Converse started as performance basketball shoes, which seems odd to the kids who were introduced to the Chuck Taylor through the head-to-toe black looks thrown together by their local Goth - literally the opposite of an NBA player. That’s the beauty of converse – it’s the subculture’s shoe of choice. Punks? Skaters? Artistes? Poets? Cool Dads? Scroll through our collection of Chuck 70’s, One Stars and more.