Customs made for men
Before the year is over there may not be a theme that the Nike Lebron X hasn’t been customized with. Known for his solid air brush work Kickasso Kustom Sneakers brings a Green Lantern theme to life for a very noticeable pair of custom sneakers. What started out as the already neck-breaking “Neon” Lebron X became slightly toned down taking advantage of the bright neon yellow upper.
Who would be surprised if the entire Heat team is decked out in a pair of Mache Customs soon? Well it might not happen in a game as supposedly Nike shot down Lebron wearing Mache’s Iron Man 3 custom shoes. But the marketers at Li Ning are obviously open to the idea as last night Dwayne Wade wore his Way of Wade titled “Gradient Peel” 1 of 1 design customized by Mache against the Atlanta Hawks.
Simplicity can give new life. Noldo Customs revived a worn pair of Air Jordan 11 Retros in the black and red playoff colorway. Or as they are nicknamed “breds” but the now blacked out breds received no more than a painting of their previously white midsoles.
He wore them on the sidelines of a Brooklyn Nets game now he shares the custom sneakers’ story via his website LifeandTimes.com. That he is Jay Z and the sneaker is the Air Jordan 1 Brooklyn Zoo by PMK Customs. Released last year in a very limited amount of 10 pairs for somewhere around $2500 each the full decon-recon customs feature the real skin and leather of 9 different animals. Check the video below to see how the idea came about and how PMK Customs works with a company called American Shoes to bring the idea to life.
Just when the world was getting introduced to Google’s Glass now they have a custom talking adidas shoe. At SXSW 2013(if you don’t know, find out) in Austin, Texas Google has released a pair of formerly black and white Adidas Originals AR 3.0 whose stripes are decked out in Google’s signature primary + green color scheme. Namely the first part of Google’s Art, Copy, & Code program the shoes were created along with artist Zach Lieberman and interactive collective YESYESNO.
Nike Roshe Runs have continued to grow in popularity since their successful launch last year. The model went from basic colorways in limited quantities to what now seems an endless array of shades, patterns, and materials. Jeremy Hedin, better known as @whatthekicks, commissioned Emilio “PK” Zuniga to create a pair that transcended what we’ve seen so far from the running shoe.
When Evan of Revive Customs is not painting, you can probably find him around Brooklyn, digging in crates to find the perfect vinyl for his collection. He loves music almost as much as he loves sneakers and a glimpse at his eclectic mix of records verifies that. Somewhere amongst Issac Hayes’ “Hot Buttered Soul,” The Chamber Brothers “New Generation,” and Quincy Jones’ “Walking In Space” lies the inspiration for this pair.
Sekure D has a painting style that is unmistakable. His latest creation, a pair of Nike Dunk Highs, was created for a DJ in Dubai named Mister Outlaw with the request that the pair had a “graffiti feel but was still classy and clean.” The result is this subdued color palette (compared to Sekure D’s previous work) of black, white, and grey tones, with pops of gold on the swooshes, mid-panels, and heels.