These shoes are great for what the are, one of the last Weapons made from the OG design. They are far superior to the new Converse Weapon Skate except in one area: as a skate shoe. And even then, they are pretty close. The OG style, like this one is, is far more comfortable, more balanced (the new one is heavy in the back), and even works great as a basketball shoe, where you can ball old school. The gold laser lines on the shoe even depict the outlines of basketball players. The only downgrade for these shoes is that the lining in the shoe is a type of vinyl, which I noticed on other OG Weapons cracks over time. Other than that, it is a well put together leather shoe. Sizewise, the length of spot on, but the shoe does run a little wide.