all of her friends together senior year by throwing a prom after party. After hosting 200 people and profiting $2,000, Julz knew she had a talent and proceeded to duplicate her promotion and party-throwing skills throughout Miami's club scene. 

SnapChat, the photo and video messaging app, works as Julz's main promotion platform, which visually captures her contagious aura and contemporary lifestyle. Viewers of her Snap saw new Champion garments when she visited Agenda trade show in Miami, fans felt a part of the group when she vacationed with Ronnie Fieg of Kith and New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz, hearts warm when she delivers lunch to an under funded local elementary school as part of #HashtagLunchbag, and people experienced Travi$ Scott's Rodeo album release party or Art Basel or any of the ragers with rappers Lil Uzi Vert and Lil Yachty all from the screen of their mobile device. "My SnapChat is kind of my therapist at this point," Julz said to Mass Appeal in an interview. Her SnapChat audience gives her visibility, her content makes her relatable, and that is why she is an asset to companies like Sprite, Beats, and EA Sports.

Along with her Snaps, her personal brand, YesJulz Agency, an all-female squad, helps businesses connect their products and messages to the movers and shakers that value them.

"I feel like we as a generation are more collaborative... I'm like, 'Oh, you got this and I got this, let's eat together. I'd rather eat with you than by myself,'" Julz said to The Durrty Boyz of Hot 107.9 in Atlanta, Ga.

Bringing people together in positive environments to have fun is Julz's best talent.

Moreover, Julz is vital to the culture because she represents the youth and understands their power. She recognizes her white skin is preferential to club honors, American people, and corporations. Some people love black culture, so long as it does not come with its Afro-American creators. In supporting musicians like Scott and Wiz Khalifa, in hiring black, Latina, and white females, and in throwing parties for free, Julz stands up for the disenfranchised minority. She is evidence of the goodness that flows in a fair and equal opportunity world.

Evidence lies in her, "#1AM" party, which travelled to Toronto, Los Angeles, and Brooklyn, and saw a diverse range of attendees because anyone is welcomed around Julz. The event is described as, "no gimmicks, no dress code, no frills. 1 AM was merely created to bring the most memorable, authentic vibes to every city unapologetically." Her last “#1AM” event in Miami was shut down by Police due to a "permit discrepancy," code for “too many people of color attending," Julz Tweeted. Rather than let blatant racism tarnish her mood and event, Julz moved the party to a different venue night-of and still had a packed crowd.

Honestly, the mistreatment and prejudices of urban youths at nightclubs, along with expensive table service, bottle fees, and the desire for dance floors, has created a scene for underground parties and intimate ragers that Julz gladly capitalizes on.

You can watch the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of Julz's #1AM Miami party below.