Chuckverse.com

Don’t get me wrong, I respect all shoes with decency. But PF Flyers, once a Converse Brand and now a New Balance brand, bother me. I mean, come on, some PF Flyers are complete rip offs of the original Chuck Taylors, yes revisions have been made but the idea exists.

Okay, now that I have got rid of some steam, I will direct you to the PF Flyers Wikipedia page. Interesting history for a shoe that is still in popular culture, and a respectful shoe at that. If there is one thing that bothers me about PF Flyers is the mentality behind the brand, people feel that their PF Flyers are more legit than Chucks, but perhaps I am mistaken.

I did run across a pretty dapper pair of Chucks the other day, check them out:

Why the hell is this shoe so popular I keep asking myself? Unending popularity from 1917!!! It was first shoe ever designed specifically for basketball, yet the shoe is renowned for its versatility (in style that is). While Chuck Taylor had electric charisma, and a natural sales ability, to sustain popularity 40 years after his death must attribute to something more than one man. Perhaps the already popularity of basketball in the American culture rubbed off onto youth in its accessibility among everyone. It is interesting to note of Nike’s popularity due to the sport. The top two shoes from one source? Yet it doesn’t settle right, even a sport doesn’t infect culture to its core as much as Converse shoes have. They must’ve hit some other niche of society that brought it to kissing its feet. The glory of the basketball sneaker. Is it the simplicity of design? Custom-ability? Comfort … that’s a joke. While I wear these suckers every mobile moment, I know pretty much every other shoe gives me more support and protection. So it must be visual appeal hmm? Why else do you wear something? Can a fundamental reason of this shoe’s popularity ever be found? Well I’ll die trying at least.