So many things hailing from the seventies were built to last. Cars, boats, radios, record players, televisions, T-shirts and telephones are all examples of quality-built items that, if you took care of them well in the seventies, continued to love you back well into the nineties.

The same is true of the Converse 1970s line. Although the world’s most recognizable shoe brand had been around for decades, in the 1970s Converse decided to make a few tweaks to its sneakers. The 1970s Converse line included features like thicker soles and heavier canvas uppers. This higher quality meant that if you bought a pair of converse during this time period, you were likely still rocking them 10 or 15 years later—scuffs and frayed laces be damned!

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