Converse shoes have been a huge part of American fashion. Theseshoes came on the scene when rock and roll was in its glory days.Statistics indicate that about 60% of Americans have owned a pairof converse shoes. In 1908, Marquis Converse began making thisshoe. Previously he had worked in a shoe manufacturing plant, andhe learned the trade of shoemaking during this time.In 1915, Mr. Converse started making shoes for tennis athletes.Next, in 1917, he produced the world's first Basketball shoe. Thisshoe was called the All Star Converse. In 1918, Chuck Taylor, abasketball player, started to wear Converse shoes. Suddenly,basketball players were intrigued with this new basketball shoe. In1921, Chuck Taylor joined the team of Converse; he startedendorsing the brand all over the nation. After this