

Kaia Gerber teams her black Converse All Star high tops with an orange blazer, jeans, and baseball cap while out in New York City on Septem(Credit: WENN / Instar)Ĭonverse is best known for its Chuck Taylor All-Stars silhouette, which was initially designed as a basketball shoe in 1917.Īlso referred to as “Chucks,” “Chuck Taylors,” “Cons,” and All “Stars,” the classic canvas sneaker remains one of the most popular, iconic, and best-selling sneakers of all time. In a 2017 survey conducted by fashion site Polyvore, the Nike-owned footwear company emerged as the most-searched-for sneakers online in all 50 states in America.

From its humble beginnings as a rubber shoe company that specialized in galoshes in Massachusetts in the early 1900s, Converse has grown into one of the world’s most iconic sneaker brands with factories all over the world.
