One of the characteristic seen among shoe customizers is more often then not they have multiple creative outlets. One of those customizers who this past year has widened his product offering has been Jake of JBF Customs. Known for his decon-recon shoe customization skills, Jake puts them to work on your run of the mill…[Read More]
This past weekend Shoes.TV host Charlie Neff caught up with Los Angeles, California based shoe customizer Jacob Patterson. You’ve likely seen and listened to Patterson on his YouTube channel: YouTube.com/JacobPattersonArt where he usually showcases each pair of custom sneakers he creates. In this video Patterson shares how he got started, what goes into a typical…[Read More]
Originally JGoods’ sneaker paint could only be bought if you purchased his entire Sneaker Customization Kit. Even then you were limited to five colors and having to mix any other colors on your own. Due to the kits popularity JGoods now offers single colors for purchase including: black, white, blue, red, yellow, orange, light blue,…[Read More]
Have you wished you could take some sort of class on how to customize shoes with hands on help from a veteran shoe customizer? Now is your chance this October 22nd to 23rd in Los Angeles, California with customizer Jacob Patterson of JacobPattersonArt.com. Taking place at the ThinkTank Gallery this two day event will include…[Read More]
Decon-recon customizer The Shoe Surgeon based in Santa Rosa, California is probably the first to break ice the when it comes to customizing the new Supra Skytop III skate shoe. These were created as part of the festivities for the 3rd Skytop’s release party at Factory 413 in Los Angeles earlier this month. A complete…[Read More]
Remember the uproar that people had against the Jumpman logo taking place of the Nike Air logo on the backs of Air Jordans III, IV, V, and VI? Years later Jordan Brand has continued to separate their branding from the Swoosh any way possible. What do you do if you love the nostalgic look of…[Read More]
Using your craft to help out others is something that can help you earn respect from those within your circle and those on the outside. In the aftermath of last years Haiti Earthquake many shoe customizers stepped forward to raise money for Haiti relief, the biggest being the NikeTalk Custom Shoe Auction that helped raise…[Read More]
Looking for great advice in regards to coming up with your custom shoe designs? Watch this video with Los Angeles, California based shoe customizer Jacob Patterson about his “Allegro and Livid” Nike Dunks inspired by Fast and Furious movies and the modded car scene. These shoes were a customer order Jacob had full creative freedom…[Read More]
The sense of accomplishment after an idea comes to fruition is always a great feeling, even more so when others truly appreciate the finished product themselves. That feeling was probably shared by Lupe Fiasco with his latest album titled LASERS and how budding shoe customizer Th3rtyse7n felt after finishing and showing off this pair of…[Read More]
Hybrids are the Frankensteins or mutants of the shoe world and these custom Nike Air Max Lebron 8 V/2 “Monster Mash” custom shoes by emmanueLabor are of the ultimate Nike Air Max combination. These were inspired by the the mouthpiece with fangs worn by Lebron and the Monster Air Max 95 made with 4 separate…[Read More]
