The cover of Tyler, the Creator’s new album, Flower Boy, depicts Tyler, his face obscured by a bumblebee the size of his head, in a field of sunflowers. The sky, a burnt orange and deep red, holds space for fluffy clouds and other whizzing bees. Bumblebees, which Tyler is clearly interested in as of late, are attracted to shades of purple, blue, and yellow, and judging by the color palette of Tyler’s new One Star x Golf le Fleur collection with Converse, Tyler seems to share an affinity for these shades. The collection, which features some updates on the shoe’s classic design—Tyler outlined the iconic star with a flower stitch and there’s a little bumblebee logo on the back, which Tyler drew himself, among other neat updates—is all suede pastels: There’s a dusty pink, a baby blue, a sulphurous yellow, and a faded lilac.
While Tyler seems to be reaching new heights with his sneaker game, he’s always been drawn to comfortable skate shoes in loud patterns and colors. And as his extensive archive of sneaker shots on Instagram demonstrates, he’ll bend and contort his body in various ways so that his shoes always make a dramatic appearance. His Odd Future collaborations with Vans ranged from neon-bright donut-patterned high-tops to less garish yet similarly bold “Old Skool” skate shoes, but he’s also been known to finish off his own pairs with some hand-drawn doodles. He also sported some pretty adorable kicks in a recent throwback selfie, which seems to be a portrait from 1999. So to celebrate the new chapter of his footwear empire, take a look at some of his most memorable recent shoe moments below.
