Converse is an American shoe company that mainly produces sneakers and lifestyle clothing. At the age of 47, Marquis Mills Converse, a former manager at a casual shoe manufacturing company, opened the Converse Rubber Shoe Company in February 1908 in Malden, Massachusetts. Converse initially produced casual shoes and only in 1915 did it start producing sneakers.

In 1986, Converse launched the basketball shoe "The Weapon", produced in two color combinations in the high and low sneaker version and constructed entirely in leather, including the padded and soft insole for maximum comfort. There were many celebrities who wore these shoes, from Kobe Bryant to Andre Miller who contributed to giving prestige to the brand and making it known all over the world.

In the following years more and more testimonials collaborated with Converse, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson among the most famous in the world of sport until they landed in the world of music with the face of Axl Rose in the Guns N 'Roses music video "Estranged".

Converse shoes are distinguished by a number of features, including the iconic star logo, the All Star rubber sole, the smooth rounded toecap and the enveloping vulcanized rubber sole, all features that have made the brand an icon in the field. of sport and fashion to the present day.

Among the most famous models of Converse sneakers there are undoubtedly the Chuck Taylor All-Star, the John Varvatos and the Jack Purcell.