Converse One Star CC Shoe Review/Wear Test

Converse One Star CC Shoe Review/Wear Test

By: Jason Lee

Initial Impression

Initially, when I put on the shoe I found it a bit awkward, being that the shoe’s shape is relatively narrow to a point where it felt like I was wearing pointed clown shoes; the toe smoothes out to an almost arrow head shape. As as result, the shoe fit strangely for my wide feet and caused me to feel generally uncomfortable in the flick and unsure about my foot placement on my board. The suede felt slippery at first, and it felt like my foot was missing the grip when I ollied. The grip however, felt below average at first. The lunarlon cushion, although very effective, hurt the shoe’s boardfeel significantly. Although not a large problem, the laces on the shoes seemed ridiculously long even when double knotted.

  1 hour of wear

  Tear that developed within the first hour due to a lack of double stitching.

Sizing

I recommend going a half size down for those with narrower feet, and potentially a full size down for those with wider feet. I would highly recommend trying them on at a store.

Shape

As mentioned in the initial impression, the shoe features a skinny toe similar to an arrowhead. The shoe widens out after skating it, potentially due to the material packing out, or expanding due to the trapped in heat and bare minimum material. This ended up causing a need to tie the shoe tighter after its initial break in period(increasing the length of the already long laces).

Durability

The shoe was very durable and a hole did not develop even when I hit the month mark of skating the shoe. This is possibly in part to what seemed like multiple layers underneath the shoe. Although the shoe has very barebones construction, it featured not just the suede all around but a rubber layer beneath as well as a mesh one. However, it is possible that the shoe may last a shorter amount of time due to the fact that I do not skate every day and sometimes I am filming as opposed to skating. Stitching was not too problematic but was very annoying being that the stitching near the laces came undone and exposed the rubber underlay of the shoe. This did not affect the durability of the shoe but did make the shoes shape and fit feel relatively looser. The laces did not rip throughout the weartesting process and this helped due to the toe cap being farther than if it had a wider shaped toe. The increased foxing tape and serrated like rubber that decorated the toe cap of the shoe also helped increase the durability of the toe. Even beneath the initial rubber is the black rubber underlay that lays beneath the suede and rubber.

    20 hours of wear

Breathability

The shoe lacked in breathability but the lunarlon helped in absorbing the sweat a bit. However, I did not experience swamp foot when I was skating. It should be noted that this weartest was done in weather that averaged 80-90 degree weather.

Grip/Support/Comfort

Support was good and added to the overall comfort of the shoe. The grip had about a break in time of a days worth of skating before the slipperiness of the shoe wore off. It felt similar to skating a regular non skate version of the Chuck Taylor. The tongue moved about on my non pushing foot, and it often ended up wedged to the left of my shoe. Although the tongue did not cause any discomfort due to its thinness, it was minutely annoying to have to readjust it. The collar padding creates a snug feeling around the ankle of the shoe, making me feel more “locked in” to my shoe per say.

    50+ hours of wear

Final Thoughts

Overall, the Converse One Star CC offers an good flick for those who enjoy a more pointed toe and have narrower feet. Although the shoe has an above average durability, it lacked in breathability and somewhat in comfort. The shoe could have benefitted from more breathability, faux stitching or double stitching, and a faster insole break in time.