Converse is in the midst of controversy after a 22-year-old woman released a video where she accused the American shoe company of using her designs without her knowledge. The video was posted on TikTok and it has over nine million views now.
The alleged design theft
The woman has been identified as Cecilia Monge and she is from Florida. As per The New York Post, she claimed that Converse stole her designs for the popular Chuck Taylor sneakers. It was revealed that she submitted drawings with detailed colorings as part of her internship application in 2019, but she was rejected. At that time, the piece that she submitted was her National Park-inspired and Yellowstone-inspired designs.