For those who love sneakers but can't stand Converse

Net King · Post by **Net King** » Thu Jun 25, 2020 2:59 pm

Sk8_feet wrote: ↑Wed Jun 24, 2020 1:02 pm Guess I'm old enough to remember when Converse shoes were almost the only sneakers made.

There were other brands of canvas rubber soled sneakers produced by rubber oriented companies. Dunlop was a dominant sneaker brand for example but sold off its sneaker interests to buyers who had to re-brand (eg Dunlop Volley in Australia rebranded to Volley). But there generally seemed to be a big divide between canvas sneakers and conventional leather shoes. This divide has very much broken down in recent decades.

Sk8_feet · Post by **Sk8_feet** » Sat Jun 27, 2020 8:31 am

Yeah, good call on Dunlops! We rarely saw Dunlop sneakers here in Canada. I have a good collection of Dunlop Wellies as they're extremely popular in Oilfield work and for the cold weather in our muddy or frozen wasteland.

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