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Deconstructed: CONVERSE WEAPON CX

CONVERSE WEAPON CX

Splitting the left shoe from middle part

CONVERSE WEAPON CX A-A section

Separating the vamp and insole of right shoe

The independent shoe tongue is convenient for putting on and taking off. The soft lining improve the comfort level

The cow leather vamp is soft.

The thickness of the shoe head leather and rubber is about 5.03mm. It improves the protection.

The thickness of cow leather vamp is about 1.77mm.

The shoe-pad leather is similar to silica gel. It’s elastic.

The multi-layer composite insole fabric is filled with foam which improves the comfort level.

The insole fabric has 3 layers. The topside is thin mesh fabric. The middle interlayer is foam. And the bottom side is thick non-woven fabric.

The CX foaming material insole has lots of punching holes which reduce the weight and improve more deforming space.

All around the insole use upturning design which fix the feet in the shoes.

The forefoot sole uses 3 groove design on the force bearing point, which can save effort when exercising.

The stack-up progressive design increase the protection.

The divisional rubber outsole reduce the weight.

The upturning rubber on the arch position increase the stability.

The thickness of EUR42.5 outsole rubber of forefoot force pressing point is about 5.10mm.

The thickness of EUR42.5 heelpiece outsole rubber is about 5.44mm.

The thickness of EUR42.5 forefoot sole (insole+outsole) is about 21.95mm.

The thickness of EUR42.5 heelpiece sole (insole+outsole) is about 30.25mm. The drop height is about 8.3mm.

The unit weight of EUR42.5 is about 522.3g.

CONVERSE WEAPON CX  deconstructed parts

Deconstructed Report

Vamp: The black and white colorway is classic. The cow leather vamp looks great.

Insole: The thickness of CX foaming insole is about 3cm. The shoe-pad is elastic. It’s comfortable.

Overall: CONVERSE WEAPON CX keeps the symbolic design elements. After re-making, it looks more modern. The function is better. It’s also more fashionable and suitable for daily dressing.

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Unboxing and Closed Look: CONVERSE WEAPON CX

CONVERSE WEAPON basketball shoes were born on 1986. By virtue of its excellent comfort level and protection, it’s endorsed by the NBA players. Now CONVERSE WEAPON combines with CX creative technology, it creates the casual shoes CONVERSE WEAPON CX.

CONVERSE WEAPON CXThe black shoebox is printed with CONVERSE logo.

The shoe tag on the side of shoebox

The vamp is made of cow leather, and it’s covered with rubber. It’s durable.

The widened shoelaces are suitable for the integral design.

The shoe tongue and thick shoe collar are comfortable.

The side of vamp has CONVERSE logo. The ankle part uses classic Y-bar design to improve the later support.

The middle type design and classic black and white colorway looks attractive.

The unwrapping insole design is helpful for walking.

CONVERSE CX foaming material insole and upturning rubber on arch position increase the stability.

The insole is thick.

The thickness of EUR42.5 insole and outsole is about 38.54mm.

The divisional rubber outsole reduce the weight.

The axis of rotation on forefoot sole and transverse lines are saluting to the classic.

The shoe heel has CX logo.

The shoe-pad material is similar to silica gel. It’s elastic. The rhombus pattern on the reverse side improve the force of friction.

The length of EUR42.5 is about 277mm.

The width of EUR42.5 forefoot sole is about 96.82mm.

The thickness of EUR42.5 shoe-pad is about 5.10mm.

The non-woven material insole fabric is filled in padding to improve the comfort level.

The unit weight of EUR42.5 is about 522.3g.

The white shoe laces are thick and loose.

Choose your Weapon!

Overall
The reconstituted Converse Weapon CX salute to the previous series and also has innovation. It’s not only fashion and functional. The side is normal. The CX foaming material insole is comfortable. The height of insole is moderate. It’s very suitable for daily dressing.