Starting off small, so far PaintorThread.com has been able to provide photos and informaton on custom shoes, customizers, and events. I’ve been able to get to know a few customizers better through interviews and start a routine Custom Shoe Contest. Honestly this is only the beginning. The main goal of the site is to spread…[Read More]
One question many customizers have probably been asked is “what do the shoe companies think about your work on their products?” So far there has been zero accounts of anyone facing any legal trouble from companies or from owners of licensed images, graphics, logos, etc. Essentially it is the same process of people fixing up…[Read More]
We really think custom shoes are cool and all…..but….most of the time there is more to the story than just the finished design. Behind the finished piece you have where the idea comes from, creating the design, finding the base shoes, the actual process of customizing the shoe, shipping, getting paid(hopefully), delivering the shoe, the…[Read More]
A great discussion on based on that question has just gotten started at the: Sole Collector: Customs & Restorations Forum. A great question it is. Someone who customizes just for themselves must have a certain amount of excess income to spend on materials and base shoes to work on. Those that customize for money can…[Read More]
