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Posted in December 17th, 2008
Ripp took a break from designing for outside clients and decided to make a pair of custom sneakers for his girlfriend. His girlfriend asked for a pair of customs with colors from her favorite treats, cotton candy and Popsicles. Ripp calls these custom Air Force Ones “Cotton Candy with a Popsicle,” highlighting the burst of [...]
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Posted in December 15th, 2008
Sneakers by Sean has returned with some custom Nike Dunks that turn the traditional zebra print on its head. The designer featured these customs on his Customsnkr.com blog linked here.
Instead of trotting out a tired black/white zebra print, Sneakers by Sean decided to create a black/blue pattern. The blue swoosh and laces stand out [...]
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Posted in December 14th, 2008
D@ Prince Customs created these kid’s Air Force Ones for a fan of the Thomas the Tank Engine series. The shoe’s name is based on the fictional island where Thomas and his friends have their adventures. D@ Prince showed these photos at the Nike Talk post linked here.
These Air Force Ones feature Thomas the [...]
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Posted in December 9th, 2008
Emmanuelabor used the Marvel villain Sandman as inspiration for these custom Dunks. The designer used the character’s striped shirt as well as his sandy body to create sneaker art that was fitting of the character’s evil behavior. His Enter the Sandman Dunks can be seen at the Nike Talk post linked here.
These Sandman-inspired Dunks [...]
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Posted in December 8th, 2008
KickerBockerGlory went back to the drawing board with a new pair of custom Nike Blazers featured at the Customsnkr.com blog linked here. These Blazers are based on the nebulae, stars and other sights seen in the night sky. His efforts weren’t in vain as the Space Jam Nike Blazers create a realistic depiction of space. [...]
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Posted in December 6th, 2008
D@ Prince got a request from his boss to customize a pair of Air Max 90s based on a character from Tiny Toon Adventures. The designer used Babs Bunny, the counterpart to Buster Bunny, as his inspiration in these pink-dominated Air Maxes. I found these photos at D@ Prince’s latest Nike Talk post linked here. [...]
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Posted in December 4th, 2008
Sole Junkie posted these custom Nike Blazers at his Customsnkr.com blog linked here. The designer took the Imperial Stormtrooper image from the Star Wars franchise as inspiration for his sneaker art.
These Blazers started out all white but ended up looking like the black/white uniforms worn by the Emperor’s troops. Sole Junkie painted the swoosh [...]
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Posted in December 2nd, 2008
Yassir Rais Creations recently placed these custom Nike SB Team Editions on his Facebook group linked here. The designer decided to return to nature by using the distinct look and color of a giant redwood tree as his inspiration.
Yassir started by painting the eyelets and the bottom of the middle panels in solid brown [...]
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Posted in December 1st, 2008
TheCrossCustoms is back in business with an homage to sneaker and apparel designer Team Methamphibian. The experienced designer used a pair of Vans high tops to create colorful sneakers in honor of his cutting edge contemporary. These photos were found at TheCrossCustoms Nike Talk post linked here.
The ACID Meth Vans feature checkerboard patterns in [...]
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Posted in November 30th, 2008
JBF used a customer’s personal design to create his latest pair of Nike Dunk Highs. These custom Dunks were created awhile ago but JBF has been too busy with other projects to post the Poke Dunk Highs. I found JBF’s Dunks at the Nike Talk post linked here.
The designer used a red/black colorway with [...]
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