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Converse (/ ˈ k ɒ n v ər s /) 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.
The business manufactured shoes and sold them directly to the public. Upon opening, twelve customers purchased Vans deck shoes (now called "Authentic"), similar to those manufactured by Keds but with a thicker sole. The store had display models of three styles of shoes, priced between US$2.49 and $4.99, but did not have any inventory ready to ...
Many athletes switched to shoes with leather uppers and harder rubber soles made by Converse as well as its competitors. [ 5 ] [ 10 ] Tree Rollins was thought to be the last player to regularly wear canvas Converse All Stars in the NBA during the 1979–1980 season, [ 12 ] [ 13 ] although Micheal Ray Richardson and Mickey Johnson briefly wore ...
In 1979, the "Glide" model was released. It was a basketball high top that featured era-specific markings, padded tongue, and heel ribs. In 2009, an archival reissue of the sneaker was released. [22] Number 5. Released in 2010, the "Number 5" featured a variety of material make-ups, full-grain leather and woven nylon builds.
The word was already in use at least as early as 1887, when the Boston Journal made reference to "sneakers" as "the name boys give to tennis shoes." The name "sneakers" originally referred to how quiet the rubber soles were on the ground, in contrast to noisy standard hard leather sole dress shoes.
Desirable shoes and accessories included Crocs, [85] [26] platform sandals, knee-high boots, ballet flats, white sneakers (such as Vans, Keds, Nike Air Force 1s, [86] or Converse), fringed handbags, multi-colored 1980s-inspired earrings made from recycled ocean plastic, [87] white bralettes, chunky cable knit scarves, Chelsea boots, and Doc ...