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]
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]
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]
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]
Today was the 1st “Colour Remix: Sneaker Customizing 101″ workshop with SBTG for Vitamin Water. Taking place in Singapore at the Vitamin Water Pop-up store at ION Orchard Mark Ong aka SBTG instructed 12 participants on the basics of sneaker customizing in a 3 hour session. The group was broken into partners who each worked…[Read More]
University of Minnesota student Chris Hui aka C2 was recently put to the test by his school to create a pair of custom sneakers for the school’s mascot Goldy Gopher to wear during the 2010 NCAA Mascot Competition at Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Chris explains how the Minnesota student body and the crazy game…[Read More]
Here is a look at 4 of the latest custom shoes by Phoenix, Arizona based shoe customizer Sloth. Using his usual base shoe brand, canvas Vans, Tim Ham aka Sloth has continued to stay true to his signature design style of bright vibrant colors with bold black line work. His effort toward focusing on a…[Read More]
Hollywood, California based shoe customizer My-Ties put the mobile communication market’s most famous cell phone into custom shoe form. Taking roughly 46 hours, My-Ties hand painted the numerous details of the Apple iPhone, the Iphone’s home screen and the icons of the customer’s favorite iPhone apps on a pair of Adidas Stan Smiths. The medial…[Read More]
Shoe customizer Anna Fleischer, a student at the University of Missouri, recently had an article published with a Vox Magazine an affiliate of the Columbia Missourian newspaper. Fleischer goes into detail about her shoe customizing which she began in 2004. She was even one of the select artists featured in the book Vans Off The…[Read More]
If you are in and around LA this Saturday February 20th I suggest you sign up for this custom kicks workshop with Jacob Patterson and Sole Junkie at the Hammer Museum put on by the Hammer Student Association. Sign up quick space is extremely limited: 16 participants and one pair of Nikes deconstructed into 16…[Read More]
