Sneaker History

The sneaker business started about three thousand years ago, the people of central and south America would melt sap from rubber trees, onto their feet from everyday things like walking around and working. Rubber sole sneakers have gained a lot of popularity over the last three thousand years. The design of the sneakers have changed and popular people have made their sneakers like, Chuck Taylor. Also, who could forget about the sneaker heads? That account for about five percent of sneaker businesses. Overall, the shoe game has changed dramatically over the years with popularity. With this in mind, the history of sneakers is fascinating. The shoe price has changed a lot too. In the passage The History of Sneakers, paragraph three, the author states,” In the United States advertised an affordable rubber-soled shoe that cost just sixty cents a pair,” That company that made the shoes launched good quality sneakers that was

Taylor teamed up with Converse to be apart of their “All Star” sales team, Taylor would make the shoe of the century. In the passage Chuck Taylor: The Man Behind The Sneaker, paragraph thirteen, the author states,” Became such a popular salesman that in 1932 his signature was added to the round label on the ankle.” It wasn't hard for Chuck Taylor to sell the Converse shoes. Overall, Chuck Taylor made history for making the shoe for everyone. In addition, sneaker heads are fanatics about sneakers that buy,sell,trade, and talk about shes. With this in mind, they are accountable for five percent, or 1.1 billion dollars, of the shoe business. In the passage Calling All Sneaker heads!, paragraph nine, the author states,” Some fancy pairs of sneakers can fetch up to $1,500.” Back in the eighteen hundreds sneakers would go for about sixty cents a pair, now sneakers can range up to $1,500! Therefore, sneaker heads are shoe fanatics that will always have a conversation about