Fall 2008's "Get Chucked" campaign for Converse by John Varvatos was shot by Ryan McGinley and features model Daisy Lowe. McGinley is known for artistic innovations like employing paper plates (shown above) and casting nude subjects in groups.

At least there's no boomer era musicians in this Varvatos chapter. But ad campaign and iconography aside, Converse by John Varvatos gets stronger as it progresses each season. The vintage and rocker styles are legit and the price is way more accessible than John Varvatos Collection. Plus the audience is much, much younger than Varvatos usually cares to dress. Available nationwide at department stores, it's the quality and affordable apparel line that Converse fans have always deserved.

As a complete collection for men and women of trousers, dresses, skirts, blouses, button downs, jacket, blazer, knits, footwear and more, Converse by John Varvatos should be considered just a small step down from Marc by Marc Jacobs. It's all about updated basics with great details. And even if there's not the high end, luxe fabrics of his own collection, Varvatos provides clever and straight forward design direction to the clothes.