By December 1941, America entered World War II, which took Converse into a whole new phase. It changed their products and they started manufacturing boots, rubber protective suits and ponchos for pilots and traps. They designed A6 flying boots worn by U.S army air corps. During the war, all soldiers wore Chuck Taylor All Star Shoes. Even after the war, these shoes remained the usual government issued athletic shoes for military training. It wasn’t until after WWII that they decided to make the toe guard, laces, and outer wraps white which is now the appearance of the iconic black and white Converse All Stars of today.
Basketball and WWII are not the only players in making Converse well known. Hollywood played a big role in making them big. Actors and other celebrities stared to wear them, which launched Converse shoes into a whole new profile. They started to become an American icon.
1957 the created the low cut “Oxford” version of the All Star. Soon after that they produced shoes in multiple colors and prints. They also began to create different styles of the Converse shoes.
By December 1941, America entered World War II, which took Converse into a whole new phase. It changed their products and they started manufacturing boots, rubber protective suits and ponchos for pilots and traps. They designed A6 flying boots worn by U.S army air corps. During the war, all soldiers wore Chuck Taylor All Star Shoes. Even after the war, these shoes remained the usual government issued athletic shoes for military training. It wasn’t until after WWII that they decided to make the toe guard, laces, and outer wraps white which is now the appearance of the iconic black and white Converse All Stars of today.
Basketball and WWII are not the only players in making Converse well known. Hollywood played a big role in making them big. Actors and other celebrities stared to wear them, which launched Converse shoes into a whole new profile. They started to become an American icon.
1957 the created the low cut “Oxford” version of the All Star. Soon after that they produced shoes in multiple colors and prints. They also began to create different styles of the Converse shoes.
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