Converse All Star
The canvas-and-rubber basketball shoe that became a street-style classic.
The Converse Rubber Shoe Company launched the shoe in 1917 as a basketball shoe. Chuck Taylor, a basketball player who toured the country running clinics, later gave the shoe its name.
The shoe was used by basketball players for decades. From the 1950s it was worn by teenagers and musicians, and today it is one of the best-selling shoes in the world.
Materials: Canvas, rubber sole, rubber toe cap
Manufacture: Launched by Converse in the USA in 1917 and carrying the basketball player Chuck Taylor’s name since the 1930s.
The round rubber toe cap.
The star mark on the inside of the ankle.
The canvas and the laces.