Converse’s basketball strategy at the time was to outfit a wide range of the league’s best players in their premier sneaker. Magic and Bird — who were biggest rivalry of the NBA at the time, made even bigger by the fact that they played for two franchises that hated each other: the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics — appeared in advertisements under the header “Choose Your Weapon,” and both were outfitted with colorways of the sneaker that reflected their respective teams. it made sense that two of the biggest names in basketball would propel the Weapon into the upper echelon of NBA sneakers.

After the Air Jordan line took off in popularity, the Weapon — much like the players that wore it — faded from the limelight. Today, only the most ardent sneakerheads or basketball fans will know what the Converse Weapon is and what it represented, while in the ’80s it was one of the most popular basketball models.

Fast-forward 40 years, and Converse has recently relaunched the Weapon as part of its CX line. Part of the relaunch includes a range of collaborations, the first of which is with Rick Owens. The Lord of Darkness, through his DRKSHDW label, has turned up the chunk on the already-bulky silhouette, giving the "TURBOWPN" an unmistakable Rick twist.