Editing Converse (brand) (section)

== Products ==
=== Chuck Taylor All-Stars ===
{{Main|Chuck Taylor All-Stars}}
[[File:Largest collection of Converse All-Stars.JPG|thumb|Joshua Mueller, ''[[Guinness Book of World Records]]'' holder for a most significant collection of "Chucks", photographed in 2006]]
Converse started making an early basketball shoe in 1917 and redesigned it in 1922, when [[Chuck Taylor (salesman)|Chuck Taylor]] asked the company to create a better shoe with more support and flexibility. After Converse added Taylor's signature to the ankle patch they became known as Chuck Taylor All Stars. By the 1960s the company had captured about 70 to 80 percent of the basketball shoe market, but the shoe declined in popularity during the 1970s when basketball players wore competing brands. Chuck Taylor All-Stars enjoyed a comeback in popularity in the 1980s as retro-style casual footwear.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cultedge.com/history-of-converse-chuck-taylor/|title=OG of OGs: History of Converse Chuck Taylors|website=Cult Edge|date=February 4, 2018 }}</ref><ref name=Dalesio>{{cite news| first= Emery P. | last= Dalesio |title=Converse closes out Chuck Taylor plant |newspaper=Kentucky New Era|location=Hopkinsville|agency=Associated Press |date=2001-03-28 |page=A7 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Fv4rAAAAIBAJ&pg=1717%2C8232748 |access-date=2018-08-07}}</ref>

Chuck Taylor All-Stars have made an appearance in over 650 films, such as ''[[Back to the Future]]'', ''[[I, Robot (film)|I, Robot]]'', ''[[Grease (film)|Grease]]'' and ''[[Stand by Me (film)|Stand by Me]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chucksconnection.com/films.html|title=All Star Films|website=www.chucksconnection.com|access-date=June 14, 2018}}</ref> [[David Tennant]] (playing the [[Tenth Doctor]]) wore red and cream versions of Hi-top Converse on science-fiction show ''[[Doctor Who]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McAlpine |first=Fraser |date=July 19, 2011 |title=How to Dress Like the Tenth Doctor |url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2011/07/how-to-dress-like-the-tenth-doctor/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205111413/http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2011/07/how-to-dress-like-the-tenth-doctor/ |archive-date=2012-02-05 |access-date=2022-11-20 |website=[[BBC America]]}}</ref>

=== The Weapon ===
[[File:Converse Weapons.JPG|thumb|right|The Weapon, manufactured in many different color schemes]]
In 1986, Converse released "The Weapon" basketball shoe. Manufactured in two color schemes to match the kit colors of basketball teams, it has been available in both [[high-top]] and low-cut varieties. It had leather construction throughout, including the inside heel which was also heavily padded for comfort. The first endorsers of "The Weapon" were [[Larry Bird]] and [[Magic Johnson]], who were prominently featured in a Converse commercial set in Bird's hometown of [[French Lick, Indiana]] in 1985.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-03 |title=Converse Weapon: A Brief History of the Iconic Basketball Shoe |url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/converse-weapon-history/ |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=Highsnobiety}}</ref> They were also worn by [[Axl Rose]] in the [[Guns N' Roses]] music video "[[Estranged (song)|Estranged]]".

Converse re-released "The Weapon" classic (which [[Kobe Bryant]] wore at least three times in 2002 and [[Andre Miller]] wore in 2002 from mid-August to early September) several times from 1999 to 2003 and after, "The Loaded Weapon" in 2003, "The Weapon 86" in 2008 (and the Poorman version in 2009, and the [[John Varvatos]] version in 2012), "The Weapon EVO" in 2009, and its successor "The Star Player EVO" (sometimes reduced to "The Star Plyr EVO" or "The Star Ply EVO") in 2010.{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}

Before "The Weapon", Converse launched the "One Star" in 1974, the "Pro Leather" in 1976 and the "Starion" in 1984, all known for basketball and basketball performance.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Converse – History + Official Release Dates 2020 |url=https://sneakernews.com/category/converse/ |access-date=2023-04-01 |website=Sneaker News}}</ref>

=== Chuck Taylor II ===
A redesigned model of the Chuck Taylor All-Star, the "Chuck Taylor II", was released in July 28, 2015. Incorporating Nike technology, it retains most of the original's outward appearance while employing newer materials for the insole.<ref name="CTII">{{Cite web |last=Luna |first=Taryn |date=July 21, 2015 |title=Converse's new Chuck Taylors get a comfort boost |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2015/07/21/after-years-converse-set-unveil-chuck-taylor/RdAdxoiLOs8dva8tHtVxLN/story.html |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=[[The Boston Globe]]}}</ref>
[[File:converseFashion.jpg|thumb|Converse fashion in [[Paris]]]]