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Converse (/ ˈ k ɒ n v ər s /) is an American lifestyle brand that markets, distributes, and licenses footwear, apparel, and accessories.Founded by Marquis Mills Converse in 1908 as the Converse Rubber Shoe Company in Malden, Massachusetts, it has been acquired by several companies before becoming a subsidiary of Nike, Inc. in 2003.
Fashion trends in the 1940s and 1950s saw PF Flyers expand from gyms and ball fields to become fashionable active footwear; its main competitors were Converse and Keds. "Everything you do is more fun with PF" read one 1947 magazine ad. PF styles ranged from high- and low-top sport shoes to oxfords and moccasins "for work, relaxation and play".
Symphony brought in former partner Infinity Associates, who together purchased Converse from bankruptcy in 2001 and Haggar Clothing in 2005. [7] Jim Stroesser, who was the key partner in rebuilding Converse, was asked to be the CEO/President of PONY in 2006. Stroesser's team relocated Pony from Santa Barbara, California, to downtown San Diego.
By the 1950s, Chuck Taylor All Stars had become a standard among high school, collegiate, and professional basketball players. [10]In the 1960s, Converse had captured about 70 to 80 percent of the basketball shoe market, with Converse Chuck Taylor All Stars being worn by ninety percent of professional and college basketball players.
A couple in Australia have been accused of faking their young son's cancer diagnosis "It will be alleged that the accused shaved their 6-year-old child’s head, eyebrows, placed him in a ...
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A woman accused of sneaking onto a Delta Air Lines flight from New York to Paris was arraigned last week and charged with knowingly stowing away aboard an aircraft without consent. Svetlana Dali ...
Donald Trump is condemning the alleged actions of Luigi Mangione and the people who defend him.. In a Dec. 17 news conference, the president-elect, 78, denounced the man accused of killing ...