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Mannie McFly Hyperforce AF1s
Just the other day i was talking about EmmanueLabor when i posted his Custom Tear Away Nike Vandals which were designed for the 05′ NBA All Star Game and mentioning how i was waiting until he dropped a fresh new pair of custom sneakers. Well here we are 3 days after that post with a brand new custom from EmmanueLabor. Since the Nike Air McFly Hyperdunks are a much sought after item and very hard to get your hands on EmmaueLabor figured he would go about creating his own, with the EmmaueLabor twist of course. These are called the Mannie MyFly Hyperforce 1s and before anybody asks ‘Whos Mannie’ lets get it straight from the get go. EmmanueLabor is known by the nickname Mannie by alot of people, so instead of Marty McFly you now have Mannie McFly. It has a ring to it. The speckle design on the original McFly Hyperdunks is found on the sole but here EmmanueLabor decided to lay it down on the lace panel and heel tab instead. The tongue has been stitched up in white mesh and there has also been a pair of tongue tags added which are almost an exact duplicate to the original tags on the McFly Hyperdunks. Not an exact match but about as close to the originals as anybody is going to get. To finish off the whole design EmmanueLabor made some custom panels for the upper to carry the same grid design as the Hyperdunk. Personally speaking i feel like something is missing, but at the same time i could see myself rockin these in a heart beat. EmmanueLabor always knowns how to catch your attention and thats actually what hes done right here with these Air Force Ones Hyperforce 1s. While doing these EmmanueLabor decided he wasnt really 100% pleased with the way they were coming out and had noticed where he could of improved the overal design so instead of scrapping the work he put into these already he decided he would make a pair of Mannie McFly Dunks as well. Stay tuned to Sneaker Obsession to catch the pictures of the Mannie McFly Dunks when they are officially reveled and make sure you check out the rest of the pictures of the Hyperforce 1s after the jump.
EmmanueLabor Website: Here
New Era: Cleveland Indians Hat
Continuing to add to their custom New Era fitted hat collection Rock-N-Jocks just dropped this new Cleveland Indians cap done in the colors of the Cleveland Browns. Rock-N-Jocks resides in Ohio so they are releasing this just in time for the Cleveland Brown training camp session which start July 23rd. This hat is all brown with a tennessee orange bill. The crooked ‘C’ logo is in tennessee orange and outlined in white. The back of this hat has the M.L.B. logo in brown, orange, and white. Only 30 of these were produced so head on over to Rock-N-Jocks now to get yours. Dont forget about the New Era Hat Sale currently going on at Rock-N-Jocks. You can save 15% off all New Era hats until July 19th with promo code RNJSO44.
Ice Cream Board Flip ‘P’ Customs – Made for Pharrell
Skateboard P, otherwise known as Pharrell is shown above holding a pair of custom designed Ice Cream Board Flip IIs which were specially designed for him. Fellow sneakerhead Pharrell reached out to designer JGoods to work on this project and add yet another custom sneaker to his ever growing collection. Working with an Ice Cream Board Flip as a base isnt something JGoods is all that familiar with but being a man of many talents he was pretty confident he could get the job done. Plus, how do you say no to somebody like Pharrell when they reach out to you for a job like this? You dont, you just make it happen and get the job done, which JGoods clearly did here. Besides for the obvious green, black and white checker pattern JGoods added an ice cream design which is shown dripping down all around the top of the sneaker. You take notice to it all the way up the lace tab, around the ankle and out to the back on the heel. The dripping ice cream design also found its way to the top of the tongue too. Im sure Pharrell was more then pleased with the final results as JGoods put in a lot of time and effort to make them truly unique and clean for the hip hop mogul. These puppies cost Pharrell a whopping $1,100, but what do you expect for such a quality job like this. More pictures of all the details follow after the jump, check em out to see that dripping ice cream design up close.
JGoods Website: Here
Nike Windrunner “Elephant” Customs
We dont see to many Nike Windrunner TR II custom sneakers being designed so today i figured i would present to you these ‘Elephant Windrunners’ by Ghettro. One of the main things you will notice right off the bat is the signature Air Jordan cement/elephant pattern which was included on one panel that makes up the lace tab. The perforated material which covers the tongue and mid panel is nylon which Ghettro cut from a Suns jersey and stitched up to the sneakers. Theres has also been a nice little feature thrown into the mix to make these custom Windrunner sneakers pop even more but im not gonna ruin the surprise for you by telling you. Your gonna have to check out the rest of the shots after the jump to see what im talking about. I know inquiring minds wanna know so hit that jump link, its not something you are easily gonna be able to look past.
Ghettro Email: Here
Ghettro Email: ghettrocentricity@gmail.com
Throwback: Nike Vandal Tear Away ‘NBA All-Star’ Customs
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.
EmmaneLabor Website: Here
Supra Skytop ‘Apollo’ Custom Sneakers
Today i bring you the first pair of custom Skytops to ever be featured here on the site. FLD Designz out of St. Louis is responsible for laying out the sick graphics on the Supra Skytops which are dubbed Apollo. The use of teal, black and white usually always tends to be a nice color combo and that matched with the crazy brown, black, gray and white abstract pattern is sure to attract a couple eyes on the streets. It sorts of almost reminds me of an animated wood design you would see in a cartoon but then again you have those 3 random white dots throw into the mix to give it a little something extra. The overlapping ring design in gray is pretty cool too. Overall id have to say i would personally rock these myself, the work is top quality and the designs are pretty smooth with how they are laid out. Im liking the tongue too with the way the middle was painted black and just the thick white outline was left around it, thats a nice look. I love the fact people like FLD Designz are working with different bases besides the usual Air Force Ones or Nike Dunks, its brings a nice variety to the industry. I hope in the future we can feature some more custom Skytops here on the site for you along with anything and everything cuztomizers wanna throw out there. Check out more detailed pictures after the jump.
FLD Designz Website: Here
