EXHIBIT 21 CONVERSE INC. INCORPORATED IN DELAWARE ON JULY 22, 1986 SUBSIDIARIES ------------ CONVERSE STAR I, INC., a subsidiary of Converse Inc. Incorporated in Massachusetts on March 26, 1985 CONVERSE EMEA LTD., a subsidiary of Converse Inc. Incorporated in Delaware on January 29, 1990 CONVERSE FRANCE, INC., a subsidiary of Converse Benelux Holding Company, Inc. Incorporated in Delaware on November 23, 1993 (branch in France) CONVERSE EUROPE, INC., a subsidiary of Converse Inc. Incorporated in Delaware on November 23, 1993 (branch in the Netherlands) CONVERSE BENELUX, INC., a subsidiary of Converse Benelux Holding Company, Inc. Incorporated in Delaware on November 23, 1993 (branches in the Netherlands and Belgium) CONVERSE BENELUX HOLDING COMPANY, INC., a subsidiary of Converse Europe, Inc. Incorporated in Delaware on November 23, 1993 CONVERSE GERMANY, INC., a subsidiary of Converse Europe, Inc. Incorporated in Delaware on March 21, 1994 (branch in Germany) CONVERSE IBERIA, INC., a subsidiary of Converse Europe, Inc. Incorporated in Delaware on July 8, 1994 (branches in Portugal and Spain) CONVERSE ITALY, INC., a subsidiary of Converse Europe, Inc. Incorporated in Delaware on September 21, 1994 (branch in Italy) CONVERSE JAPAN, INC., a subsidiary of Converse Inc. Incorporated in Delaware on November 21, 1994 (branch in Japan) CONVERSE SCANDINAVIA, INC., a subsidiary of Converse Europe, Inc. Incorporated in Delaware on June 7, 1995 (branch in Denmark) CONVERSE PACIFIC, INC., a subsidiary of Converse Inc. Incorporated in Delaware on May 2, 1996 (branch in Japan) CONVERSE MEXICO, INC., a subsidiary of Converse Inc. Incorporated in Delaware on October 23, 1996 (branch in Mexico) CONVERSE ALL STAR DO BRASIL INDUSTRIA E COMERCIO LTDA., a subsidiary of Converse Inc. Incorporated in Brazil CALZADO DEPORTIVO DE REYNOSA, S.A. DE C.V., a subsidiary of Converse Inc. Incorporated in Mexico on January 25, 1984 CONVERSE EXPORT CO. LIMITED, a subsidiary of Converse Inc. Incorporated in Barbados on December 28, 1984 (a foreign sales corporation) APEX ONE, INC., a subsidiary of Converse Inc. Incorporated in New Jersey on July 8, 1988