The custom we are featuring this week truly started a revolution. A revolution in fabric customs and eventually “decon-recon” customs. We are not sure which came out first: the official denim SB Dunk or Methamphibian’s first denim custom, either way it was around the same time in ’02-’03. The popularity of Methamphibian’s customs sparked nearly…[Read More]
TRAGIKkicks: Summer Of Love
Inspired by one of the greatest music groups ever, The Beatles, and an amazing show in Las Vegas by CIRQUE DU SOLEIL which is inspired by The Beatles, TRAGIKkicks put together a solid custom. If someone can use this many colors and make it attractive then they have a very creative mind in design. Yes,…[Read More]
Weekley Methamphibian Throwback
The graphics customizers use today are nearly endless, but they had to start somewhere, right? One of the earliest graphics other than solid colors was an idea with a rich history and background: camouflage. Roughly around 2001 and 2002 was when Methamphibian started putting a basic black, grey, charcoal, and white camo pattern to the leather. Ever…[Read More]
Speechless: Abstract Days
We came across a new customizer by the name of Speechless on the Sole Collector Forums. The first work of theirs we are showcasing are based on the abstract art they like to create. These few pairs definitely have a distinct style that we can not really compare to any other customizer. Look out for…[Read More]
Van Customs: Wolverine Series
Van is the guy behind the most famous Barack Obama customs that are now made by the fake factories in every color ever imagined. Talented painter he is, that can be seen clearly in his run of Wolverine themed Nike Air Force 1s. More info on Van check out his MySpace: Van’s MySpace More pics…[Read More]
Masked Magician by hziii
Customizer hziii posted up his latest work, Masked Magician, featuring a character he created: It’s a silhouette of a magician wearing an oxygen mask. The idea of the mask was from a famous magician called “the masked magician” which I was a fan of from young. I wanted my magician to be unique from the…[Read More]
Mizzee: Friday the 13th 4.0 and Retrospective
Mizzee Customs made his first pair last spring for our buddy SneakFiend. 10 months or so later and its an actual Friday the 13th and the movie is released AND version 4.0 is complete. 4.0 is probably my favorite of them all just because of the foggy woods at night scene he recreated. The grey…[Read More]
Weekly Methamphibian Throwback: #2
Six years ago in 2003 was when these were released. These were Methamphian’s second retail collaboration, the first being with Prohibit NYC. Yet, I’m pretty sure these were his first mulitple pair release being out of Undefeated LA. Based of the iconic Nike Air Jordan III and the color of the Los Angeles Lakers these…[Read More]
Snakeskin on shoes is hard to mess up
Somehow, someway, snakeskin almost always looks good on shoes. Yet Nike definitely has messed up a few times especially on womens releases, while adidas almost always has snakeskin looking good. But what about customizers? Usually they know how to make it right. That is what lakebay2 of the NikeTalk Sneaker Art Forum recently finished up:…[Read More]
Old shoes can look new again………
Making old shoes look new again is one of many reasons people get into customizing. If you are starting out it is actually best to use old shoes since there is a good chance your going to do something wrong or make a mistake. When you do you will be happy you did not shell…[Read More]
