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Nike Lebron X “Meteor Shower” Customs by @KickassoKustoms

April 17, 2013

One could say you can blame Nike, but the outer space theme is here to stay in custom sneakers. The last year has seen many attempts from great to poor in effort to recreate the galaxy print seen on the official Nike Foamposite All Star release of 2012. The concept has inspired some to get more specific with the cosmic look and the most recent is this “Meteor Shower” Nike Lebron X custom by Kickasso Kustoms. Using the “Prism” Lebron X as his base Kickasso gave the colorful accented design’s charcoal Hyperfuse upper an arrary of airbrushed painting.

Nike Lebron X “Weatherman” Customs by @Sab_One

April 17, 2013

Last fall Sab-1 topped public opinion on the best KD IV “Weatherman” inspired custom with his take on the metallic green and doppler radar colorway upon the Lebron 9. With the release of another all black Lebron colorway for the X’s Sab1 decided to give the weatherman look another go. After prepping and carefully masking the Nike Hyperfuse material the customization started with the airbrushed painting of the metallic jade shade of green upon the black upper.

Adidas Crazy 8 “Python” by @JBFcustoms for @I_Am_Iman

April 24, 2013April 17, 2013

The jumps a few recon sneaker customizers have made in the past year have been huge. Moving away from the classic silhouettes of a Dunk or Air Force 1 to more technical sneakers. One who is steadily rising ahead of the pack of sneaker customizers in general is that of JBF Customs. His latest resume builder is a complete reconstruction of an adidas Crazy 8 retro for one of their signature athletes, Iman Shumpert of the NY Knicks.

Air Jordan V “Miami Vice” Customs by SmoothTip

April 24, 2013April 17, 2013

Coming up with a new never seen colorway is not easy for anyone at this point from Nike’s official designers to photoshop amateurs to sneaker customizers. But there is room to put a different spin on a supposedly overused color combo. SmoothTip took an often seen south beach look with these “Miami Vice” Air Jordan V customs. What started out as the Fire Red AJ V now has a hand painted gray upper from a previously all white leather.

Nike Air Max 1 “Skunk” by Dank Customs

April 24, 2013April 17, 2013

Taking his influence from 2010’s limited release Nike Dunk “Skunk” originally designed by skateboard artist Todd Bratrud, Jake of Dank Customs continues to conquer the customization of Air Maxes.

Cole Haan x fragment design Lunargrand Saddle “Knicks” Customs by Revive Customs

April 6, 2013April 5, 2013

Evan of Revive Customs got on Spike Lee‘s radar back in February 2013 with the release of the Nike Air Revolution “Radio Raheem” customs, inspired by a character in Spike’s film, Do The Right Thing. Soon after, he collaborated with Cole Haan on a pair of Lunargrand Wingtips that honored the history of the brand. Now, the trifecta is complete.

To celebrate the #1 Knicks fan’s birthday, we have the Cole Haan x fragment design Lunargrand Saddle “Knicks” Customs by Revive Customs. This time using the “Cole Haan & fragment design LunarGrand Saddle” as a base, Evan painted this New York Knicks inspired pair with a colorway

Air Jordan 3 “Cork” by District Customs

October 8, 2013April 1, 2013

The Nike Lebron 10 Cork was one of the most anticipated sneakers we’ve seen in a while and naturally that translates into inspiration for sneaker customizers. The most recent artist to tackle the Cork theme is District Customs with this pair of Air Jordan 3s. Taking the White Cement 3 as a base, District Customs spent 60 long hours engraving and painting the tumbled leather upper to resemble the porous cork material. The tongue, liner and mudguard feature a deep brown while the tongue liner has been dyed a wine-tone, continuing with the classy theme. DC also included reversible cork/gold dubres, designer wooden shoetrees, custom hand tags, and a custom engraved wooden slide box with a golden plate and leather strap.

Cole Haan x Revive Customs LunarGrand Wingtip

April 24, 2013March 22, 2013

If you thought customs were only for sneakers, think again. Revive Customs is making major moves with this sample art piece for Cole Haan. For those unfamiliar, Cole Haan is a fashion label founded in Chicago as a men’s footwear company. The company has since expanded into apparel, women’s footwear, belts, handbags, and various other high quality goods. Using the stylish leather LunarGrand Wingtip as a base, Evan of Revive Customs crafted this pair to pay homage to the brand’s history. “1928” on the vamps signify the year that the company was founded, and the numbers were painted onto cows that represent the high quality leather Cole Haan uses in their footwear. The designs seen covering the majority of the shoes, as well as the phrase “especially made for Cole Haan” on the heels, were inspired by shoe dressing boxes of the 1900s and other vintage accoutrements, a balanced marriage of old and new.

Nike Lebron X “Meteor Shower” Customs by @KickassoKustoms

Nike Lebron X “Weatherman” Customs by @Sab_One

Adidas Crazy 8 “Python” by @JBFcustoms for @I_Am_Iman

Air Jordan V “Miami Vice” Customs by SmoothTip

Nike Air Max 1 “Skunk” by Dank Customs

Cole Haan x fragment design Lunargrand Saddle “Knicks” Customs by Revive Customs

Air Jordan 3 “Cork” by District Customs

Cole Haan x Revive Customs LunarGrand Wingtip

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