I finally got my preteen to understand the amazingness that is Converse All Stars... which basically means his friends told him they were cool even though I have been telling him for years. He loves them! Super comfy, great for flat feet, and now he's cool like the cool kids. Hoping this leads to many more years of awesome Converse footwear. Great shoes! Highly recommend!

I own several pairs of the chuck taylors high tops. All the same size. These purple ones are just cut different. My regular size 7.5 womens is way too small and the 8 womems is too big. I have bought 3 pairs in hopes that maybe one would have the right fit but unfortunately I am returning all three pairs. I really like the color and am very disappointed.

The material is completely different. The canvas-like textile being used on Chucks for the past few decades was a great compromise (cheaper than the OG canvas that you can only get on Chuck 70s, but still maintained that classic canvas look and feel) that upheld the quality of a Chuck Taylor sneaker. Now it is some sort of plastic-y mesh. Yikes! The lack of documentation or news about this changes leads me to believe it is either a supply-chain issue, a cost-cutting measure, or maybe a bit of both. Regardless, the new Chuck Taylor All Star Classics are superficially the same shoe, but with an inferior material and a ever-increasing price.