Converse canvas shoes to create a global record sales of 600 million pairs
Early in 1908, British immigrants Magis • Kangwei Si in the small town of Malton, Massachusetts established a "Boston Rubber Shoe Factory" (Converse Inc., the predecessor), protection for workers in manufacture of rubber shoes and boots.
In 1917, the first pair of basketball shoes ALLSTAR canvas workshop where the prototype was born in Converse. Magis • Kangwei Si aware of the outdoor workers is becoming a new hot spot for casual day, Kid shoes a pair of lightweight rubber sole shoes are the consumers most in need. To 1921, a man named Chuck Taylor, who foresaw • canvas shoes, new basketball players will be like, so he ALLSTAR with a pair of canvas shoes to my friends, basketball players and coaches recommend, and participated in canvas shoes ALLSTAR improved design, thick rubber outsole, add ankle pad, heightening the upper. In 1923, Converse Inc., in recognition of the contribution of Taylor, decided to trademark his signature as part of ALLSTAR, so ALLSTARCHUCKTAYLOR the birth of canvas shoes.
Than half a century, ALLSTAR created the world's only single-type sales of 600 million pairs of shoes, a record, with McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Ford, become a symbol of the spirit of American culture.
Civil Shoe secret to your shoes to keep light
To keep shoes clean and tidy is very important. Interestingly, men's experience of the polish shoes seems more than women, here are some professional experience gained to Shoes boots polish shoes, simple, practical, be used to share with you.
1, with old nylon stockings or socks in the shoe brush on the old, dip shoe polish to polish shoes, polished leather shoes can special light.
2, not the sake of convenience will be of good quality shoes to deal with liquid shoe polish.
3, polish shoes when adding a few drops of vinegar in the shoe polish. Shoes will not easily stained bright and dust; old moccasins shoe polish in the cleaning after a good coat of floor wax, polishing with a soft cloth will be shined.
4, Do you know the rest or drink, what the role of stale milk it? Men’s shoes Do not worry in the drained, use it to polish shoes, leather dry to prevent it.
5, if not carefully soiled shoes on the oil, wipe with a banana skin, make leather clean as new.
6, light-colored, easy to dirty shoes, shoe when first used lemon juice on the vamp, and then shoe-shine oil; white leather shoes or dirty white sandals may rub first with vinegar and then with a dry cloth wipe clean, then rub white shoe polish, particularly effective.