#MAZETRENDINGSNEAKER THE ORIGINS “Chuck Taylor All-Stars or Converse All Stars (also referred to as “Converse”, “Chuck Taylors”, “Chucks”, “Cons”, and “All Stars”) is a model of casual shoe manufactured by Converse (a subsidiary of Nike, Inc. since 2003) that was initially developed as a basketball shoe in the early 20th century. The design of the Chuck Taylor All Star has remained largely unchanged since its introduction in the 1920s. The shoe consists of a stitched upper portion, a toe cap that is usually made of white rubber, and a sole that is usually made of brown rubber. Although Chuck Taylors are made of various materials such as leather, the original and most widely known version of the shoe is made from cotton canvas. The innovative detail of the original shoe was the “loose lining” of soft canvas that was intended to provide flexibility and prevent blisters.”Source, Wikipedia/chuck_taylor|_allstars
If we were to nominate a classic sneaker of all time, the Converse All Star Chuck Taylors would take the sneaker award. Chucks have always been trendy regardless of the year or era. In South Africa, the Chucks have played a huge role in the Kwaito era as we’ve seen several Kwaito artists wearing different color Chucks fitting to a particular outfit of a particular occasion. Artists such as Trompies, Mdu, Arthur, just to name a few, made it a trademark to wear Chucks in the Kwaito era. As these artists were the inventors of the Kwaito era, they had a huge influence to their fans as to what should be worn. Therefore, each and every individual who was or still is a fan of Kwaito music and the culture is guaranteed to own a pair of Chucks. Let’s take a look at some fashion influencers who now still rock the Chucks. #CHUCKSTORIES
