Converse is a brand created in 1908 by Marquis Mills Converse. He opened his first factory at Malden, Massachusetts, were he created a very comfortable, and simple design that years later would become one of the most wanted shoes. This kind of footwear was taken by the basketball players as their official shoes, and since then they are called “Chuck Taylor All Star Converse” in honor of Chuck Taylor, a very talented and famous player who showed his love for this shoes.
Even though there was a tilt towards the use of the shoes in basketball, they were created mostly for the use of kids and young people, but this doesn’t stop adults from buying it.
Aside from the sneakers, Converse started manufacturing their own accessories such as socks, hats, jackets, t-shirts, backpacks, and many others; which are also very famous and useful, and even more when there is so many people loving this brand.
During the 60’s Converse were classified as being shoes for “hippies” but nowadays we can see this ideology has changed, now these sneakers are one of the most popular, and can be used by everyone. There are many types, and colors, but mainly Converse use solid colors such as the followings:
*Converse was very successful during its first years, but in 2003 they declared bankrupt and had to sell their company to Adidas and Nike.*
Bibliography
"InsideHoops.com - Converse History - Chuck Taylor history of Converse and Chuck Taylors." InsideHoops.com - NBA Basketball News, Rumors - Pro, College Basketball, High School Hoops. 14 Sept. 2011 <http://www.insidehoops.com/converse-history.shtml>.
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