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"Around the Glamour offices, the commuting shoes of choice seem to be Converse. Lots of women on the floor, from our deputy editors to our fashion assistants, have been known to show up in the office in a pair of (usually black) Chucks, which, some days, never actually make it off their feet to be swapped for a pair of heels. Who can blame them? Converse are just as comfy as their gym shoes, but way more bad**s! Plus, the company, which is actually having its 100th anniversary this year!--is always doing cool stuff--teaming up with Target on a collection of clothing and shoes, and working with menswear designer, John Varvatos. Considering all this exciting growth, it&amp;#x27;s even more exciting that Converse manages to keep their prices down (The John Varvatos designed ones go for an affordable $125, but many of the classic styles are still under $50). Now...I know this is lame, but I don&amp;#x27;t have a pair of Converse and haven&amp;#x27;t since the candy-pink pair my mom tried to get me to wear in elementary school. OK, maybe I wanted them, but as you guys know, I wasn&amp;#x27;t really a sneakers-and-jeans kind of girl. That said, shoe-holic that I am, I currently own by my latest tally of sneakers in my closet, two pairs of Vans slip-ons including the BCBG for Vans and the palm-print style; several pairs of Steve Madden &amp;quot;Keds&amp;quot;; my customized Nikes--a Christmas gift from Mom, they&amp;#x27;re red and say &amp;quot;Jenny&amp;quot; on the back in blue lettering, so cute; a pair of tennis shoes from Nike that I actually use for playing tennis--shocking, I know; and a pair of old Adidas. So, why don&amp;#x27;t I have my own pair of All Stars? I think it&amp;#x27;s because they have a tomboy vibe that has always scared me even though I love it and also, and I know this is lame, but since everyone else has them, I&amp;#x27;ve been reluctant to get on the train. The latest season might make me change my mind, however. Check out some of the girls in the Glamour offices trying them on. I love these plaid ones on Kristen (left), and Nicole totally rocks the baby pink: I also really like the John Varvatos designs: They&amp;#x27;re tough and a little more fashion-y, like this punky black pair with spikes, modeled by intern Christy: So, what do ya think, should I invest in a pair? If so, which ones? (I&amp;#x27;ve been thinking about off-white, because I like the way they look when they get dirty). And do you all rock the Chuck Taylors or no? Any other stylish sneaker wear you&amp;#x27;re loving right now? --Jenny"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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