"By the 1970s, Converse eventually lost its hold on the basketball market. But In the 80s and early 90s, the Chuck Taylor shoe became associated with people like Andy Warhol, The Ramones, Kurt Cobain, and later, Nate Kadlac."
Now, I'm inspired AND wanting to be the next Nate Kadlac. ;-)
One of my favorite posts you’ve done yet! I’ve never thought about the evolution and symbolism of Converse that way…kind of makes me want to buy a pair of high tops! I used to bartend in a pair of navy Chuck Taylor’s…and after a while my feet would be so sore I finally switched to the ultra-crunchy, ergonomic Danskin clog. 😂 Maybe that’s when I became an adult, too. 😉
I need to review my entire "shoes strategy" because since the beginning of the pandemic I've been passing more time barefoot at home than with shoes on + I've been training with kettlebells (also barefoot): my feet strengthened so much that I have arches that I previously hadn't and my toes spread out so much that my pre-COVID shoes don't fit anymore.
I bought a pair of Feiyue that I love but they only come in two colours and two models, they are not winter shoes and I'm not completely sold on the no-arch support thing.
While I definitely need a wider toebox, I don't mind having shoes with some support. I don't think that a lot of people out there are willing to spend the time that I spent working out barefoot with kettlebells for fixing their feet (also: for me it was a completely unexpected side-effect, not a goal).
This quote had me dying.
"By the 1970s, Converse eventually lost its hold on the basketball market. But In the 80s and early 90s, the Chuck Taylor shoe became associated with people like Andy Warhol, The Ramones, Kurt Cobain, and later, Nate Kadlac."
Now, I'm inspired AND wanting to be the next Nate Kadlac. ;-)
One of my favorite posts you’ve done yet! I’ve never thought about the evolution and symbolism of Converse that way…kind of makes me want to buy a pair of high tops! I used to bartend in a pair of navy Chuck Taylor’s…and after a while my feet would be so sore I finally switched to the ultra-crunchy, ergonomic Danskin clog. 😂 Maybe that’s when I became an adult, too. 😉
thanks for the shoutout! and I can definitely agree that Stutz is one hell of a film.
I need to review my entire "shoes strategy" because since the beginning of the pandemic I've been passing more time barefoot at home than with shoes on + I've been training with kettlebells (also barefoot): my feet strengthened so much that I have arches that I previously hadn't and my toes spread out so much that my pre-COVID shoes don't fit anymore.
I bought a pair of Feiyue that I love but they only come in two colours and two models, they are not winter shoes and I'm not completely sold on the no-arch support thing.
While I definitely need a wider toebox, I don't mind having shoes with some support. I don't think that a lot of people out there are willing to spend the time that I spent working out barefoot with kettlebells for fixing their feet (also: for me it was a completely unexpected side-effect, not a goal).
Chucks sucks.