Sneakers have evolved from sportswear essentials to cultural icons, with countless brands offering unique takes on comfort, ...

He ended up becoming one of the brand’s key ambassadors and his name was added to the All-Star sneaker ... workmanlike Bird’s Converse Weapons were done in a simple black and white.

In 1923 Converse put his name on the ankle patch of a shoe he’d helped to restyle, a high-top, black-and ... make leather sneakers and to open its own biomechanics lab, the All Star, whose ...