Converse Relocating Headquarters to Boston

The move from North Andover will bring more than 400 Converse employees to the city by 2015.

They're a favorite of Kevin McHale and Larry Bird. Parisian girls wear them like they're the only sneakers on earth. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will rock them at the Golden Globes. And, soon, Boston will be the place they come from.  That's right: Converse Inc., the company behind the legendary Chuck Taylors, is moving its world headquarters to Boston as part of the $230 million redevelopment of the North End's Lovejoy Warf in Bulfinch Triangle.  The city announced on Tuesday that the North Andover shoe company will relocate its expanded world headquarters to the city by April 2015. Four hundred employees will work in approximately 187,000 square feet of new office space near the TD Garden, according to the city's announcement.  “They say …

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Style in the Trenches

A classic trench coat is always a 'do.'

There's something about a trench coat - it effortlessly pulls together and grounds just about any outfit, and it's also a practical accessory that can go with just about anything. Here, Alex fuses 80s playful - sparkly shoes, leggings, patterned Wayfarer shades, and feather earrings - with a classic trench coat, doing just that. Alex says she spends a fair amount of time scouring the internet for shots of 1940s starlets and tries to evoke their level of chic whenever possible. Her shoes are Converse from Target, tights are from Filene's, leggings are Rachel Roy, shirt is from Urban Outfitters, trench coat is Michael Kors, earrings from Salmagundi, and sunglasses are from Modcloth.com.

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