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Nike Air Jordan VIII influenced custom sneakers

July 23, 2009

What is EmmanueLabor cooking up? Mmmm?

July 21, 2009

Mizzee Customs: Skittles Blazer Hi

July 18, 2009July 17, 2009

Debuted at this past weekends International Sneaker Battle at which Miss Saigon won Best Customs, Mizzee Customs had a table with these beautiful Skittles Blazer Hi. Made for a customer Mizzee again showcased his affinity for the airbrush with an impeccable six color fade cheetah print. The print was accented by choosing a purple soled Blazer and adding a glossy black on matte black ghost cheetah print on the toes and fat swooshes. It is pretty hard to mess this design up but that is only if you can get such a great fade and very few customizers can mimic the Miz on this one. Oh and remember those Busy P Nike Air Force 1’s? I think they’d look better as an Air Max 90………..don’t ya think? I wonder what DJ Klark Kent thinks? Mizzee let the audience know what the man thought!

Mizzee Customs MySpace

Sole Heaven: Nike Air Scandeezy

June 22, 2009

So you did not get a pair of the Yeezy’s? I think these are the closest thing yet aside from some fakes. The crew at Sole Heaven took the Nike Air Scandal and added some off colors of the Yeezy’s to release a 1 of 1 custom called the “Scandeezy”. The name makes these better already. For your own pair email: [email protected]

3R Carbon Fiber Mercurial Vapor Dunk Low

October 24, 2013April 28, 2009

So last week we showcased the insane Dunk low by Hush Fabrications using the carbon fiber like vinyl. Funny thing is that Sole Jest3r of 3R customs came out with a very similar design though they are a full “decon-recon”. Jest3r based his design of the extremely expensive carbon fiber Nike Mercurial soccer boot. Accented with a pink and purple lenticular swoosh that really pops against an entirely black background.

3R Customs Website

Union NYC x Nike Dunk High Challenge looks eerily like C2’s Customs

April 14, 2009

Hold up. Okay I knoooooooooowwwww Nike created the Air Tech Challenge II many moons ago, well Tinker Hatfield working for Nike for you specifics out there. Of course Nike has every right to use the original designs in new ways and customizers really have zero legal backing to say they made a design first in one of their customs, especially if they are using Nike’s creative elements and Nikes shoes as the base. Though there is a big and obvious “but”.

You have probably seen the recent pics this week of a collaboration between Nike and the shop Union NYC that is a mash up of a Dunk, Air Tech Challenge, and maybe something else. The shoe is kinda creative since it takes design elements of the original Agassi Air Tech Challenge and its black and pink breaking fade print. BUT it was also creative about 4 years ago when c2 customs was inspired by the original Air Tech Challenge in his design on the Nike Air Force 1. Yes, I’ve already stated Nike created the design elements and can do whatever they want. But I would not believe ANYONE involved in this “collabo” if they said they had no idea of c2’s customs. Especially since c2 has made numerous colorways and a pair for one of Nike’s rather upscale account store owners Ty of Leaders1354.

See any resemblance? Hmmm I do. Oh except for the mind blowing aesthetics of the camo liner. Genius.<puking sound> Oh wait, what?</puking sound> Oh yeah, now I feel better.

C2’s Website