Canvas Sports Shoes

[Matt Deckard]

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More old pics.
1926

1921

 

[airfrogusmc]

46 All Stars

Thanks Matt for the heads up on the 1946 Chuck Ts.
I thought I'd post some photos of the ones I just bought in case someone was interested in seeing some better photos before maybe buying a pair.

I've been wearing them for a few days now and they are better made than current All Stars. These seem to fit about the same as modern Chucks maybe a bit larger. They are very comfortable and go well with jeans or khakis.

 

[Biltmore Bob]

Froggy...

So what's the big diff between the current Chucks and those? I can see from the pics a different lining, sole, and toe bumper...but for all intents and purposes the remain the same as the ones I got at Foot Locker last year.

 

[airfrogusmc]

Bob they're better made. The devils in the details. The laces are even nicer.

 

[Biltmore Bob]

I reckon...

I wore All Star High Tops for as long as I can remember. Mom would buy us boys a new pair every August for gym every school year. We wore uniforms to school, but after school on whent the Chucks. We called them Fishheads.

I still wear them, and was really saddened when they made the move to have them made over seas. No more Made in USA little rubber tag on the heel. My current pair was made in Viet Nam, of all places.

 

[airfrogusmc]

Yeah I've been wear'n em since I was a kid to. When I found out Converse was going bankrupt I bought 6 pairs in my size from a local shoe store. I paid like $22.00 a pair for them. 2 black, 2 American flag a red and a blue pair. I still have a pair of the flag Chucks in the box. All he had in my size. At the time I didn't know Nike was going to buy them.
I wish the made the 46s in black. I talked to the folks at Converse and they said the were going to be stocking up for the holidays and should have all the colors blue, red and parchment in time for Christmas.

 

[flat-top]

I got my 46 repro Converse today (thanks Matt), and I love them. I had to get an 11, and I am a 12 and they FIT! Some testamonials I read online said they ran a whole size larger, so I took a chance, and I'm glad I did!
The funny thing is, I have several pairs of real vintage sneakers (PF Flyers, Red Ball Jets, etc) that I am afraid to wear very often, so I am buying repros. But now the repros are becoming as limited and scarce as the originals!!
flat-top

 

[Matt Deckard]

I have the same problem... I'm afraid to wear my white repro 1946 Converse out.

 

[The Wolf]

the real question is...

Who got the sneakers that were on e-bay that flat-top linked last month?
It had to be one of us. If so, how were they?

The Wolf

 

[Matt Deckard]

Pricey, though back on their webpage.

They have the black in leather and canvas.

http://www.converse.com/zproductdetails.asp?leftnavid=1&zgenid=1&sku=1Q272

http://www.converse.com/zproductdetails.asp?leftnavid=1&zgenid=1&sku=1Q271

 

[flat-top]

Matt, those aren't the military issue ones, are they??
flat-top

 

[Matt Deckard]

Yes... they are. The black and green are what was issued to the military.

 

[MrBern]

Last year I'd seen a LOT of retro KEDS sneakers about. They may have cut back , as there isnt much on the website now. But they do have some 20's & 30's style left in its HeritageCollection.
http://www.keds.com/jump.jsp?itemType=GATEWAY&itemID=136

 

[MudInYerEye]

Mr.Bern,
99X on East 10th has a decent selection of vintage Keds repros.

 

[cneil]

Converse and Keds

When I was a little kid
There where only 2 brands of sinkers
Converse and Keds
Converse the more prized of the two.
Also there where few options, you could choice Black or you could chose white.
The 3rd. big decisions was High top or low cut, and that was it.
Boy, Has the World grown so much more complex since then.
I always went against the grain. I got Blue Canvases deck shoes. I thought they looked better and where more comfortable.

 

[cneil]

PF 1930's Brown Oxford's

Check these out.

1930's casual.

http://www.classicsportshoes.com/pff-75017.html

Now those are the nices looking Sneakers I have ever seen
I want to get a pair.

 

[flat-top]

Another discovery!

Only the bottom ruins these!
http://www.zappos.com/n/p/p/7179192.html

 

[Mycroft]

Wow, great site, I found a pair of Vans that I have been looking for 2 years. And those Converses are sweet.

 

[Matt Deckard]

Only the bottom ruins these!
http://www.zappos.com/n/p/p/7179192.html

Too bad Varvatos can't do a repro repro... just an altered interpretation.

 

[Matt Deckard]

I know my friend Freddie just bought a few pair of the Converse off the site... any other input on what you guys and gals think of their repros? I love 'em.