The Shredded Gladiator Converse Sneakers by WCAGA

“What Comes Around Goes Around” is a phrase that literally describes what owners Seth Weisser and Gerard Maione do to the merchandise that they sell in their stores. They take any old vintage clothing and armed with a pair of scissors and loads of creativity, they give clothes an updated modern look heavily tinged with rock and roll.

And that’s exactly what they did to the classic Chuck Taylors All Stars. A few cuts here and there and voila! We have the Chuck Taylors in shredded gladiator style. Looks like they put not just a pair of scissors but an entire shredding machine to it:

Shredded Gladiator Sneaker by What Comes Around Goes Around

These babies retail for nearly four times the price of regular Chuck Taylors. If you’re confident with your skills with scissors, then save yourself the hundred dollars, buy a pair of pristine Chuck Taylors and make some time for DIY shredding. One girl over at NYShoeSpy.com opted to make them look more like gladiators by cutting the shoe tongue out. We suspect this shredding project will be really fun to do regardless of whether the end product looks good or not.

One celeb who loves shredded Chuck Taylors but doesn’t have the time to shred her own shoes herself is Miley Cyrus. She wears them to perform on stage for her Wonder World Tour:

Miley Cyrus performing in Shredded Gladiator Sneakers

If you’ve got money to burn like this Disney star, the Shredded Gladiator Chuck Taylors are available at Singer22.com for $145.