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Converse Rubber Shoe Company was created by Marquis Mills Converse in 1908 in Malden, Massachusetts.
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In 1917, the company designed a shoe called the All Star.The shoe was composed of a rubber sole and canvas upper and was designed to be an elite shoe for the professional basketball league.
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In 1921, a basketball player by the name of Charles "Chuck" Taylor joined a basketball team sponsored by the Converse Company called The Converse All Stars.
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In the 1960s, Converse began to expand their company and open more factories and by that time, Converse Chuck Taylor All Stars were being worn by ninety percent of professional and college basketball players.
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Tree Rollins was the last player to wear Converse All Stars in the NBA when in the 1979–1980 season he laced up modified Chuck Taylors which had the Circle Star patch removed on the inside ankle.
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In 2003, Nike bought Converse brand name for around $305 million.[13] While Converse dominated the U.S. sneaker market from the 1920s until the 1970s, it began to struggle due to competition and lack of funds.[
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Chuck Taylor All Stars as well as Converse's other shoes began to be manufactured in foreign countries like China, Vietnam and Indonesia.[5]
