These shoes were commissioned by a husband as a gift for his loving wife. They feature her name and initials, along with golden Swooshes and swirling flourishes. These custom made sneakers were painstakingly gilded in genuine 24 karat gold to produce the perfect gift for her birthday. A stylized emblem was created from her initials (R.R.) and gilded in place at the rear of the shoe; her first name was placed on the other side. Golden laces were used to accent the design.

Sole Brother Customs

Jor-1 is back online.

new updates coming soon.

but dont call that number

it's dirty.

i dont mean like dirtylicous

you know, like jenna j. dirty.

which is ok

if you like to pay for that.

im too cheap.

and plus

i'm a ladies man.

oh snap i cant believe i found these.

WHAT!

oh

no

u didnt!

2000Words X Evolved Footwear 

thats right!

first time collaboration.

Purple Rain Storm III. 

Two of the worlds most recognized sneaker customizers, SBTG and Methamphibian, got together to design a pack of New Balance sneakers for Leftfoot stores.

They worked almost an entire year on two New Balance 576's - the Heaven & Hell Edition. The Hell edition comes in black and the Heaven edition in white. In recent years New Balance has released countless sneakers with special materials and colors, thus the artists wanted to use just one color per shoe this time and create as much depth as possible with the sneaker panelling. 

The outcome is a regular black and white sneaker from far, incredible detailing when you get closer. These sneakers are not customs, but a collaboration with New Balance. The sneakers will be released in April at Leftfoot Singapore and Taipei, Undefeated Japan, Mita Sneakers and Atmos. Each colorway is limited to 444 pieces worldwide.

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from high snobiety 

when i saw the above vinyl doll eons ago.

i said to myself, "self, those shell toes look dope. lets make a pair." 

i never ended up making a pair, and then a bape x daft punk surfaced. 

ps long story short, those sucked.

so wah wah, time goes on.

and i find these factory mades on ebay.

and realize, their fashion time has passed.

i salute you adidas, job well done. 

As the Official Outfitter of the NBA, adidas will continue to celebrate the game with a variety of new footwear launches, custom all-star jerseys and apparel.

The adidas Pro Model, which was launched more than four decades ago. On Wednesday Feb. 13, adidas is set to launch globally both a new on-court version, the adidas Team Signature Pro Model, and the classic original adidas Pro Model with a specially designed limited edition All-Star design.

The adidas Team Signature Pro Model, will be the third installment of the Team Signature collection. Featured in two distinct color schemes, both hooking back into the 2008 NBA All-Star Game Jerseys: white/red/gold for the Western Conference and white/red/blue for the Eastern Conference.

Accompanying the on court shoes will be the classic adidas Originals Pro Model. Looking to honor the Brotherhood of the past, the adidas Originals team has created an All-Star specific adidas Originals Pro Model. This limited edition adidas Pro Model will come in two colorways: gold/red for the Western Conference and silver/blue for the Eastern Conference.

PUMA x No Mas First Round (LA)

 
PUMA and No Mas team up again with 4 new versions of the PUMA X No Mas First Rounds.  These limited edition hi tops further celebrate last year's exhibition "The Lottery",   which explored the ups and downs of Professional Basketball's draft.  The new executions take inspiration from the teams that have been impacted by it's unpredictability.  

The first is an LA inspired shoe that draws from the strong legacy of the Lakers. With high lights including black leather with purple embroidered lottery balls, three sets of laces with "No Mas" on the lace tips and the outsole. A very limited number of pairs will drop exclusively at UNDEFEATED Las Vegas, at noon, on the 13th. Just in time for those who will be attending MAGIC.

More detailed pictures after the jump.

from HS

PS

No Mas are close friends of mine, support their pockets and tell em i sent ya.

also if you are a sports fan, their blog is hands down the best sports blog period.

Buy HERE

Read HERE 

Well, some go this way, some go that way. But as for me, myself, personally, I prefer the shortcut

NFL playoffs are over, we will now resume our uninterrupted program.

Methamphibian is world renown for his art, design, and most of all his sneaker customization skills! For anybody who collects sneakers or follows Meth's work you can come to appreciate the details and time that goes into each individual sneaker he makes. In4mation will be releasing 5 shoes(Dunk Lows) by Methamphibian this Saturday the 9th of February! Instore release only...sizes are all different so first come first served. See details below...

from In4mants 

SICK!

if you arent a fan of james worthy, then you arent a fan of basketball.

props x a million to the king of sneakers 

I've restored three pairs now. This is what I've done:-

1) Remove stained laces, throw in bin (the staining is permanent, more hardcore than 80's smoothrite). Replace with circa 1970's/80's Nike laces if possible.
2) Remove unsightly midsole staining with magic eraser and copious amounts of acetone.
3) Strip the dirty staining from the suede with a rag and yet more acetone. Re-dye with suitably coloured suede dye.


This is the last pair I did:-

Before

  After

The swoosh and heal tab were stripped down and painted with off white angelus. The proper straight letter 'NIKE' was hand painted and some period laces replaced the stained efforts.

 by 157 on the  Crooked Tongues Forum