Custom Sneakers
Nike Dunk High “Die, Die, My Darling” Customs
When it comes to custom sneakers the team over at Royalefam is defiantly on top of their game. Not only does the brand put together some of the wildest customs but they do so in quantities, making more then just 1 pair and allowing multiple consumers with deep pockets the chance to get their hands on a pair.
Doing a little something for Valentines Day the crew at Royalefam put together the “Die, Die, My Darling” Nike Dunk which to say the least isn’t your usual Valentines Day release. According to Royalefam “Die, Die, My Darling is a Bloody Valentine love story featuring the legendary pin-up girl of the Memphis Belle B-17F flying fortress warplane, Sawtooth nose art, red rival camo, bullet hole print and Valentine blood rose.” The Valentine blood rose graphic is evident on the heel of the left sneaker with the words Dead End Girl printed in white just below it. The Memphis Belle B-17 flying fortress pin-up girl is seen used on the wing of the right sneaker laying in a pool of blood with a bullet hole graphic giving you story that this poor girl has been murdered in cold blood. Not the Valentines Day present she was expecting I would imagine.
Defiantly an interesting pair of sneakers. Not something I think I would wear, but as a collectors piece these are pretty dope and you can’t knock the detailed artwork Royalefam put into these and each pair produced. Keep in mind that this design was replicated on a few sneakers. It’s hard enough to do it on one, nevermind a multitude of em.
A total of 16 pairs of the Nike Dunk High “Die, Die, My Darling” Customs have been produced, with each pair individually numbered and costing $650. If your feelin em and you can front that kind of money for a pair of custom sneakers get yourself a pair now through Royalefam, otherwise follow the break to check out some detailed photos of the shoes.
Nike Dynasty Hi “Ele’Mint” Customs
The Fresh&Fly Customs crew just hit me up with some images of a brand new pair of custom kicks one of the members recently finished up. From Desp1 of Fresh&Fly Customs comes this Nike Dynasty Hi dubbed “Ele’Mint”. Starting with a pair of Quickstrike Dynasty Hi’s Desp1 went about giving the sneakers a two-tone Grey base with an elephant print included on the lace and toe panels, and heel strip. He then
added in some black on the toe cap and heel panel. Jumping right out at ya are nice hits of Mint on the Swoosh and quarter heel. The detailing used within the elephant is crazy. I gotta give my respect to Desp1 for that. A lot of attention to detail is shown there, and it’s defiantly made up for a pair of custom sneakers which I personally feel could pass for an official Nike release. Well done Desp1.
If your lucky enough to wear a size 9.5 and your interested in buying the Nike Dynasty Hi “Ele’Mint” Custom designed by Desp1 you can get em now through eBay. Throw in a bid or BIN for $160 and call it a day. Keep in mind these will never be reproduced so if your feeling em and can fit em don’t pass em up. Click here if you need to get a closer look before making a final call.
Nike Blazer “Walking on Water” Customs
Back in November 2009 we gave you a look at the Nike Dunk Low “Walking On Water”, a pair of custom sneakers designed by Diversitile. Many of you had great things to say about the sneakers, as did I which is why the again appeared in our Top 20 Custom Sneakers of 2009.
With all the great feedback they’ve received on the sneakers Diversitile decided to take the Walking on Water theme to another level with version 2.0 utilizing a pair of Nike Blazers as the base. The Wii Nike Blazers i believe. The shoes feature the same design scheme as the Dunks with the water pattern applied to the sole unit and the rough current seen splashing up onto the base of the upper. The orange trim outlining the Nike Swoosh I believe is part of the original shoe, the teal stitching throughout though was added in by Diversitile to further accent the upper.
The sneakers were produced in a size 9.5 and are still available for purchase so if your interested in em hit up Diversitile now to speak prices and shipping. We can’t guarantee it at this time but a little birdie told us that there may be a run of about 6-10 of these made in the future in an assortment of sizes. So if you can’t fit the 9.5 and your interested in getting the sneakers in another size make sure you keep it locked to Sneaker Obsession for any upcoming details and a more widely available release.
Until then click here to peep the detailed photos.
Nike Dunk High “Graffiti Explosion” Customs
Diversitile, the company responsible for lacing people up with some of the freshest custom sneakers presents us with a look at their latest project they recently finished. Back in December Diversitile was commissioned by an unnamed company in New York to customize some of their products and a pair of Dunks to be displayed at a convention. The company provided some DJ headphones and an iPhone case and Diversitile fronted the Nike Dunk Highs dubbed “Graffiti Explosion” which he completely redesigned with some eye popping designs. The frontal, lace panels and heel panel all consist of attentive graffiti graphics with a multi-colored camo like pattern applied to the toe-box and mid-section. The same designs were then added to both the headphones and iPhone case to make for a nice little collection. I can’t say I would personally ever rock these but as a collector piece these are defiantly on point. Diversitile is always killin up with the attentive designs.
For a few more detailed photos click here.
Nike Air Flight Lite “Buzz Flightyear” Customs
I may be in my mid 20’s but the kid still lives in me and truth be told I can’t wait to see Toy Story 3 which is due to hit theaters this year in June. I know I’m not the only one around my age who feels this way cause when that 3D double feature showing Toy Story and Toy Story 2 was playing in theaters there were more people there between the ages of 18-30 then there were kids younger 10, so there’s denying Toy Story is a favorite of the young and old.
Apparently sneaker customizer ST!ZO is a Toy Story fan as well as he presents use with the Nike Air Flight Lite “Buzz Flightyear” which is an extremely dope pair of custom kicks. Taking the Air Flight Lite White/Citron ST!ZO redesigned the sneakers in such a way where you would swear they were officially licensed by Disney Pixar. We don’t wanna give away to much in the form of words cause ST!ZO put together a special video which is shown above to present to sneakers to you.
After you check the video above click here to check out some photos of Nike Air Flight Lite “Buzz Flightyear” Customs designed by ST!ZO.
Nike Dunk Hi “Black Mamba” Custom by Brad Douglas
Last week we showed you a pair of custom Nike Dunks designed by sneaker customizer Twitch which consisted of a design inspired by Kobe Bryant’s nickname, The Black Mamba. A lot of you on Twitter had plenty of good things to say about the sneakers, so we”re pleased to present with another Black Mamba inspired custom, this time designed by our friend Brad Douglas.
For his version of the Nike Dunk Hi “Black Mamba” Brad wanted to put together a simple design which didn’t over do it but yet still was able to bring out the Black Mamba theme with a Lakers-esque colorway. Getting the job done and doing it with style Brad applied black snake skin leather to a good portion of the upper with yellow leather applied to the frontal and lace panels to accompany the yellow outsole. A touch of purple suede on the Nike Swoosh and purple “Black Mamba” tongue tags add some nice contrast to the black snake skin base and wrap up the Lakers inspired color scheme. For sure a dope pair of customs with some real clean stitching around the edges.
Click here to check out a few more shots of the Nike Dunk Hi “Black Mamba” Customs designed by Brad Douglas and let us know what you think about em.
