Post UPCOMING/RECENT shoe releases thread

[Chimppimpin]

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NewConverse colorways are looking good. Cordura pack fastbreaks and AS-1 are both pretty sweet.

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They used Louie for a lot of this campaign; I wonder if that means his shoe is done? I have not seen many colors of his shoe recently, and when I see him skate he is mostly in fastbreaks/AS-1's. Wonder if a Louie 2 is in the works?

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Watson confirmed a Louie 2 is coming a few pages back.

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It’s a soccer style shoe, they showed it to stores in Paris in March.

Weird, seems like Louie has been into more bulky/basketball styles lately. Soccer shoe seems kinda random

[Bucketguy]

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NewConverse colorways are looking good. Cordura pack fastbreaks and AS-1 are both pretty sweet.

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They used Louie for a lot of this campaign; I wonder if that means his shoe is done? I have not seen many colors of his shoe recently, and when I see him skate he is mostly in fastbreaks/AS-1's. Wonder if a Louie 2 is in the works?

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Watson confirmed a Louie 2 is coming a few pages back.

Missed opportunity if they don’t call it the “twoie”

[Atiba Applebum]

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NewConverse colorways are looking good. Cordura pack fastbreaks and AS-1 are both pretty sweet.

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They used Louie for a lot of this campaign; I wonder if that means his shoe is done? I have not seen many colors of his shoe recently, and when I see him skate he is mostly in fastbreaks/AS-1's. Wonder if a Louie 2 is in the works?

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Watson confirmed a Louie 2 is coming a few pages back.

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Missed opportunity if they don’t call it the “twoie”

Too much like Canadian currency

[yourbreakfsat]

FA x Vans

Old Skool and Authentic - Nov 6

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[DCLOVE]

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NewConverse colorways are looking good. Cordura pack fastbreaks and AS-1 are both pretty sweet.

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They used Louie for a lot of this campaign; I wonder if that means his shoe is done? I have not seen many colors of his shoe recently, and when I see him skate he is mostly in fastbreaks/AS-1's. Wonder if a Louie 2 is in the works?

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Watson confirmed a Louie 2 is coming a few pages back.

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It’s a soccer style shoe, they showed it to stores in Paris in March.

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Weird, seems like Louie has been into more bulky/basketball styles lately. Soccer shoe seems kinda random

I think it’s more cons trying to dive into their archives and them already doing the basketball styles for cons team shoes already. They know they can’t survive off chucks being fashionable forever and want to have more offerings since the line is so slim right now

[ungzilla]

printing on the foxing tape looking stupid is the 4th law of thermodynamics

[pointandclick]

printing on the foxing tape looking stupid is the 4th law of thermodynamics

agreed, i fucking hate it.

[Mean salto]

Are these something?

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

Fucking abysmal (as always)

[dstrytruitt]

Fucking abysmal (as always)

This.

Also, I’ve been skating for around 35 years now and just had my first session in a pair of Fastbreak mids and damn they’re nice. Perfect balance of support and boardfeel. Stoked I finally tried them.

[TheAmericanAntique]

Converse should reissue the sea star

[GershonSweaty]

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NewConverse colorways are looking good. Cordura pack fastbreaks and AS-1 are both pretty sweet.

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They used Louie for a lot of this campaign; I wonder if that means his shoe is done? I have not seen many colors of his shoe recently, and when I see him skate he is mostly in fastbreaks/AS-1's. Wonder if a Louie 2 is in the works?

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Watson confirmed a Louie 2 is coming a few pages back.

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It’s a soccer style shoe, they showed it to stores in Paris in March.

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Weird, seems like Louie has been into more bulky/basketball styles lately. Soccer shoe seems kinda random

Spoke with the designer and a lot of the references Louie was sending him were Soccer styles - Total 90,
Copa Mundial, Predators etc

It’s always been a sleeper influence in skate, the samba and to a lesser extent the spezial are soccer styles. And look at the popularity of those. It makes sense from a more commercial selling point as well as a skate function.

I guess he skated the Fastbreak a bunch but I can’t think of a bulky style he has skated beyond that.

[Ass]

call me crazy but they should really just remake the JJ colorway of the fast break they did a minute ago and keep that in rotation. That or just keep giving JJ a colorway for no reason other than because I said so

[Atiba Applebum]

call me crazy but they should really just remake the JJ colorway of the fast break they did a minute ago and keep that in rotation. That or just keep giving JJ a colorway for no reason other than because I said so

What’s the jj colorway?   I just remember him getting a Purcell mid colorway

[chillclinton87]

Converse should reissue the sea star

because you said that, i now do miss raymond molinars skating more than any other day.... :'(

oh and i miss that shoe too....skated great

[TheAmericanAntique]

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Converse should reissue the sea star

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because you said that, i now do miss raymond molinars skating more than any other day.... :'(

oh and i miss that shoe too....skated great

His older parts are classic but Metro lines has a special place in my heart!

[144p]

Introducing new models is a gamble but Cons runs the risk of being like Nike where the dunk is their breadwinner and nothing else sticks at retail.
Chuck Taylor’s are the main reason they purchased Converse to begin with but at some point they will fall out of style again.
Pro model shoes can be a miss for brands unless the right skater is endorsing it and the style/design is good. Alexis’s shoe has some fans but not sure it’s the staple seller they were hoping for. They are making a lot of colors though so I’m sure it’s checking somewhere.
Reynolds, Kyle Walker, Stefan, Busenitz, Kalis, Tiago, Vincent Alvarez, Joslin, Sheckler, Figgy etc have all had success in recent years as most still have pro models and new colors each season and Sheck’s design is still in the line and doing very well. I’m sure Louie’s 2 designs have sold well but probably run their course.
People like soccer inspired designs but they never last for brands. Nike has tried it multiple times.

[Troubadour26]

Nike consistently drops worse soccer inspired models to replace better ones. The new “FC Classic” < “Lunar Gato” < “Air Zoom FC”

I would skate one of the indoor models over the current FC Classics. Those soles feel like styrofoam. I’m surprised they didn’t keep the Gato in the line. It had a lot fans, I think they just went to crazy with World Cup color ways and those probably didn’t sell well. If they just made black/gum and black/black, that shoe would deserve to be kept in the line.

[one-off]

Nike consistently drops worse soccer inspired models to replace better ones. The new “FC Classic” < “Lunar Gato” < “Air Zoom FC”

I would skate one of the indoor models over the current FC Classics. Those soles feel like styrofoam. I’m surprised they didn’t keep the Gato in the line. It had a lot fans, I think they just went to crazy with World Cup color ways and those probably didn’t sell well. If they just made black/gum and black/black, that shoe would deserve to be kept in the line.

the Gato is back though! Not my favorite version but might take whatever I can get

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[144p]

The era of lunar midsole shoes was
My favorite. The gato and project ba were both great for me. Never had the prod with lunar as they didn’t fit
Me.

[Fifty8mm]

The era of lunar midsole shoes was
My favorite. The gato and project ba were both great for me. Never had the prod with lunar as they didn’t fit
Me.

Project BA was so good.

[lamfordie]

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The era of lunar midsole shoes was
My favorite. The gato and project ba were both great for me. Never had the prod with lunar as they didn’t fit
Me.

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Project BA was so good.

Project BA was GOAT

[Troubadour26]

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The era of lunar midsole shoes was
My favorite. The gato and project ba were both great for me. Never had the prod with lunar as they didn’t fit
Me.

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Project BA was so good.

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Project BA was GOAT

I loved my BAs so much. Chuck Taylor’s with Lunarlon insoles were also really good.

[moonordie]

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The era of lunar midsole shoes was
My favorite. The gato and project ba were both great for me. Never had the prod with lunar as they didn’t fit
Me.

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Project BA was so good.

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Project BA was GOAT

But the regular ones, fit ok the premium ones was awful.

[WashingtonNECKTIE]

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The era of lunar midsole shoes was
My favorite. The gato and project ba were both great for me. Never had the prod with lunar as they didn’t fit
Me.

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Project BA was so good.

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Project BA was GOAT

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I loved my BAs so much. Chuck Taylor’s with Lunarlon insoles were also really good.

I had like 6 pairs in a row of those chucks. Great shoe when my feet could handle vulcs better

[pugmaster]

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The era of lunar midsole shoes was
My favorite. The gato and project ba were both great for me. Never had the prod with lunar as they didn’t fit
Me.

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Project BA was so good.

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Project BA was GOAT

I got 2 pairs from @tzhangdox by the grace of God, and I am hoarding them like one of those maniacs on Hoarders who stuff dead cats in their freezer.

I will have a meltdown/freak out if my family members try to get rid of these.

[Mean salto]

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The era of lunar midsole shoes was
My favorite. The gato and project ba were both great for me. Never had the prod with lunar as they didn’t fit
Me.

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Project BA was so good.

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Project BA was GOAT

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I got 2 pairs from @tzhangdox by the grace of God, and I am hoarding them like one of those maniacs on Hoarders who stuff dead cats in their freezer.

I will have a meltdown/freak out if my family members try to get rid of these.

They'd be over ten years old now right? Might be a use it or lose it situation with midsole cracking

[Ass]

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call me crazy but they should really just remake the JJ colorway of the fast break they did a minute ago and keep that in rotation. That or just keep giving JJ a colorway for no reason other than because I said so

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What’s the jj colorway?   I just remember him getting a Purcell mid colorway

For some reason I was certain that the all black suede version of the fast break that came out years ago was a Jake Johnson colorway but I guess not

[fuckmyself]

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call me crazy but they should really just remake the JJ colorway of the fast break they did a minute ago and keep that in rotation. That or just keep giving JJ a colorway for no reason other than because I said so

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What’s the jj colorway?   I just remember him getting a Purcell mid colorway

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For some reason I was certain that the all black suede version of the fast break that came out years ago was a Jake Johnson colorway but I guess not

If I'm thinking of the same pair I believe it was Al Davis' colorway

[Atiba Applebum]

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call me crazy but they should really just remake the JJ colorway of the fast break they did a minute ago and keep that in rotation. That or just keep giving JJ a colorway for no reason other than because I said so

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What’s the jj colorway?   I just remember him getting a Purcell mid colorway

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For some reason I was certain that the all black suede version of the fast break that came out years ago was a Jake Johnson colorway but I guess not

Al Davis I believe