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Chuck Taylor All-Stars or Converse All Stars (also referred to as "Converse", "Chuck Taylors", "Chucks", "Cons", "All Stars", and "Chucky Ts") are sneakers manufactured by American fashion brand Converse (a subsidiary of Nike, Inc. since 2003). Initially developed as a basketball shoe in the early 20th century, its design has remained largely ...
Converse All Stars, also known as Chuck Taylors, are casual shoes that have played a significant role in pop culture for decades. Initially designed as a basketball shoe in the early 1900s, the soft cotton and rubber-soled style has remained largely unchanged for the last century. Did You Know?
Taylor, shown in the mid-1920s, played on Converse's basketball team. (Courtesy of Abraham Aamidor) Charles Taylor was born in 1901, just ten years after Dr. James Naismith is credited with...
Taylor began his career as a semi-professional basketball player in 1919 and as the player-manager for the Converse All-Stars basketball team in the mid-1920s, but he became widely known as a salesman and promoter of Converse All Star basketball shoes.
In 1934, Converse named their signature shoe the Chuck Taylor All Star, validating and cementing the association between Converse, Chuck Taylor and basketball.” In many ways, Taylor was among the first true celebrity ambassadors.
Who is Chuck Taylor? In 1917, Converse began manufacturing one of its first basketball shoes, known as the Non-Skid All Star. At the time, Charles “Chuck” Hollis Taylor was a semi-professional basketball player and the player-manager for the Converse All-Stars basketball team in the mid-1920s.
On one fateful day in 1921, a charismatic young basketball player named Charles Hollis “Chuck” Taylor applied for a sales job at Converse and ended up taking on an unofficial ambassador role....
Converse’s own team – also dubbed the All Stars – was headed up by Mr Charles “Chuck” Taylor, who was hired in 1922 as a coach and salesman.
From sports and beyond, the Chuck Taylor All Star has established itself as one of the most versatile shoes in history.
Take a look at how one of history's most enduring sneakers was created by a basketball shoe salesman named Charles Hollis "Chuck" Taylor. Hosted and produced by Joe Amio, The Drop: Classic is a...