Kamala Harris Explains Why You Always See Her Wearing Converse Sneakers: "My Casual Go-To"

When Kamala Harris becomes Vice President on Inauguration Day, she’s going to accomplish a lot of firsts – including being the first office-holder to wear Converse sneakers while accomplishing her VP duties. During an interview on CBS Sunday Morning, Kamala talked about her lifelong love for “Chucks” which her husband, Doug Emhoff, happily backed-up.
“[Converse are] just my casual go-to,” Kamala explained. “You know, I grew up with Chucks. I just love them. They’re comfortable.” Doug joked she had “several closets full of them” (“He’s exaggerating,” Kamala responded) and she didn’t start wearing the shoes on the campaign trail. “When I met her, it was Chucks and jeans. When she met the kids,” he said.
Indeed, Kamala’s Converse connection has followed her all the way to the White House, including her February Vogue cover which was released last weekend. For Doug, the sneakers are an extension of his wife’s “down to earth” personality. “People ask me all the time, like, ‘What’s she really like?’ I said she’s shockingly normal,” he said. “I think that is really an extension of who she really is.”