Exhibit 21 CONVERSE INC. SUBSIDIARIES ------------ Converse Star I, Inc., a subsidiary of Converse Inc. Incorporated in Massachusetts on March 26, 1985 (branch in England and Wales) Converse EMEA Ltd., a subsidiary of Converse Inc. Incorporated in Delaware on January 29, 1990 (branch in England and Wales) 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 Shelf, Inc., a subsidiary of Converse Inc. Incorporated in Delaware on November 21, 1994 (branch is no longer registered in Japan as of 6/15/98) Converse Scandinavia, Inc., a subsidiary of Converse Europe, Inc. Incorporated in Delaware on June 7, 1995 (branch in Denmark) Converse Japan Corporation, 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