Created by Converse Shoe Co. in 1917, Chuck Taylors, first known as All Stars , are the scenester trend to outlive all. Originally marketed as a basketball shoe for O.G. player Chuck Taylor (cause theyre totally supportive, and great for sports) , they made their way into the scene as one of its founding accessories. Every scene kid, rock star, and worn out 45 year old Cure fan has at least one pair of Chucks. Chucks are the most impractical shoe known to man. How they hold such an importance in scene fashion is incomprehensible. With soles made of concrete, Chucks are what make your knees give and your hips ache after a long day at Warped Tour. In any weather, Chucks suck. In summer, their rubber lined, suffocating design make your feet sweat like a fat man in a sauna. The pathetic attempt at aeration, two eyelets on the side of the sole, too small to let any air in hardly help. All they do is tease you and your sweat-soaked Invader Zim socks. In the rain, the canvas (and the lovely eyelits mean to keep your feet fresh) turn into a sponge, turning your prized shoes in to rubber-soled puddles. In the cold, the rubber toe freezes, and so do your feet. Chucks in the cold are abut as flexible as a skateboard. Not to mention, no matter how small your feet are, in a pair of Chuck Taylors, you look like a clown. Even though they are uncomfortable, and anything but weathereproofed, Converse Chuck Taylors in black with white soles have infiltrated the floors of venues like no other shoe. When it comes to a scenesters shoe of preference, not even Dunks, mocassins, boat shoes, flip-flops, or UGG boots will ever be able to compete with Chuck Taylors.
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