If we are talking about a brand of sneakers one of the oldest, at least as regards the United States, we must necessarily speak of Converse. This company was actually founded in the early years of last century by a nobleman: the Marquis de Converse, who claimed to be the oldest all-American brand of shoes but not only sportswear in general.
All fans of sneakers, fashion and sports world know without a doubt the flagship model of this legendary brand. We are of course talking about the Converse All Star. Perhaps not everyone knows that the full name of this model is Converse Chuck Taylor All Star. This model was introduced in 1917 and was chosen from the sample Chuck Taylor basketball shoes as you like. The Converse it changed some parts according to the recommendations in this sample who then affixed his signature on this model "improved". The Converse All Star shoes are among the favorite for many athletes, movie stars and music, among them want to mention the Ramones and Paul McCartney, say dell'appeal cross that this particular model of Converse. Have been sold over 750 million and are spread almost all over the world. Converse Jack Purcell is also a historical model, and take their name from a sample of our main guidelines are not very famous in Italy, the Badminton. The Jack Purcell model has a more classic All Star, as there are high heel and sole have a more "important" for less tired of the foot.
E 'beyond doubt that the success of Converse was the ability to be appreciated by the world of American basketball, even if this brand of sneakers the way he tried to serve other sports, their comfort fit their and convenience have always been a gap in tastes and choices of many champions of American Basketball, Larry Bird, Julius Erving and Michael Jordan among others.
The Converse sneakers have a sister oxen period around the end of the eighties, who had to risk the loss to the bankruptcy of this brand has always been considered legendary by fans around the world. E 'was only after a long and exhausting negotiations that the brand was bought by Nike in the early twenty-first century, at a cost of 300 million dollars. The Convverse are thus able to survive and indeed to reinforce in order to face the new millennium with renewed confidence that we have always placed in the heart (and feet!) For fans of sneakers.
