Converse was born in 1908 in Massachusetts. Its birthplace was the Rubber Show Company shoe factory in the city of Maldens, and its father was Marquis Mills. It was with the idea of launching himself into the world of sports, especially basketball, that Mills created the first All Star model. And it was this model that led Chuck Taylor, as a basketball player, to fall in love with the brand and become its ambassador, making the model reach several points in the basketball world.