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ABOUT CONVERSE
• Converse were especially made for basketball.
• Converse were introduced in the 1910’s.
• Chuck Taylor started wearing converse in 1917.
• During World War 2 Chuck Taylor sneakers became the official sneaker of the US Armed forces.
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WHO WAS CHUCK TAYLOR?
• Chuck Taylor was born June 24, 1901.
• He was an All Star himself.
• He retired in 1968.
• He died June 23, 1969 one day before his 68th birthday.
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CONVERSE….These are the converse they used in World War 2.
These are older high top converse.
MODERN CONVERSE!!!!
These are converse worn in the 80’s.
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FACTS…• Converse were not very popular until Chuck Taylor
adopted them as his preferred shoe.
• Classic black converse are the most popular but Chuck preferred white.
• Customers demanded more variety from the shoe.( Particularly for the shoe to match the basketball teams colors.)
• Soon they were made in different fabrics such as leather, suede, vinyl, denim, etc.
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FACTS (CONTINUED)…• Other styles of the came later such as the low
top converse and later the knee high converse.
• Converse were bought by Nike in 2003.
• Later they made new converse with no laces, held up by elastic.
• Many bands adopted the shoe a fashion trend in the 70’s.
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CONVERSE
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