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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.
By the 1950s, Chuck Taylor All Stars had become a standard among high school, collegiate, and professional basketball players. [10]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.
The Superstar is a style of low-top athletic shoe which has been manufactured by the German multinational company Adidas since 1969. Originally released as a low-top version of the Pro Model basketball shoe, [1] the design is nicknamed the "shell toe", "shell shoe", and "shell top" due to its rubber shell toe cap.
This time made Diver the fastest Australian female marathon runner aged 40+. [ 11][ 12] She set a new personal best of 2:24:11 at the 2019 London Marathon where she was the seventh woman to finish. [ 13] She was fourteenth in the 10,000 metres at the 2019 IAAF World Championships. Her time of 31:25.49 was an over-40s world record.
How Sad, How Lovely is the first album collecting music from American singer-songwriter Connie Converse, released in 2009.The guitarist and singer had disappeared over 30 years prior and this compilation is made up of some of the few recordings she made in the 1950s; it has received positive critical reception and led to a few other such compilations and tribute albums.
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Asics (アシックス, Ashikkusu) [a] is a Japanese multinational corporation that produces sportswear. The name is an acronym for the Latin phrase anima sana in corpore sano (translated by Asics as "a sound mind, in a sound body"). [5] Asics is best known for its sneakers, but also produces other footwear such as sandals, as well as clothing ...