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Lucy P
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ABOUT CONVERSE

• Converse were especially made for basketball.

• Converse were introduced in the 1910s.

• Chuck Taylor started wearing converse in 1917.

• During World War 2 Chuck Taylor sneakers became
  the official sneaker of the US Armed forces.

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WHO WAS CHUCK TAYLOR?

• Chuck Taylor was born June 24, 1901.
• He was an All Star himself.
• He retired in 1968.
• He died June 23, 1969 one day before his 68th
  birthday.

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CONVERSE.
These are the converse they used in World War 2.
These are older high top converse.
These are converse worn in the 80s.
MODERN CONVERSE!!!!
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FACTS

• Converse were not very popular until Chuck Taylor
  adopted them as his preferred shoe.

• Classic black converse are the most popular but
  Chuck preferred white.

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• Customers demanded more variety from the shoe.
• ( Particularly for the shoe to match the
  basketball teams colors.)

• Soon they were made in different fabrics such as
  leather, suede, vinyl, denim, etc.

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FACTS (CONTINUED)

• Other styles of the came later such as the low
  top converse and later the knee high converse.
• Converse were bought by Nike in 2003.
• Later they made new converse with no laces, held
  up by elastic.
• Many bands adopted the shoe a fashion trend in
  the 70s.

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CONVERSE
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