I am pretty much at a loss for words on how much I love this custom. Amazing work by Hush. Almost unbelieveable. Not a full “decon-recon” just a skin put over the original leather. They look factory. Classic color are also so so so so clean.
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Customs made on Nike brand shoes.
D@ Prince: “Chapel Hill” North Carolina Tarheels Air Force 1s
So apologies for not posting up all the basketball related customs I said you would see for NCAA March Madness time. But because they won last night I decided to post up D@ Prince’s latest and last two versions of UNC Tarheel Air Force 1s. By the way that game was the most boring basketball game I’ve ever seen. At least Billy Packer was not there to obsess over UNC, Wake Forest, or say something else like calling a player a monkey. Televised sporting events need younger commentators and play by play guys, give some fresh talent a chance.
TRAGIKkicks – “MICKEY MOUSE” Disney Nike Air Force 1
Subtlety is a definite on these “Mickey Mouse” Nike Air Force 1 by TRAGIKkicks. They have great placement of Mickey Mouses design elements without actually having the characters face on the shoe. The red shorts, white buttons, yellow shoes, white gloves, peach face, and black ears. Even Minnie Mouse’s polka dots on the medial swooshes.
Nike PRod SB The Simpsons: Days Old Duff Customs
It was in 2007 when Vans collaborated with numberous artists and sneaker shops to release a run of a bunch of Vans sneakers with The Simpsons theme. Well that was the first thing that came to our mind when we saw these “Days Old Duff” customs by skateyourbeaters of NikeTalk. Cool concept for a Simpsons fan, especially on a vital part of the show, Duff Beer. The graphics could use a few more layers but the all over Duff print is a nice addition.
emmanueLabor: “Real Unoriginal” aka Kaws & Effect Dunks
The media attention U.S. artist “Kaws” is getting right now is insane. But that is an extremely important fact, visual arts have seemed to have taken a dip in mainstream exposure the past ten years or so due to the increase in the media’s attention to “other” current events. This past year has seen more artists in the news such as Kaws and Shepard Fairey, which is great to spread word of actual skilled artists considering how many things are created on computers in this time. Yet certain “cool” people complain when the mainstream gets hooked on certain “underground hidden secrets”. Why limit exposure to only the underground and “those in the know”? Why sell yourself short by not sharing your work as much as possible? This is planet Earth, art and all subjects should be able to be experienced by anyone who wishes. What does that have to do with these shoes by emmanueLabor? Everything.
Kaws started out as someone that is now known as being a graffiti artist. From those beginnings he educated himself, went to school, and took his skills and ideas to create the empire of art, products, and work we see today. These same opportunities are there for any person with a true passion for customizing sneakers. PaintorThread will be doing our part to help out any customizer that wants to reach the top, all while recognizing how this hobby started and grew over the past 10 years. EmmanueLabor is one perfect example of someone with the passion and respect for the hobby. That is the reason we frequently post his work. Enough talk, on to the shoes.
EL’s design is based off of Kaws’ release last year of denim with glow in the dark accents. The back panels, laces, and stitching all glow. Allowing EL’s placement of the Kaws artwork on the back panels to stick out in the dark.
