The toecap is smaller on the 70 than on the All Star because the side wall extends so high onto the canvas.
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You can tell just by looking at them: the All Stars are floppy, while the 70s have more shape to them.īoth soles are made with vulcanized rubber, although the Chuck 70’s outsole is one piece of rubber whereas the All Star’s outsole is actually comprised of three.Īs mentioned above, the 70’s siding runs a full 5 millimeters over the top of the canvas, which should reduce the odds of holes forming at the toe break and provide extra lateral stability. Personally, I’m positive that the stitching is just to keep the separate layers of canvas together.īoth shoes are made with canvas, which is densely woven cotton, but they differ significantly in thickness.Īll Star’s upper is light like a tote bag, lighter than any pair of jeans you’ll buy.Ĭhuck 70s, at 12 ounces, have much thicker canvas.
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That’s why it has much thicker canvas, but there are other differences that you might miss.Īt first glance, they both look like the classic toe capped basketball shoe that was popularized in the 1920s, but the Chuck 70 is a little chunkier for several reasons: the canvas is thicker and more structured, the leather heel patch is real and three dimensional (unlike the screen printed patch on the All Stars), the toecap is a tad smaller, the laces are thicker, and the foxing is higher. Indeed, it actually was in the 1980s that Converse changed a lot about their flagship shoe in response to increasingly high production costs. Some say the Chuck 70 modeled after the way All Stars were made before Nike bought them in 2003, but I owned Chucks before 2003 - my first pair was burgundy - and they were nothing like the Chuck 70. When comparing the Chuck 70 to the classic Chuck, it has: Which Chuck Taylors are most comfortable?.What are the most comfortable Converse?.
What is the difference between Converse and Chuck Taylors?.Why does it say Chuck Taylor on Converse?.Which Converse are the most comfortable?.Are Chuck Taylors and Converse the same thing?.What is the difference between Converse All Star and Chuck Taylors?.FAQs Chuck Taylor 70 vs Chuck Taylor All Star:.5 Reasons the All Star Is Better Than the Chuck 70.5 Reasons You Might Prefer the All Star.In this review we’re going to compare the All Star and the Chuck 70 by assessing: While the Chuck II had neon green, tons of padding, and other bells and whistles, the Chuck 70 tried to revert the sneaker’s recipe to the way it was made in the 1970s: thicker canvas, better support, fewer bells and whistles, no frills. The Chuck 70 is an attempt to… “vintage-ize” the All Star, to make it more old fashioned, to bring it back to its roots. The Chuck II may have damaged the brand, but that was an attempt to modernize the All Star.
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So why does it need an upgrade - especially after Converse’s latest attempt to do so, the Chuck II, failed so disastrously?
With one hundred million pairs of All Stars are bought every year, the All Star might be the most popular sneaker of all time. That’s how Converse describes their new-but-old Chuck 70, which is both an upgrade to and a reversal from the world famous Chuck Taylor All Star. “The best ever, with tougher canvas and an extra layer of comfort.”
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