Since he started customizing sneakers EmmanueLabor has put some pretty sick designs together which have had a lot of people talking about his work. I know a lot of you were liking those Vitamin Water Air Force Ones posted awhile ago. You can always expect EmmanueLabor to think outside the box and spend the time designing the image in his head before any paints, fabrics or sewing machines are taken out and put to work. Its always been a pleasure to see what he brings to the custom sneaker industry. Until he drops something new and fresh i figured i would put up a throwback post of these custom Tear Away Nike Vandals which EmmaneLabor did for the NBA All Star Game Weekend in 2005 that took place in Denver. Just looking at these and seeing the craftsmanship and detail that has been put into them is amazing. Loving the way the fabric was cut with various sized holes here and there, specially the nice big opening at the top displaying the NBA All Star logo behind it. Once you tear away the fabric the design of sneaker changes to a ‘picture box’ display showing all the players that played in the NBA All Star Game that year. In my personal opinion these are one of my favorites by EmmaneLabor from back in the day but according to him they didnt come out as good as he personally would have liked them too. Check out more pictures after the jump and stayed tuned to updates on what EmmaneLabor does next.

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