Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Hi 'Black'
Colorway: Black/Black/White · Style code: 164919C · Release date: July 2, 2019 · Price: $100 · Availability: Available now
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Strip everything optional off a Chuck Taylor All Star and this is what remains. The canvas is black, the laces and eyelets match it, and the only relief is the white rubber that forms the toe cap, the foxing stripe and the sole, plus the ankle patch. It is the version that has been sold continuously for decades and the one most people picture when the model is mentioned.
The construction is the standard All Star rather than the heavier Chuck 70: lighter canvas, a printed patch instead of a stitched one, a thin insole and the three-piece diamond-tread outsole first designed to let a basketball player pivot in any direction on a wooden floor. The shoe has carried Chuck Taylor's name since the 1930s, when the player's signature was added to the patch. Our records date this pair to 2 July 2019.