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SAS is best known for their hand-crafted shoe forms, in 88 ladies' sizes and 104 men's sizes, to provide a suitable fit. SAS shoes are sold at SAS branded retail locations across the United States and in 11 additional countries, as well as online. Their products are also available in numerous multi-line shoe stores. [4]
By 1923 the Converse All Star shoe was designed in its present-day form after the company made improvements to the design based on Chuck Taylor's input. The restyled Converse All Star basketball shoe also had a distinctive five-pointed-star logo displayed on the high-top shoe's ankle patch.
Since the early 1980s, socks have been optional while wearing loafers. [25] Though originally men's shoes, [26] some styles of loafers, such as casual tassel and penny loafers, are also worn by women. Women's loafers tend to have shorter toes and are worn with a variety of outfits from shorts, jeans, slacks, and capris to dresses and skirts.
Consider these Gigi Hadid-approved platform loafers from Reformation as a prime example. The calf hair texture and leopard print pattern strike a balance between playful and chic.
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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.
However, most US manufacturers are using greater offsets, such as 1 ⁄ 2 and 1 barleycorns. [11] Therefore in current practice, US men's size 1 equals 25 barleycorns, or 8 + 1 ⁄ 3 in (21.17 cm), so the calculation for a male shoe size in the United States is: male shoe size (barleycorns) = 3 × last length (in) − 24. equivalent to:
In 1949, Pro-Keds were introduced as a line of sneakers for athletic performance [10] intended to compete with the industry standard, Converse. [11] [12] [13] Designed specifically for basketball players, the original style, the Royal, [14] was endorsed by George Mikan. In 1953, the Minneapolis Lakers were outfitted with Pro-Keds. [11]