The shoes of dead people never wear out, and neither do stories about trying to market them. It’s been nearly a year since Courtney Love went ballistic about Doc Martens’ attempt to use her late husband’s image in an ad campaign; a rep said, “It’s outrageous that a company is allowed to commercially gain from such a despicable use of her husband’s picture.” What really put Courtney’s knickers in a twist, as Celebitchy points out, was her despicably nonexistent cut from the deal. But, for whatever reason, Courtney isn’t at all offended by Converse’s Kurt Cobain Specials. In fact, she even authorized them—the first branded product using Kurt’s name that Courtney has authorized as executrix of the Cobain estate.

In fairness, Kurt was a much bigger fan of Converse than he ever was of Doc Martens. In fact, Kurt was wearing a pair of Black One Stars when he made his final exit. So wearing Kurt Cobain Converse is almost like an homage. A really creepy, stupid homage. The rest of Kurt’s Massive Headwound ensemble, including the shotgun, will have to be purchased separately.