History Of The Converse All Star

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The converse all stars first arrived in the market in the year nineteen fifteen. The shoes were first produced in vast numbers for the players of basket ball. The shoes were only found in earthy tones. Since its popularity increased it was made in black and white combination and in leather.

The contribution of the famous basket ball player Chuck Taylor is immense in the shoes popularity and marketing. The shoe is known in different names throughout the world like Chuck Taylor All-Stars, Cons, Chucks or Converse All-Stars. For his huge contribution towards the success of the shoe it bears his name on it.

With the modernization of the people many changes also took place in the production of the shoes apart from the materials used like the turnover to nonslip holes. The year in which basket ball became an Olympic game special converse hi tops were made with blue and red stripes.

These high tops were a part of the United States armed forces. The low top all stars were designed and manufactured for the normal people giving them a casual look. Converse all stars became a fashion statement among the elderly people ...
... who grew up wearing them.

The shoe played an important role during the hippie movement. These hippies mismatched their shoes in order to prove their difference of opinion and individuality. The shoe was no longer an athletic shoe but a more casual and comfortable shoe. It was a symbol of freedom and rebellion in this movement.

Many world famous people wore this shoe to prove their individuality like the grunge-punk rock star Kurt Cobain. Lead guitarist Tom Morello for the band Rage against the Machine wears the chucks.

The popularity of the all stars have reached into such a height that it has appeared in the movies and serials. It was worn by the actor Will Smith in the movie I Robot. The iconic chucks were also seen in the Tenth Doctor as a signature in various colors.

In the modern world of fashion the converse all stars is worn by children, young adults both male and female and teenagers. The shoes are now manufactured in different colors, like the seasonal colors and in various prints and styles for unisex use.

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