ÿþThe Converse Weapon is having sort black sparkly converse of a metamorphosis year. Not only is the sneaker sporting all sorts of new materials to steer it away from the traditional leather, but it's also being chopped down to a lower height and re-purposed as a skate silhouette. The resulting design features a Nike Lunar insole permitted by the subsidiary relationship between Converse and Nike, a traction rubber outsole, and three debut colorways on display here. Continue reading for your first look at the Converse Weapon skate sneaker and watch for the pairs to make their debut for June, 2014.

The Converse CONS Weapon Skate combines the classic elements of the iconic Weapon with elevated functional design for skateboarding including enhanced durability, comfort and fit. The sneaker comes equipped with black white converse high tops a drop-in Lunarlon sockliner that provides cushioning, perforated memory foam and a gusseted tongue construction. A mesh underlay on the hallmark Star Chevron increases breathability and CONS Traction Rubber enhances a skater's grip while providing the resilience needed to match the blue and white converse rigor of the streets.

Entitled the Louie Lopez Pro, the silhouette is designed to bridge the gap between street style and competition performance. The new kicks feature a Converse Chuck Taylor outsole  the shoe that Lopez believes has the best board feel  plus detailing from several other archival Converse models like the Converse One Star and the Converse Breakpoint Pro. The trifecta of inspirations combines to make a clean and versatile skate sneaker that features small logo hits on the midfoot/heel, blue converse low tops plus a small gold foil stamp of Lopez's name.

Hiroshi Fujiwara's partnering with Nike has brought us nearly 10 Nike Air Trainer 1 collaborative efforts, an Air Jordan 1 Retro High OG, the bring back of the Nike Sock Dart retro, and plenty other remarkable releases featuring the dual lightning bolt logos. Now Fujiwara's fragment design fragment design has had an incredibly busy 2015. Hiroshi Fujiwara's partnering with Nike has brought us nearly 10 Nike Air Trainer 1 collaborative efforts, an Air Jordan 1 Retro High OG, the bring back of the Nike Sock Dart retro, and plenty other remarkable releases featuring the dual lightning bolt logos.

The timeless Converse Chuck Taylor gets zipped-up again for another contemporary iteration, the CT 1970's Suede Zip. As you can probably gather from the shoe's name, the Chuck's get both a suede construction and a unique zippered addition to each lateral side for buy converse easier entry. The brushed suede covers the entire upper of each colorway, even the usually rubber toe cap, in your pick of dark grey/black or cream colorways. The zipped-up Chuck Taylor's two spring offerings are arriving now at finer Converse retailers, including Proper .

390920 Converse Skateboarding Spring 2012 Footwear Collection /2012/01/18/converse-skateboarding-spring-2012-footwear-collection/ /2012/01/18/converse-skateboarding-spring-2012-footwear-collection/#respond Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:00:45 0000 /?p=299404 Converse Skateboarding has been building serious momentum for a couple years now, and in their latest set of releases, we get the evidence that the success in expanding their footwear lineup has resulted in the ability for new internal organizations.