Custom Sneakers
Top 10 Kanye West Shoes
Kanye West has had quite an influence on the sneaker community over the years. Hes had the opportunity to design his own signature sneakers with Nike, the Air Yeezys, as well teamed up with one of the todays most popular high end brands for the Louis Vuitton x Kanye West Collection. Kanye has also been the inspiration behind many custom sneakers designed by some of todays top sneaker customizers.
We have featured all these sneakers before but incase you missed them we have put together our top 10 (or more if you count every LV design) favorite Kanye West shoes. This includes the Yeezys, the Louis Vuitton sneakers and our favorite Kanye West inspired custom sneakers.
Click through the pages to check out all the sneakers which made the list. Please be advised that the list is in no specific order what so ever. Just cause one sneaker may come before another does not mean we believe it is any better then the other. All 10 of the designs are #1 in our books.
C2 x Leaders Nike Dunk High – Final Design
Yesterday we presented you with a preview image of the C2 x Leaders Nike Dunk High, a pair of Dunks which Leaders1354 commissioned C2 to produce. Now we can provide you with an official look at the completed design which is set to be released on August 21st.
Back in 2004 TY from Leaders reached out to C2 to have him design a pair of Nike Dunks dubbed Dunk 95 which used a gradient design similar to the styling on the upper of the Air Max 95. Due to the fact C2’s custom work will be winding down soon in order to concentrate on his sophomore year at the University of Minnesota TY decided to reach out to C2 to put together the Dunk 95 again, this time with them being somewhat more widely available.
For the most part the gradient design on the upper remains the same as the original pair C2 designed, however there are a few minor changes such as the shade of green now being Neon green. The mid-sole stitching which was simply white on the originals is now green and white and the inner lining is neon green to match the Nike Swoosh and laces.
The C2 x Leaders Nike Dunk High is limited to a total of 12 pairs and will be released on August 21st exclusively at Leaders. Follow the jump to take a look at the original Dunk 95 C2 designed for TY.
C2 x Leaders Nike Dunk Hi – Preview
C2, one of our favorite sneaker customizers who has been featured on Sneaker Obsession more then a dozen times takes on a collaboration involving Mr.Preview a.k.a. TY from Leaders.
So far Leaders has just released this teaser shot, and a few details about the release. The sneakers, which will be a pair of Dunk Highs will be released on August 21st at which time there will only be 12 pairs available. The design appears to have a gradient design similar to those on the Air Max 95 with Leaders printed on the heel.
Stay tuned for further details involving the C2 x Leaders Nike Dunk Hi.
Nike Dunk ‘Prison Blues’ Customs – More Pics + Release Details
We have obtained a few more images of the Nike Dunk ‘Prison Blues’ Customs which will be released this coming weekend by SBTG and Royalefam. A few of the images in the previous post, mainly the ones showing off the whole sneaker were of prototypes and lacked some of the finishing touches. These new couple of pictures also give us a look at the Prison Blues Nike Dunk Lows which we only catch a preview of before.
The customs Dunks are part of the Varsity Bones Collection from Royalefam which will be an ongoing collection, these Dunks being the first installment. The shoes will launch on the new RoyaleFam website this Sunday, August 9th at 10pm E.S.T.. Each shoe will only have 12 pairs available for sale, making for a total of 24 pairs in all.
Follow the jump to check out a shot of the Nike Dunk Low ‘Prison Blues’.
Nike Dunk ‘Prison Blue’ Customs
The Royalefam is getting ready to released a new pair of custom Nike Dunk Highs designed by the very talented SBTG. The latest creation is known as the Prison Blues. The custom Dunks feature the use of a ton of denim material throughout the upper with the stars and strips from the American flag on the mid-panel, toe-box and ankle panel. Theres also added text throughout the sneakers filling in the design such as “Block 048″ which represents a cell block. The sneakers also feature added details and logos throughout the upper as well as a full zip lace cover with a design of train tracks on it. Wrapping up the design are custom tongue tags with one of them saying Blues and the other with 048 referring to the cell block again.
To our understanding there is also a pair of Prison Blues Nike Dunk Low but at this time we do not have full size pictures of those. You do however see them in some of the preview images provided after the jump. Make sure you stay tuned for updates on those.
The sneakers are limited to 24pairs and will go on sale August 9th, 2009 at 10pm EST on the RoyaleFam website. More preview pictures follow after the jump.
Nike Air Force 1 ‘Pixel Fade’ Customs
With the recent posting of pixelized designs such as the Nike Blazer ‘Tecmo Bo’, Nike Sky Force ‘Tecmo Bo’ and the Lacoste Dot Fade Pack there is no better time to bring you the latest custom sneakers to emerge from JGoods.
Our friend Jon from JGoods did over a pair of Nike Air Force Ones which he has dubbed ‘Pixel Fade’. The shoes feature a blue pixel design on the heel panel that fades from back to front getting lighter and lighter as it creaps up the sneaker before turning completely white. The edges of the pixels are so smooth they give you the vibe they were factory made and done up with a machine but in fact they were hand painted by Jon. The Nike Swoosh and heel tab are both dripped in gold to create a nice contrast that really helps to break up the pixel design and bring the whole shoe together. The attention to detail is unparalleled as the shoes are outfitted with custom 1 of 1 JGoods insoles and tongue tags which read, “This particular pair is a one of one. That means none before it and none to come. Sincerely, JG (hand signed).”
Follow the jump to take a peek at some more detailed pictures and hit up JGoods now for all your custom footwear needs.
