Baskets hautes vintage années 1960 Sears Jeepers toile blanche chaussures économies Converse hommes taille 7

Sears Roebuck started their "Jeepers" athletic shoes in the early 1950s and 60s as a more affordable athletic shoe. (The earliest reference to a Converse style shoe under the brand of Jeepers Ive been able to find is 1948!) All of the high-tops produced during this time were made by Converse and all of the low-tops were made by Uniroyal (now called Keds). The "Jeepers" branding did not last long, as they gained a reputation as "cheaper jeepers" even though they were made by the same company with a different logo. In the early 1970s (1972 is the earliest weve found) Sears started phasing out the Jeepers line and moved to The Winners and a Converse/Adidas manufacturing agreement.

Dating:
By looking through several Sears Roebuck catalogs we believe these are from 1968 but could be off a year or three, up or down. While the catalogs are a great reference not every style of item makes it into the catalogs in any given year. The vertical lined toe appears to be phased out from 1966 and a more diamond pattern (as shown in these shoes) appears to have bene introduced in 1967. I see the same sole pattern going back several years prior, but not until 1968 do I see the diamond toe on the "star constellation" style sole. (If theres a vintage sneakerhead out there that knows better Im all ears. Vintage research is a passion of ours.)

Sizing (Note that this is identified US Mens 7. Any other measurements are determined by comparison charts:

US Mens Size 7

US Womens Size 8.5

UK 6.5

EU 40

Inches 9.625

Centimeters 24.4