February 1, 2021 Kamala Harris caused a stir this past September when she stepped off a plane in Milwaukee. Harris was there campaigning after Joe Biden selected her as his presidential running mate. But instead of dressed-up heels or sensible leather flats—the usual footwear of female candidates for high-profile political offices—Harris arrived wearing a pair of black low-top Converse Chuck Taylor All-Stars, a.k.a. Chucks. The sneakers are what caused the sensation. By the following morning, the Washington Post reported, videos of the moment shot by reporters had garnered nearly 8 million views on Twitter. Chucks were central to Harris’s image as she became the country’s first female vice president of color, even if she still wore plenty of other shoes. In October, she talked about her love of Chucks on “Sneaker Shopping,” an online series by streetwear and music site Complex. She chose Chucks, too, for her appearance on the much-criticized February cover of Vogue.