Today's focus: Converse All-Stars (AKA Converse, Chuck Taylors, Chucks, etc.). My obsession with these shoes started in the late '90s, when I purchased (probably more like my mom bought me) my first pair: black low-tops, the classic choice. Many hours of my middle- and high-school days were spent in these kicks, often doodling on the white rubber toes and sides. Sadly, this was before the days of the camera phone, so I don't have any pics to commemorate this period. After the black pair, I branched out. I had pink high-tops, navy lows, and several more black pairs (I wore through them rather quickly).
To me, they represented cool. But not cool-kid cool, alterna-cool. Like hipster, but before hipsters were a thing. I saw myself as very "other" in high school, and these shoes were an outward manifestation of that. They were unisex, and rock stars wore them: who didn't want to wear the same shoes as The Ramones, Curt Kobain, etc.? Heck, even Danny Zuko wore them when he joined the basketball team in Grease.
While I don't wear them on the daily as I did in my youth (as they're a little too casual for a "business casual" dress code), I'm still a big fan of these shoes. They're canvas (as a vegetarian, I try not to wear leather), cute, and they come in tons of fun colors (though bright blue might cause me to lose some of my hipster cred).
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| I broke these babies out for Casual Friday a few weeks back. I like that they add a pop of color to an otherwise bland outfit. |
T. Bob knows of my love for Chucks, so in 2008 he got me the ultimate birthday gift: a personalized pair. Six years later, they're a little worse for wear, but still very special to me. This pair, and Chucks in general, will always have a place in my heart (or at least my closet).
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| Yes, my husband calls me Lady Pie. And no, it doesn't have anything to do with that other "lady pie." |
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