Converse

[4c]

^ Yep, love seeing all these vintage Chucks…

[davito]

Matching somehow with jessy's paws
@Mich i know you dont like the heel tab on these trying to hunt one of the first strings too. Nevertheless they are pretty well made and supercomfy.

[Mich]

@davito:

i know you dont like the heel tab on these trying to hunt one of the first strings too. Nevertheless they are pretty well made and supercomfy.

Very nice pair and good match mate! 
Even though i prefer the heel tab of the 1st strings i did pick up the parchment lows with the new tab, in the end it didn't bother me enough to hunt down the 1st strings, would've been a mission impossible i fear.
They are indeed very comfy for a pair of Chucks, just like the black hi-top 1st strings i bought last year.

[davito]

thx @Mich nice you picked up one of the newer releases too.

[pillowPANTS]

2 new pairs of All Star Pro Skate's
Black and navy

The lunarlon insole makes a big dif in comfort compared to reg chucks. Love these!!
Although both pair were listed as the same model, the navy ones are alot nicer. They have a memory foam like padding in the collar and the tongue. Similar to a pair of "cons revere" i own. Very comfy. Also dont have the color pinstripe around the toe that the blacks do

You can see the collar thickness and kinda see the tongue differences in thickness and tag

These navy ones are the only ones i have found with these changes (too bad cuz they are awesome)
BLACK box says:
CHUCK TAYLOR ALLSTAR PRO BK/WH
And: CT PRO SKATE OX BLACK/WHITE

NAVY ones say:
CHUCK TAYLOR ASPS- ATH NVY/W
And: CTS OX ATHLETIC NAV

Those are the only differences in names. The boxes were dif too

[Qinhan]

Very nice @pillowPANTS  Definitely something to consider if you're going to be on your feet all day.

[davito]

Superb Q

[pillowPANTS]

They are much better then the reg chucks for comfort for sure. I was just suprised that the navy ones are the only ones ive found that have the extra padding. Even tho they are all listed as the same shoe.

I like those whites too, may have to grab those next

[madmonday]

might have to drop a pair or two in order to make space for these:

[Qinhan]

A little indigo on mine…

[Qinhan]

Leather Chucks today.  Not vintage, unfortunately.

[louisbosco]

read this thread a few pages back and have been confused on the 1970's chuck in sunflower. am i right to say that they're both 1970's sunflower hi top and that the only difference is in the heel tab? that defines whether it is released by converse or converse first sting?

the vintage tab being first string and the modern tab being normal converse line?

[madmonday]

for some odd reason, the 1st string line has gone back & forth on the use of the modern heel tab & the classic heel tab.

so i think you would be incorrect correct in saying the only difference between those first string releases is the heel tab.  i have no idea why, but converse tends to go back & forth with the use of the classic heel tab & it just makes it confusing for the customer. from what i can tell the solid color 1st string releases started out with the classic heel tab but now use the modern heel tab.  the more exotic or limited 1st string releases have gone back & forth with the heel tabs they use.

hope it makes sense.  reading it is giving me a headache

[louisbosco]

the internet gives me headache as well. what i understood and searched for results was based off mich's reviews on page 20. and so coincidentally that i've been looking for a 1970's yellow chuck hi. which is why i want to be sure about whether i'm buying the first string line or the normal converse line.

and by looking online, it's between first string pairs and normal line pairs. and the fact that either photos dont stand for the actual product or that the do not have sufficient shots to observe what heel tab the model is using.

so what you're saying is that the 1970 falls under the first string releases and that converse is going back and forth on the use of vintage and modern tabs? and that the 1970 model was never under normal converse lines?

hope i'm not making it even more confusing.

[Anesthetist]

Oxford cloth Jack Purcell for $18.99 at the Converse outlet!

[Mich]

Regarding the 1970s All-Stars, i believe it's called a first string release when a colour is first released in the 1970 All-Star model, those get the classic style heel tab and nylon(?) woven heel piece.
When they re-release the same color again in a 1970 model it's no longer called a first string but just a 1970 All-Star, those have a new style (read less attractive) black heel tab and canvas heel piece.
That's the only difference, so both the first string 1970s and the 'regular' 1970s have the luxury features like the thicker sole with better cushoning and thicker canvas.
So best thing is to look for '1970' in the description, and look at the heel tab, that's the best method of identification.

To complicate things even more, much of the same colors are also available as regular All-Stars, recognizable by the white tab most Chucks have.

[davito]

Great write up thanks mate @Mich

[rocket]

Polar X Converse

[Qinhan]

^ Nice @rocket

NOS Vintage Chucks that I just picked up.  Unfortunately cost me a little more than $18.95. 

[pillowPANTS]

Do the 70's chucks fit like reg chucks or more like the ctas pro skate version? Reg chucks im an 11 and the ctas pro i am 11.5