Converse was born in 1908.
Converse is an American sports shoes manufacturer, founded in the early 20th century. Converse was acquired by Nike in 2003.
1908 Marquis Mills converse founded a factory specializing in producing sports shoes in Massachusetts, USA, and named it after its own surname converse.
19 17 the first pair of converse all-star shoes was produced at that time. The popularity of this kind of shoes is the same as that of liberation shoes in our country. 19 17 a young basketball player named chuck joined the professional basketball league and chose converse all-star shoes. Chuck Taylor signed a contract with Converse to become a member of its business representative from 192 1, and started the legendary cooperation between converse and chuck Taylor, because he constantly recommended converse all-stars to basketball teams in universities and high schools.
1923, Chuck Taylor's signature was put on the ankle of sports shoes, which became one of the characteristics of the products, and Converse All-Star became synonymous with basketball shoes.
Since the beginning of the 20th century, converse has forged an indissoluble bond with the Olympic Games. Converse sponsored the US Olympic Team 1936 for the first time. Since then, converse has become a sponsor of the U.S. Olympic team for 1948 London Olympic Games, 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games and 1976 Montreal Olympic Games. Through the Olympic Games, the world's top sports stage,
Converse also entered the production of American munitions during World War II at 194 1. With converse's workshop, some boots, hoods, foot guards and so on have been produced for various purposes.
197 1 year, converse all-star launched colorful basketball shoes.
1982 Converse was listed on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange and became a listed company.
1985 converse all-star shoes are very popular in Japan and have a certain sales volume.
199 1 year converse became the designated shoes in NBA.
1996 converse all-star global sales exceeded 700 million pairs.
In 2004, converse's sports shoes, casual shoes and clothing accessories reached a certain amount in some countries, including sporting goods stores and department store counters.