Converse VS New Balance | Who Did it Best? 

I absolutely LOVE the 440 high..i have the all black ones...one of my favorite skate shoes!!

I'm pretty sure I had those Fastbreaks when I was 9 years old. Toebox was mesh and the star logo was red on the sides and the strip at the top was red. I've thought about getting them again just for the nostalgia aspect. I have the 440 high in black with the white stitching. LOVE them. I recommend them to everyone. The 3M on the back tab sticks out so much against the all black. I wish that artwork on the insole of Jake's shoe was somewhere on the outside of the shoe. Great selections, sir. And your shirt is distracting but I dig it! All the best - Gabby from DC

Need to try the fastbreaks for sure I love my Louie Lopez’s but my feet are starting to suffer lmao

Ill go for the Converse

I’m kind of torn because the NB looks like it has more padding around the ankle and on the sides of the foot for those flick tricks but the insole on the CONS is equally as important. Wish I could have the insole of the CONS on the NB. On foot the NB looks better to me as well. At the end of the day that insole wins out tho. Skating in the CONS and hitting the after party in the NB!

I think the Fastbreak Mids are an awesome Cons shoe. I bought the Carhartt WIP pair and the color didn’t look as good on my foot as I thought lol. They were pretty dang comfy and I feel like they would’ve skated well.

Very refreshing kicks

That T-SHIRT 🔥…I think i like the new balance more

For me I dig the cons more, really like the vintage vibes on it, the new balance for me just seem a bit plain but hey what do I know 🤷🏼‍♂️

Those New Balances look like a great skate shoe.

I like the converse better the 440 is too narrow for me. I have the Fastbreak pro mid x carhartt wip only downside is the sock liner is leather which makes it hard to get on.

The fastbreaks were worn by jordan in college

those new balance look sick

Cons are clean!

If I wear a 10.5 in Nike SB should I get a 10.5 in the Fastbreak or go down half a size? On the Cons site it says true to size and everyone seems to be very contradicting to true to size or not.

will these be on sale on the web store?

Really want to try those converse I was wondering if they are the same size as the chucks I’m a 9.5 in the high top ctas but I’ve heard Louie’s Lopez shoes you don’t have to size a full size down? None of my locals have the shoes so I could try them on sadly

Human beings!!🤯

Great video. brings back some memories as I had a pair of white Fastbreaks back when I played Freshman Basketball back in '84. I got them because they were cheap, especially than the all leather shoes like Nike that were being released and thought they were crappy in comparison. I remember the huge heel cap and that they were super lightweight and comfortable. I swear they had a different sole pattern than these retros. Could I be wrong or thinking of another pair of Converse?

Spoke to Jake about this shoe, it represents photography and it’s accessories. Well thought out collab with a story. Exactly how it should be.

really wish they brought back the fastbreak high… my favorite shoe

Is it ok to want BOTH? Asking for a friend.

Both are clean but I'm digging the converse

Hard to pick

I'm gonna admit I'm biased on this one because New Balance isn't owned by Nike so, New Balance did it best. Also, will it hurt for NBN to come up with more high and mid tops? That arch protection makes the difference between a weekend chilling with the homies, and a weekend recovering from a sprained ankle.

I copped the Converse fastbreak. I think they’re super clean and I’m a fan of Navy Blue’s music