Converse CONS and SNEEZE Magazine Drop Skate-Ready AS-1 PRO Collab

The AS-1 PRO arrived with two distinctions before SNEEZE Magazine ever got involved: it is Alexis Sablone's first signature pro model for Converse CONS, and it is the first cup sole ever released in Converse's performance skateboarding line. When SNEEZE, the independently produced, poster-sized skate magazine running since 2008, decided to put its name on the shoe, it attached nearly 17 years of cult credibility to an already significant piece of skate hardware.

The collaboration dropped April 3 in two colorways at $105 a pair. The White/Black/Gum Honey (Style A16175C) features a premium patent leather upper, a material choice pulled directly from SNEEZE's high-contrast, oversized print identity. The Olive Submarine/Surplus Olive (Style A16176C) goes a different direction with a premium two-tone suede upper that mirrors the textural depth the magazine brings to its pages. Both pairs carry rubber ollie bumps and the rubber cupsole that makes the AS-1 PRO structurally unlike anything else Converse CONS has released.

Sablone, who is both a professional skateboarder and a designer, conceived the shoe to blend "attention to detail and passion for design with Converse heritage and modern technology for skateboarding." The most meaningful technical addition is the newly engineered coring built into the outsole for impact cushioning, a detail that reflects her dual identity as someone who actually skates the shoes she designs.

SNEEZE has been deliberate about which footwear collaborations it takes on. Sneaker News noted that "their attentive eye has meant they've been selective with their footwear collaborations," which gives this two-colorway drop more weight than a standard brand-meets-magazine arrangement. Founded with a stated mission to "expand the street-inspired culture of skateboarding to unexpected references, places and images," SNEEZE has built the kind of audience that reads every poster-sized page front to back.

The collab is available through Converse.com and SNKRS, with select retail partners including Tenant NY in New York City, Atlas Skateboarding, and Slam Jam internationally. Slam Jam lists the pair at $110 USD, a slight premium over the standard $105 US retail price. Sneaker Bar Detroit framed the release as "a two-pack of Alexis Sablone's AS-1 silhouette," which is accurate and undersells nothing: this is one of the more considered collaborative packages CONS has assembled, pairing a historically significant performance silhouette with a publication that earned its place in skate culture the slow way.