Posts Tagged ‘Converse’
Converse Sneakers
The former NBA official footwear, Converse sneakers Converse sneakers have been continually manufactured for almost one hundred years. Marquis Converse founded the company wearing his name in 1908 and started business as a rubber shoe manufacturer. The business really started to take off in 1918 when a baseball player in Massachusetts named Charles (Chuck) Taylor [...]
Read more...Chuck Taylor Sneakers
Chuck Taylor All Star sneakers are Converse’s most popular footwear line. They were first manufactured almost 90 years ago, in 1917, but they didn’t enjoy a huge success right from the start. They really kicked off when Baseball legend Chuck Taylor became their number one supporter. He soon signed a deal with Converse to promote [...]
Read more...Converse Releases Tokyo Police Club Sneakers
Another band Converse wanted for their Hund(Red) product line was the Canadian group Tokyo Police Club, formed in Ontario in 2005 by four high school colleagues. They caught the attention of the Converse mangers thanks to the numerous praises from top magazines, including Rolling Stone, for their 2006 EP, A Lesson in Crime. On their [...]
Read more...Converse Wool Sneakers
Well, now that summer’s over and everybody’s already thinking of the cold weather ahead, it looks like the old summer sandals aren’t going to cut it. Fortunately, Converse has thought of a way that will help you look cool and feel warm at the same time. How? Well, they teamed up with Woolrich to create [...]
Read more...AC-DC Converse Sneakers
I just came from the United States where I had the best time! Two months traveling and spending time on the beach… priceless. Well, I went to New York for six days and, after visiting the whole city, I had to go shopping for sneakers and stuff. You can’t imagine my surprise when I entered [...]
Read more...Black Sabbath Converse Sneakers
And since I was just talking about Ozzy Osbourne Sneakers, I had to take a look and find out more about the previous Black Sabbath Sneakers. Converse is having this 100th anniversary and is releasing these exclusive music shoes with the signature of some of the defining bands of the last few decades. This is [...]
Read more...Ozzy Osbourne Converse Chuck Taylor Sneakers
The prince of darkness, as he likes to be called, is a source of inspiration for many young people. He’s brought us great music, the Ozzfest and one of the best reality shows out there. The latest craze that’s out there now are the new Ozzy Osbourne inspired Chuck Taylor sneakers that were designed based [...]
Read more...Keds Sneakers Articles Now Up On The Site
Keds sneakers are becoming more and more popular these days. The brand has a long history, and it was born about the same time as Converse Chuck Taylor sneakers, which could probably explain the striking resemblance between the two. So I did some research and managed to put up two articles that pretty much tell [...]
Read more...Converse Releases Billie Joe Armstrong Signature Shoe
Converse released the tenth shoe in the Hund(Red) signature shoe line. This latest adition to the line features the signature of Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day. Previous artist to put their signature on the Converse sneakers include Kurt Cobain (taken from his old journals) and the Ramones. With the Hund(Red) line, Converse participates in [...]
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