Chuck Taylor All-StarsThe কনভার্স Rubber Company was founded in 1908 দ্বারা Marquis M. Converse, in Massachusetts, United States. Initially, the company only made galoshes and seasonal shoes. Around 1915 the company decided to make athletic shoes so they could have continual production all বছর around. As বাস্কেটবল grew in its popularity, the company developed a shoe specific to the sport in 1917 which became জনপ্রিয় in the late 1910s. দ্বারা 1918, around 20,000 shoes were being manufactured দ্বারা কনভার্স per day.
That same year, 1918, a high school বাস্কেটবল star, Chuck Taylor, began wearing Converse's basketball-specific shoe and in 1921, was hired as a representative and salesperson দ্বারা Converse. In the 1930s his signature was added to the shoe, though he was never paid any royalties অথবা commissions for the use of his name. The 1920s and 1930s versions were similar to the modern "high top" version, with the notable exception being the জরি hole strip running closer to the toe, covering the toe cap. In the 1940s a similar নকশা was manufactured for issue to army trainees.
দ্বারা the 1950s, the নকশা had been altered to incorporate elements of the exposed toe টুপি of Converse's football shoe design. দ্বারা 1955, several young entertainers began wearing the Chuck Taylor all তারকা design. In 1962, a "low cut" version was introduced, which was also used for basketball. Except for the addition of colours, the high শীর্ষ নকশা remained relatively unchanged through the 1960s and 1970s. In 1974 the "one star" model was released and became a জনপ্রিয় skateboarding shoe into the 1980s, as with blue Vans.
Through the 1970s and 1980s, কনভার্স faced considerable competition from other shoe manufacturers and began developing aesthetically-oriented models, though the Chuck Taylor's All তারকা model continued to remain relatively unchanged. New colour ranges were released for the All তারকা in the 1980s. দ্বারা the 1990s, কনভার্স was losing sales to Nike, who dominated the market during the decade, and দ্বারা 2001, কনভার্স filed for bankruptcy protection and was acquired দ্বারা a group of investors who moved production from North America to Asia.
The All তারকা model line continued its popularity and became a sales staple, which saw Converse's profits triple from 2001 to 2002. In 2003, Nike acquired Converse, thus the rights to the All Stars model, for $305 million. দ্বারা the late 2000s, the exploitation of the continued underground popularity of vintage aesthetics দ্বারা the commercial fashion industry proved to be highly profitable and the Chuck Taylor's All তারকা model and its variants, remain a profitable product within the industry today. Many copies of the All Stars design, including some দ্বারা large, well-known shoe manufactures, also achieve high sales.
That same year, 1918, a high school বাস্কেটবল star, Chuck Taylor, began wearing Converse's basketball-specific shoe and in 1921, was hired as a representative and salesperson দ্বারা Converse. In the 1930s his signature was added to the shoe, though he was never paid any royalties অথবা commissions for the use of his name. The 1920s and 1930s versions were similar to the modern "high top" version, with the notable exception being the জরি hole strip running closer to the toe, covering the toe cap. In the 1940s a similar নকশা was manufactured for issue to army trainees.
দ্বারা the 1950s, the নকশা had been altered to incorporate elements of the exposed toe টুপি of Converse's football shoe design. দ্বারা 1955, several young entertainers began wearing the Chuck Taylor all তারকা design. In 1962, a "low cut" version was introduced, which was also used for basketball. Except for the addition of colours, the high শীর্ষ নকশা remained relatively unchanged through the 1960s and 1970s. In 1974 the "one star" model was released and became a জনপ্রিয় skateboarding shoe into the 1980s, as with blue Vans.
Through the 1970s and 1980s, কনভার্স faced considerable competition from other shoe manufacturers and began developing aesthetically-oriented models, though the Chuck Taylor's All তারকা model continued to remain relatively unchanged. New colour ranges were released for the All তারকা in the 1980s. দ্বারা the 1990s, কনভার্স was losing sales to Nike, who dominated the market during the decade, and দ্বারা 2001, কনভার্স filed for bankruptcy protection and was acquired দ্বারা a group of investors who moved production from North America to Asia.
The All তারকা model line continued its popularity and became a sales staple, which saw Converse's profits triple from 2001 to 2002. In 2003, Nike acquired Converse, thus the rights to the All Stars model, for $305 million. দ্বারা the late 2000s, the exploitation of the continued underground popularity of vintage aesthetics দ্বারা the commercial fashion industry proved to be highly profitable and the Chuck Taylor's All তারকা model and its variants, remain a profitable product within the industry today. Many copies of the All Stars design, including some দ্বারা large, well-known shoe manufactures, also achieve high sales.