Converse 1HUND(RED)
December 11, 2008
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You have to admire how Converse Chuck Taylors managed to stay cool over time. Chuck Taylors, those old, basic looking Converse shoes that stopped being functional for sports about 40 years ago–managed to retain their attitude throughout several decades as “anti-heroes” like Kurt Cobain and Joey Ramone adopted the brand…In 2008 (finally I am writing about it) Converse turned 100 years old and as part of their anniversary program they brought together 100 graphic artists from around the world to design cool Converse kicks for (Product) RED. This is a great program…you can support (Product) RED by purchasing one of the excellent designs, or by customizing you own pair in the Converse customizing area through a link called “make it red”.
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Converse. What a brand name! Bought my first pair in the mid 1950s at a hardware/appliance/clothing store called Tapp Hardware in Carter, OK. The first thing of substance I actually remember buying on my own. Roy Tapp could find and acquire anything. You had to order those shoes, and it was a big deal when they got there. It took time, there was no FedEx delivery…you know. I would check every day and over time became kind of a fixture in the place. Many pairs of Converse shoes were ordered over the years. The whole space was probably about 1000 sq ft … maybe… probably less, yet to me it seemed you could find everything anyone could possibly ever need in that store: Water pumps, coats, nails, tools, jeans, ammo, ropes, magazines, shirts, irons, radios and so on. No TVs or washing machines at that point, but more than enough. If it wasn’t there, it could be ordered, especially Converse tennis shoes. That had to be the big seller. At that time Carter was an old, dying former socialist/cowboy/farming town (and you wonder about my discordant politics?), but by God you could still buy Converse tennis shoes and cowboy boots there. Great post.