It’s been a while since we’ve seen a new pro silhouette released from the Converse CONS program, but now we see why. They’ve been working on a completely new pro model shoe, and earlier this year, they released the much anticipated Converse AS-1 Pro, a sleek and vintage inspired cupsole model designed specifically by one…
Louie Lopez came into the scene as a young buck sponsored by Flip skateboards at the age of 12. At the time, he had super long hair and was jumping down huge stair sets. For a long time, whenever I thought of Louie Lopez that was the “Louie” I thought of – small, long hair,…
It’s impossible to not notice the heavy advertising and marketing buzz around the recently released Cons One Star, which means Converse is doing it’s job right when it comes to showcasing an important piece of skate shoe history. The generation of skaters from the 90’s can attest to the popularity of the original Converse One…
In the past, Cons has relied on their flawless strategy of taking their classic shoe designs and adding elements to make the shoe skateable. The best example of this is the converted Chuck Taylor, known to us skaters as the Chuck Taylor Skate, or CTS for short. Now, Converse adds another classic design to their…
High Quality PDF file: Cons KAII weartested Converse KAII After watching the obligatory intro clip for the new Converse Kenny Anderson signature model, you could ask yourself: did I just watch a 60-second ad for a bicycle-chiller shoe? Where was the skateboarding?! But even if all of us would have preferred to see Kenny riding his…
There is always room for improvement with most things, and skate shoes are no exception. Not too long after Kenny Anderson returned home to Converse – one of the best sponsor fits to date – his much anticipated pro model, the KA-One was released. The cupsole model, which shares the silhouette and toebox design with…
As promised here’s the translated review of the Cons CTS. Thanks to Tim Weissberg for having a look at grammar and spelling and to Jürgen Blümlein (MadeForSkate) for the layout. MFS_SHOE_REVIEW_CTS_ENG_HIGHRES Check out the Cons CTS at ARROW&BEAST ARROW&BEAST Cons CTS
