{"id":383140,"date":"2014-05-30T08:17:08","date_gmt":"2014-05-30T13:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=383140"},"modified":"2022-09-16T21:46:04","modified_gmt":"2022-09-17T02:46:04","slug":"converse-celebrates-cons-weapon-collection-in-toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/converse-celebrates-cons-weapon-collection-in-toronto\/","title":{"rendered":"Converse Celebrates CONS Weapon Collection in Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Converse is bringing back one of its most iconic models in a big way. The brand is reviving the <strong>Converse Weapon<\/strong>, which was the premier basketball shoe in the &#8217;80s for legends like Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. The retro return of the Weapon is reworked with a new shape and vivid color schemes that update the classic silhouette for modern movement. Converse held a special launch event in Canada last night, rolling out the new and improved CONS at Goodfellas Gallery in downtown Toronto. Many of the brand&#8217;s executives and designers were on hand to introduce the quintet of colorways that will look to bring new life to the silhouette. To celebrate the occasion, artists <strong>Vince Staples<\/strong>, <strong>El-P<\/strong>, <strong>Sheek Louch<\/strong> and <strong>Ghostface Killah<\/strong> all performed to a crowd of attendees on an All-Star stage. Get a first look inside of the event below, and stay tuned to Snkrs Day for much more from the <strong>Converse CONS Weapon<\/strong> launch event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Converse is bringing back one of its most iconic models in a big way. The brand is reviving the Converse Weapon, which was the premier basketball shoe in the &#8217;80s for legends like Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. The retro return of the Weapon is reworked with a new shape and vivid color schemes that update the classic silhouette for modern movement. Converse held a special launch event in Canada last night, rolling out the new and improved CONS at Goodfellas Gallery in downtown Toronto. Many of the brand&#8217;s executives and designers were on hand to introduce the quintet of colorways that will look to bring new life to the silhouette. To celebrate the occasion, artists Vince Staples, El-P, Sheek Louch and Ghostface Killah all performed to a crowd of attendees on an All-Star stage. Get a first look inside of the event below, and stay tuned to Snkrs Day for much more from the Converse CONS Weapon launch event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4655,"featured_media":383164,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1225464],"tags":[1218832,1359],"cultivate_rss":[],"class_list":{"2":"type-post"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.0 (Yoast SEO v24.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Converse Celebrates CONS Weapon Collection in Toronto | Snkrs Day<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Where to buy Converse Celebrates CONS Weapon Collection in Toronto shoes. 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