Converse’s canvas At Your Service high top and low top are both sold out on Converse’s own store, which leaves the leather high top as the one to get.
At Your Service is Converse’s occupational line: black-on-black Chucks with a slip-resistant rubber tread outsole, CX cushioning and a wider base. Converse says every style meets or exceeds ASTM and EN ISO standards for occupational footwear.
Price: $95
Where to buy: Converse
What makes a Chuck a work shoe?
The outsole is the product. The rubber tread is designed to grip slippery kitchen floors, and it is the certified part: a standard Chuck’s flat rubber sole carries no slip-resistance rating at all.
The canvas versions are water-repellent and the leather versions wipe clean, which is the better answer to a sauce spill at hour six. One limit: there is a rubber toe cap and bumper, but these are not safety shoes and carry no protective toe. If your workplace requires toe protection, this is not your shoe.
Is the canvas really gone?
The canvas high top and the canvas low top both show “The product is sold out” on Converse.com, and Converse lists no restock date. It held a 4.40 average across 20 reviews.
What can you still buy?
It is the flagship, with the highest rating in the line, 4.70 across 19 reviews. The leather slip-on is 4.30 across 20, and the leather low top is in the lineup too. The leather uppers wipe clean where canvas, treated or not, stains.
Sizing runs large across the line. Converse’s own guidance is to order a half size down from your usual Chuck size.
Who should buy what’s left?
Buy the high top if you work a kitchen, bar, café or retail floor and already live in Chucks. Buy the slip-on if your workplace runs on quick changes. Skip the line if your job requires a protective toe, and wait on the canvas if your heart is set on it.
Converse sells At Your Service only direct and it is not listed on Amazon. For a slip-resistant black work sneaker you can get on Amazon, the closest match is the Skechers Work Dighton.
Price: $57.95
Where to buy: Skechers Work Dighton on Amazon
Price: $95
Where to buy: Converse
The leather range is the only At Your Service you can buy this week.
