Why does anyone wear Converse All-Stars?? These things are awful

[smackababy]

Just think...40+ years ago, those were the best athletic shoe you could get... :\

They were the "Official Basketball Shoe of the NBA" for years and years.

And I believe it was Converse that turned down the "gel in a waffle iron" cushioning eventually sold to Nike.


I only wear mine on leg or back days. Every other day, Jordans work well enough.

 

[FeuerFrei]

They look ok if they're gray or black. However the lack of cushioning is reprehensible and the toe is too pointy to accommodate your toes. Unless maybe you're a girl.

I bought a pair in '09 and had to insert insoles so I could wear them for extended periods. But the pointy toes rubbed too much so I eventually threw them out because I never wore them.

 

[Cerpin Taxt]

I guess I'm a douchebag hipster. Love my chucks.

 

[inachu]

Even back when I was super skinny I did not like the lack of cushioning in them and felt the bare street below. Those glass shards and nails will go right through them.

So I had a pair as a teen and I lost them on purpose. People with feet problems should not wear them.

 

[inachu]

They look ok if they're gray or black. However the lack of cushioning is reprehensible and the toe is too pointy to accommodate your toes. Unless maybe you're a girl.

I bought a pair in '09 and had to insert insoles so I could wear them for extended periods. But the pointy toes rubbed too much so I eventually threw them out because I never wore them.

The very first edition of air jordans made my toes bleed. The store where I bought them at @Union Station in Washington D.C. would not take them back.... all sales final.

 

[DigDog]

for the exact same reason people wear Nike; because of the brand/image/stupid friends.

the fact that Nike are actually good has nothing to do with their success.

 

[olds]

I wore them. In the 60s.

 

[smackababy]

Btw, hipsters don't wear Chucks. They wear Toms.

 

[Cerpin Taxt]

Btw, hipsters don't wear Chucks. They wear Toms.

They wore chucks before it was cool. Now chucks are too mainstream.

 

[KeithTalent]

Btw, hipsters don't wear Chucks. They wear Toms.

I don't even know what that is. Guess I'm not a hipster!

KT

 

[The Boston Dangler]

my chucks are among the most comfortable shoes i've worn, off and on (no pun) since the 80's. i'm a 12 wide and there's a bit too much room in the toe. largely unchanged since the 30's, chuck taylors are a fashion staple as much as blue jeans and leather jackets. however, paying over $50 for basic black chucks is just absurd - there isn't 50 cents worth of shoe there, never mind 50 bucks.

people toss around "hipster" like the terms "hippie", "yuppie" et cetera - you don't know what you're talking about.

 

[rednas]

I have a pair of classic pumas and initially they were super uncomfortable but after a few times wearing them they became comfortable. But I think that has lots to do that all they shoes that I have had for a number of years have had some sort of high-tech cushioned soles and these are just a piece of solid rubber.

 

[HeXen]

I wear logger boots. I find them more comfortable and lasts far longer.

 

[Imp]

I got two pairs: one black and one red. Barely wore the black because I bought one side too small. Red one I got when I went attention whoring at work -- bored. Lot of compliments, probably backhanded.

They have relatively little cushioning, which is good and bad. At $50-ish, cheap as hell and don't really go out of style. Can't wear them in the winter when it's butt freezing though.

 

[TheVrolok]

I wear my high tops at the gym. My gf loves hers (not high tops) and has worn 'em for yeaarrsss, she's not a hipster.