Color Swap Saturday #1: UNDFTD, Salmon Toes, Tiffany and more

Brandon Laskowski — Sat, 18 May 2013 08:15:52 +0000

One of the easier “concepts” in the custom sneaker world is that of the color swap. It involves the customizing a pair of sneakers into a different colorway based on an officially released colorway of a different model of shoes. Even though the creativity needed to complete a color swap is basic, the skills needed [...]

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Air Jordan IV “Gold Digger” Custom by @DMC_Kicks

Brandon Laskowski — Fri, 17 May 2013 23:49:54 +0000

Is there any non-athlete that has a bigger impact on the sneaker world than Kanye West? The “Yeezy” colorway customs are rampant and non-news at this point but DMC Kicks gives a nod to West’s musical prowess of his 2005 single Gold Digger on this Air Jordan IV. These don’t entail a huge alteration as [...]

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Nike Air Max 1 “Dont Fuck With Texas” by Dank Customs

Brandon Laskowski — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:47:20 +0000

Do mess with Texas based customizer Jake of Dank Customs when it comes to customizing your favorite Nike Air Max retro. His latest customer request creation is full of the state of Texas pride. Starting with the red, white and blue colorway the midsoles were painted blue with black added to the groove lines. Upon [...]

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Nike Lebron X “He’s On Fire!” by BlackLion Customs

Brandon Laskowski — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:26:46 +0000

Will any team be able to cool off Lebron from getting his 2nd NBA Championship this June? So far it appears not. In celebration of the Heat’s 2013 playoff run BlackLion Customs created this custom titled after the classic “He’s On Fire!” line from the video game NBA Jam. The Lebron X has seen lots [...]

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Boston Strong Nike Air Force 1 Charity Auction by @FudaCustoms

Brandon Laskowski — Wed, 15 May 2013 23:08:59 +0000

After last month’s tragedy at the Boston Marathon Christian of Fuda Customs chose to use his growing customizing skills to show support of the bombings victims. He customized this originally all white Nike Air Force one with a skyline of downtown Boston, Massachusetts superimposed across a background of an American flag. Along the heels is [...]

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A Sneaker Customizer’s Library: Custom Kicks by MAKI

Brandon Laskowski — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:42:24 +0000

Coming up on being 5 years old Custom Kicks by MAKI is still a should-be-staple in any sneaker customizer’s library. Released in 2008 by the small design and illustration studio named MAKI based in Groningen, Netherlands and published by Laurence King Publishing this is the first book dedicated to nothing but sneaker customization. After customizing [...]

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Nike LeBron 9 Elite “US Open” Tennis Ball by @TwizzCustoms

Brandon Laskowski — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:00:10 +0000

Darn Nike they really sure know how to upset “sneakerheads” these days. Having Lebron and Kevin Durant, their two biggest basketball athletes, post up samples that’ll never see the light of day in sneaker store shelves across America. The next option for those sneakerheads are customizers if you haven’t figured that out yet. Taking inspiration [...]

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Adidas Superstars 80s “Dragons” Custom by @BenjiBlunt

Brandon Laskowski — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:47:49 +0000

Not much separates sneakers from the crowd more than a 1 of 1 custom design. Some customizers rely on small runs of multiple pairs usually lacking intricate detail while others make it their bread and butter to bring the detail in something only one person could have. Finally we’ve made the effort to share some [...]

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Nike Dunk SB Mid Ocelot Safari Custom by Twitch Customs

Brandon Laskowski — Wed, 15 May 2013 03:58:36 +0000

If anything is popular in sneakers this year it has to be animal prints. But doesn’t it seem like that’s been popular in some sense for years? Either way this custom stands out from your standard cheetah or leopard with the look of the ocelot. Ossawhut? It’s a dwarf leopard. But for a more interesting [...]

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Air Jordan XI low “CRÈME” Custom by @CaliKidDrew

Brandon Laskowski — Wed, 15 May 2013 02:26:09 +0000

The Air Jordan XI seems to be in a close competition with the Lebron X as the current it shoe among customizers(and their customers). With more releases this year scheduled and restocks of recent releases like the XI Playoffs aka “breds” we can only expect more customs. Times sure have changed as just as a [...]

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ComplexMag Art + Design: 20 Sneaker Customizers You Need To Know

Brandon Laskowski — Wed, 15 May 2013 01:32:30 +0000

The current amount of social media profiles that PaintOrThread follows that are considered “sneaker customizers” is over an average of 200 on each outlet. That total is growing everyday. Without some people choosing to customize regularly over years the hobby of customizing a pair of shoes by hand likely wouldn’t be able to be considered [...]

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Air Jordan IV “LeJordan” White Fire Red by @FreakerSneaks

Brandon Laskowski — Fri, 10 May 2013 15:46:15 +0000

The current great will always be compared to Air Jordan. Grant Hill, Penny Hardaway, and Kobe Bryant were the first few. Lebron came in with years of comparisons, so much that now kids coming in 10 years later are compared to Lebron. But will Lebron overcome Jordan or will he establish his own completely unique [...]

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The Best Iron Man Themed Custom Shoes

Brandon Laskowski — Sat, 04 May 2013 01:47:45 +0000

With a history of 50 years, 500+ comics, and now 3 feature films Iron Man is quite the accomplished comic book character. Apart of the Marvel Comics empire the red and gold superpower machine super hero is not just for comic book nerds. Sneakerheads have fully embraced the metal suit look of engineer billionaire Tony [...]

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Nike Air Max 1 “MF Doom” by Dank Customs

Brandon Laskowski — Thu, 02 May 2013 18:14:09 +0000

Last week we showcased Dank Customs take on a Doctor Doom theme Nike Air Max 1 as part of SAsneaksup 2013. For the same event and 4th year in a row Jake of Dank Customs put together a 1 of 1 custom that was raffled off at the event last weekend in San Antonio, Texas. [...]

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