Converse Chuck Taylor All Star — The Sneaker Every Wardrobe Needs

The Converse Chuck Taylor All Star has been in production since 1917, originally as a basketball shoe, and has since become arguably the most recognisable sneaker silhouette in the world.

The canvas upper and rubber toe cap are simple by design, which is exactly why it goes with everything — jeans, dresses, tailoring, workwear, it never looks out of place.

It’s genuinely lightweight and breathable in a way a lot of chunkier modern sneakers aren’t, making it an easy everyday shoe rather than an occasional statement piece.

Over a century in and it still hasn’t needed a redesign to stay relevant — that’s a rare thing in footwear.