CX Professional Leather Vulc: Presidential Inauguration Edition

Let me just say that today I am extremely proud to be an American citizen.  What happened today defies history, the amount of change that has taken place in our short existence of a nation is remarkable.  Regardless of who you voted for, today will be remembered as one of the most important days in the history of these United States.  Throughout President Obama's campaign the word Change was seemingly used in every speech or campaign.  

So to honor the desire for Change today I am proud to post the Converse CX Professional Leather Vulc.   I found this shoe on Converse China's website.  While this may at first look like a traditional Converse shoe one only needs to look past the Chevron to see that change.  The shoe features the traditional Chevron, but in place of the star is the Converse script.  

While it was not in my original intention, the two colorways seem rather fitting today coming in Black/White and White/Black.  Today represents many different achievements either personally or nationally.  To me as a white male in predominantly white community I am overwhelmed by a feeling of unity in my Country.  Now is a time in our history that we must rely on each other in ways that we had abandoned in our recent years of prosperity.

 

  

 

Thank you for stopping by and checking out the blog.  Enjoy today for what it truly means, that a nation of our size can have a peaceful transfer of power in a world that largely lacks peace.   

's Friday Flashback: Pro Leather era basketball shoes.

Welcome to the Converse Blog’s Friday Flashback.  I am really excited for today’s post for a few different reasons.  More times than not the Friday Flashback post are my favorite, but my favorite posts are the shoes that I don’t know anything about.  Today I don’t have a name for these shoes, I am not even sure when they released.  However, my best guess is the late 70’s or the early 80’s.  I am also particularly excited about today’s post because I am getting out of down for a few days on a retreat to Gatlinburg, TN.  I am going with the Church I went to while I was in college, so I am going to be seeing a bunch of people I haven’t seen in awhile.  But anyway, enough about me lets get to the shoes.

These shoes have the same midsole and outsole as the Pro Leathers, but has completely different upper.  The upper is made from a Maroon Suede, seriously you never see that.  The extra leather line around the ankle and the Chevron and Star appear to be Tan.  The heel tap also features the fantastic Star in Square logo.  There also seems to be some extra padding around the ankle that looks really comfortable.   These are screaming for a re-issue release. 

 

  

  

 

Kirk Hinrich came up big last night against LeBron James and the other Cavs with a 3 in OT that helped to seal the game.  And Alando Tucker got some burn last night for the Suns.  Hopefully I can find some pics to post sometime. 

Kirk Hinrich returns in the Converse 0100.

Finally it happened the other night. I've been waiting since the summer Olympics to see the Converse 0100 on the feet of some NBA players. When Kirk Hinrich returned to the Bulls line up the other night he did it in a pair of Converse 0100. Personally this is my favorite Converse shoe to come out in quite awhile. If you haven't tried on a pair of these yet then you're really missing out. Hit up Eastbay, Finishline, or Converse.com for some deeply reduced prices. Kirk is rocking a White/Black/Red PE edition of one the cleanest shoes I've ever seen.

Now if we can just get everyone else to start wearing these. I especially want to see the Kyle Korver and Alando Tucker colorways. That's about it for today, but while I have you attention let me just say Jodie Meeks. I've heard some Dwyane Wade comparisons, but we'll have to see how the rest of the season goes.

Dwyane Wade in Playoff Wade 1

Hi all, sorry for the no show on Friday. I ended up getting called into work when I didn't expect to, I mean really who misses the first week back from Christmas break. It was cool though, except that I didn't get write a post. I could have posted after school but we had plans to head down to Knoxville and eat at Ye Olde Steak House. If you're ever in Knoxville this is a must stop on your trip, and you've got to get the charcoaled mushrooms.

I also must say that I am extremely behind in emails, like to an unhealthy level. I will try my best to get caught up very soon. Keep them coming though, I love hearing from everyone.

As you can see from the picture above, Dwyane Wade finally wore something different than the Wade 1...okay, well sort of. He brought back out the Wade 1 Playoff edition, which featured the Converse circle and star logo for the first time. I really don't understand Dwyane's continued assault on The Wade 4's. He should have figured out before they released that he didn't like them. I've seen around the web that a lot of people aren't really feeling the 4's and most them seem to mention the fact that Dwyane won't even wear them either. Oh well time will tell, if Dwyane isn't wearing the 4's by All Star weekend, he probably never will. That's just a guess though, but by that time will it even matter. Man I can get depressed quickly haha. Anyway that's it for today, thanks for checking out the blog.

's Weapon Wednesday: China Year of the Ox edition

I am trying to do some really good detective work on these Weapons.  First lets start with what I know, these are China release edition of the Weapon.  The second thing I know is that there is a pattern on the Y bar that looks like an animal.  The third thing I know is that the animal in the pattern has horns.  After that I did what any good detective would do...head over to Wikipedia.  As it would turn out, there is a lot good free information there...who knew?  What I learned was that on January 26th 2009, China (and other countries that observe the Chinese new year) will celebrate the year of the Ox.

I just hope I am correct, there are two other colorways of this shoe, I'll try to get some better pictures for another post.  Thanks for checking out the blog, let me know what you think. 

The Converse Blog: CONS Skateboarding Sample

There seems to a lot of interest in the new CONS skateboarding line. One advantage is having shoes that don't have tongues that could double as airplane pillows. Today I have pictures of a sample colorway of the CONS Pro Leather.

That's it for today, look for more information on the CONS product in future blog post. Thanks for checking out the blog.

The Converse Blog's Friday Flashback: Welcome to 2009.

Happy Belated 2009, I completely forgot to mention that on Wednesday. Hopefully you're all enjoying a fresh start for this new year. It seems fitting that the first post of the new year would be a Friday Flashback. What a great way to break into the second Converse Century. These is a classic Converse ox shoe, but I can't remember the name, but I have seen it in some classic advertisements before.

I can't read what it says on the inside of the shoe, but this maybe a release from another country. I would say these came from Japan or China, either way they're still on older shoe.

Well that's it for today, thanks for checking out the Converse Blog!