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<text id=92TT0789>
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Apr. 13, 1992: Business Notes:Sporting Goods
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TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1992
Apr. 13, 1992 Campus of the Future
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<source>Time Magazine</source>
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BUSINESS, Page 53
Business Notes
SPORTING GOODS
These Shoes Have Legs
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<p> Cons. Connies. Chucks. High-tops. All Stars. By any name, the
Converse Chuck Taylor All Star basketball shoe is an American
classic--and still a hot seller. For sheer endurance, the
simple canvas and vulcanized-rubber shoe (price: $32) now ranks
up there with leather bomber jackets, Levi's and Coca-Cola. Last
week Converse celebrated the 75th birthday of the All Star and
launched an ad campaign that includes a battery of five-second
TV spots.
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<p> Once the standard footwear of almost all self-respecting
hoopsters, the All Star nowadays is less an athletic shoe than
a fashion accessory. Teenage boys and girls practically live in
them. Woody Allen has been known to wear the red version of the
high-tops with formal wear. They have become an international
icon as well; half the 10 million pairs of All Stars sold last
year were exported. The All Star is the most popular sneaker in
Japan, where Converse sold more than 1 million pairs last year.
In France they are known as "Chuckie T's" and are considered
very chic.
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