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By the 1950s, Chuck Taylor All Stars had become a standard among high school, collegiate, and professional basketball players. In the 1960s, Converse had captured about 70 to 80 percent of the basketball shoe market, with Converse Chuck Taylor All Stars being worn by ninety percent of professional and college basketball players.
Connie Converse. Musical artist. Elizabeth Eaton Converse (born August 3, 1924 – disappeared August 1974) was an American singer-songwriter and musician, best known under her professional name Connie Converse. She was active in New York City in the 1950s, and her work is among the earliest known recordings in the singer-songwriter genre of music.
Converse ( / ˈkɒnvərs /) is an American lifestyle brand that markets, distributes, and licenses footwear, apparel, and accessories. Founded by Marquis Mills Converse in 1908 as the Converse Rubber Shoe Company in Malden, Massachusetts, it has been acquired by several companies before becoming a subsidiary of Nike, Inc. in 2003.
Gel-Nimbus 25. With soft, cloud-like gel cushioning in the midsole, the Asics Gel-Nimbus 25 shoes have the stamp of approval from Anne Sharkey, D.P.M., a podiatrist at North Austin Foot & Ankle ...
Self-tying shoes (also known as self-lacing or power laces) are designed to automatically tighten once the user puts them on. Such types of " smart shoes " were initially depicted in the 1989 science fiction film Back to the Future Part II .
All star shoes. But, according to a few theorists, these two holes aren't so much for aesthetic purposes as they are for functionality. Some say the holes allow your feet to breathe easier ...
Fashion trends in the 1940s and 1950s saw PF Flyers expand from gyms and ball fields to become fashionable active footwear; its main competitors were Converse and Keds. "Everything you do is more fun with PF" read one 1947 magazine ad. PF styles ranged from high- and low-top sport shoes to oxfords and moccasins "for work, relaxation and play".
On Tuesday, Twitter user @DrGJackBrown tweeted, “Hey Converse, how about renaming your Green Chuck Taylor's after Maite Rodriguez?” The tweet has since amassed over 68K likes and 10.5K retweets.