One of the defining illustrators of the last forty years, Alan Aldridge brought to life the psychedelic sounds of the 60s ad 70s with his vivid, colourful cartoon art works. Working with The Beatles, the Stones and The Who whilst being Penguin Books’ art director, Aldridge also designed iconic identities for brands such as the Hard Rock Café. His first UK retrospective at the Design Museum last year, accompanied by the rather wonderful 24o page art book, Man with the Kaleidoscope Eyes, seems to have stirred somewhat of a revival for his classic psychedelic works and, ever the art & design magpie, Sir Paul Smith has roped in Aldridge for a series of collaborative pieces on his AW09 collections. Our pick of the bunch are these classic Converse style trainers with printed fabric uppers featuring a typically detailed psychedelic piece from the legendary artist.