This is a little bit off topic... but..
does anyone know if the American and Japanese chuck blues are the same?
The Japanese ones look a bit more purple. and I also noticed the American ones are called royal blue.
links to the Japanese chuck blues:
hypebeast.com/2008/08/alife-2008-fallwinter-collection/
American chuck royal blue:
7inch.dk/blog/m13/2008/08/20/alife-chuck-black-royal-blue/
I like the purply sole version better.. but that might just be a photographic nuance. Does anyone know for sure?