Converse may not be the first name you think of when it comes to skateboarding. Still, the brand’s CONS division hosts some of the sport's top talent. Louie Lopez, who signed with Converse CONS in 2017, debuted his first signature model with the label back in 2019, the Louie Lopez Pro, but a follow-up has been missing for nearly 6 years. However, that all changes with his second model, the Louie Lopez Pro 2, which debuted last week.
Lopez's second sneaker draws inspiration from Converse's archives and lesser-known sports heritage, representing his personal growth as a skateboarder and refined taste in individual style. More specifically, the silhouette takes design details from archival models like the Converse Kangaroo, a track shoe, the All-Star Pennant, a cleat, and the Check Point, a tennis shoe, all while making the silhouette perfect for skateboarding. The thin and sleek silhouette will draw comparisons to turf shoes from adidas and Nike, but it remains in its field through the archival design language directly pulled from the Converse archives.
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