Brand's Legacy

Basic Information

Brand NameCONVERSE
FounderMarquis Mills Converse
Year of Establishment1908
Origin CountryUnited States
Creative Hub CountryUnited States
Creative Hub CityMalden | Massachusetts | 1908-2001
North Andover | Massachusetts | 2001-2015
Boston | Massachusetts | 2015-
Current StatusActive
Managing EntityConverse Rubber Shoe Company | Private Company | 1908-1933
Stone Family | Acquisition | Private Company | 1933-1972
2. Eltra Corporation | Acquisition | 1972–1979
3. Allied Corporation | Acquisition | 1979–1983
Allied Corporation | business withdrawal | 1983
Converse Inc. | Public Company | Listed | 1983–1986
Interco Incorporated | Acquisition | 1986-1994
Interco Incorporated | bankruptcy | as Parent Company | 1991
Apollo Investment Fund | Major Acquisition | 1994
Converse Inc. | Public Company | Listed | under Apollo I.F. | 1994-2001
bankruptcy | 2001
Footwear Acquisitions | Acquisition | 2001-2003
Nike Inc. | Acquisition | 2003-
Official Websitehttps://www.converse.com/
Runwayhttps://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/designer/converse

Multilingual Notation

Standard NotationCONVERSE
English NameCONVERSE
Original NameCONVERSE
Chinese匡威|Kuāng wēi
Korean컨버스
Japaneseコンバース
CyrillicКонверс

Legacy Roster

Legacy RosterCreative Era
Marquis Mills Converse1908-1931
Chuck Taylor1921–1969
In-house Design Team1970–

Major Sub-Brands

Major Sub-BrandsDesigners - Period
Chuck Taylor All Star1917- | no words needed
Jack Purcell1935- | Classical
One Star1974- | street culture
CONS2009- | Converse Skateboarding

Epýllion

TimelineEpýllion
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