PaintOrThread.com's Custom Sneaker Chronicles

The podcast discussion covers the subset of sole swaps! Topics include where sole swapping began, a bit of how to begin swapping soles, and the act of combining to brands into one pair of sneakers.

In episode 8 of the Custom Sneaker Chronicles, we chat a bit about the first couple weeks of custom work from March 2017. To start, we examine a bit of the Pizza Hut-themed sneakers you may have seen floating around the Internet. Word is they were the work of The Shoe Surgeon who has built his brand through customizing sneakers. Next, we take on the re-release of the Nike Air Max 1 Atmos whose elephant print and jade blue Swoosh have spawned a few customizations of their own. These Atmos inspired customizations also gave speculation that we would see that transition made for the Air Jordan III that accompany them for this March release. To finish we continue by each sharing a pair of customs we liked from the recent week.

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Below you'll find the list of customs that we discussed during the cast and the respective artist responsible:

1:00, Pizza Hut's Pie-Top sneakers. Created by The Shoe Surgeon

6:30, Atmos Air Max 1 and Air Jordan III official Nike releases from 2017.

7:51 The Air Jordan 3 Atmos custom inspired by the Atmos AM1 by PKZuniga in 2014

16:20 Kanye West College Dropout Nike Cortez themed custom by @ItsTheManster

18:15, 1980s Cartoons Vans Slip Ons custom painted by @Lucha_Loafers

22:10 The Air Max 1 Atmos upper swapped with an adidas Boost sole by @kride_lab.

We started the Custom Sneaker Chronicles podcast back in 2013. From there until 2015 we never held up our end of the bargain, only recording 6 episodes. Yet, we still feel there is a lot to talk about in custom sneakers, so the time do so is now. There has been a fair amount of growth the past year for sneaker customization and we continue to see new work show up online. The goal of this site and our podcast has always been to set a standard for what a quality custom is and what deserves recognition over the majority. So picking up the podcast we start out with a topic that seems to have been all over Instagram for 2017 and that is customs taking on the Louis Vuitton and Supreme collaboration. We talk about why it's been popular and what decision you should make as a customizer when it comes to a popular hype theme such as this. Later we cover a bit of adidas attention to customization for recent marketing and we have a few other random sneaker discussions. We end with our thoughts on a few customs that stood out to us in recent days.

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Below you'll find the list of customs that we discussed during the cast and the respective artist responsible:

14:30 Supreme Camo Nike Air Force 1 SF by Sab_One

Corita Kent Rainbow Wash inspired Nike Blazer by Sab One

18:52 Tobin Bridge Nike Dunk by Sab One

19:53 Grateful Dead themed Nike Air Max 90 custom by jwdanklefs

20:00 LA themed Nike Air Max 1 by jwdanklefs

26:30 What The Legends Air Jordan 1 by MalcomGarret

46:50 The Custom Swoosh Nike AD by Carson Custom Kicks

47:40 Missoni adidas Ultra Boost by JBFcustoms

 

Wolverine adidas NMD by jwdanklefs

Whether you've been customizing sneakers for over a decade or are itching to give customizing a shot this podcast should definitely get you more excited about where customs have come and what might be ahead. In this talk Mike Miscannon of @RedRibbonRecon and myself sat down with Los Angeles based customizer and art gallery manager Jacob Patterson. Patterson's custom sneaker work is recognizable for the documentation on YouTube that he shared when he started in the mid 2000s. Over the past couple years he has moved away from customizing as his main focus while still working on occasional projects that come about as the result of living in a city such as LA.

We chat about Patterson's entry to customs, some of his significant work with recognizable people and brands, and his goals for the future of customs. Below are specific customs of Patterson's that are mentioned and a few others from different artists.

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Find Pattersons work online here:

@jmjpatterson and JacobPattersonArt.com 

AF1 by Andre Trenier that inspired Patterson to customize.

Custom cleats for Brian Wilson

Metal Gear Solid custom sneaker series

Bill Watterson's Calvin and Hobbes tribute Nike Blazer

Barak Obama Nike Air Force 1 by Van Monroe from 2008

The last episode of the Custom Sneaker Chronicles we posted was in January of 2014. We missed quite a bit in those 16 months.  There has been no signs of the custom sneaker world slowing down whether it's more people giving sneaker customization a shot or ordering custom work. As we get back to it in this revival episode we discuss a few things that have been happening such as releasing work on special days, designer + customizer collaborations, and sneaker customizers who have added products to help supplement their custom brand.

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Customs mentioned in discussion of releasing photos of new or old work coinciding with special days:

Divsitile's Iron Man themed Nike Dunks from 2010

Boba Fett Nike Air Max 1 re-posted by Dank Customs on 5/4/15 for "May the Fourth Be With You"

Nike Free Mercurial Superfly Nike by Red Ribbon Recon

Customizer + Designer Collaborations we mention:

"Misplaced Checks" Nike Air Force 1 by John Geiger and The Shoe Surgeon

Buscemi 100MM painted with a Nike Air Tech Challenge II theme by Dank Customs

Nike Air Tech Challenge II with a Buscemi 100MM theme by Dank Customs

SBTG's Custom Nike Air Force 1 and Huarache released exclusively on Hypebeast.com

Nike Roshe Run HMFG by RedRibbonRecon

Air Force 1 Moc by The Shoe Surgeon

YSL given blue python skin and Air Jordan 1 soles by The Shoe Surgeon for John Geiger

Hender Scheme's given logos by The Shoe Surgeon with of the models they are "inspired" by

Customizers who have jumped into adding products along their custom sneaker work

Leather laces one of the many items KingOfSneakers.com offers

Sole Dye by FBCC sold at FBCC's Site: The Customizers Depot

Custom sneaker paint by Sole Junkie

Ice Cream by Raleigh Restorations to return clear soles to their glory days

Lace tassels by Dank Customs sold at Dank&Co.

Can you believe it's already 2014? Hell one month is pretty much already over. How did last year end up for you as a sneakers customizer? Have you already planned your scheme to take over the custom sneaker scene in '14?

Listen to the latest Custom Sneaker Chronicles podcast as myself, Mike of RedRibbonRecon and Manny aka emmanueLabor share our overall thoughts on last years customs, who stood out, what we expect to see in 2014, and what the choice of a base shoe can do for your customizing efforts. As well Mike and Manny chime in with their opinion of my Most Memorable Custom Sneakers of 2013 post.

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Skunk Air Max 1 by Dank Customs

MF Doom Air Max by Dank

Unkle Air Max by Dank

Reebok Shaqnosis Tide by Revive Customs

Sekure D's Sin City Air Jordan customs

Cole Haan Lunargrand Burnout by Revive Customs

PUMA Disc Blaze Peas N Carrots Intl by PMK

Air Jordan IV Green Glow retro reconstructed in python skin by JBF Customs

Air Jordan IV Cheetah Yeezy by Hippy Neal

Air Jordan V "Rocket Science" by Revive Customs

Jack's Lament Fila Mashburn + custom fabricated upper by Revive

Custom Sneaker Chronicles unofficial Customizer of the Year: Revive Customs

Others we thought who had a strong 2013...click the image to check their actual Instagram pages and FOLLOW!

Those who emmanueLabor expects a big 2014 from:

We are back with a new episode of the Custom Sneaker Chronicles podcast. For number three we introduce a third commentator, Emmanuel Golden aka emmanueLabor. Emmanuel shares his story about customizing while we look back at a special pair of Lebron X customs, what we will see on the Lebron XI, the importance of close up photos, a certain episode of Quikstrike, what's next for pro athletes wearing Customs in Game and more.

After listening definitely share your thoughts on the topics we covered, what you may agree or disagree with, or what you’d like to see covered in future episodes. You can listen below or find the recording on iTunes and help us by sharing your honest comments and rating here: Custom Sneaker Chronicles on iTunes.

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Better late than never here is episode 2 of the Custom Sneaker Chronicles. For this episode Mike and I tried a couple new topics of conversation. The first is Sneaker Customizer Advice on how to lessen customer inquiries of when their shoes will be delivered. After that we looked back at the custom releases from August 2013 designating at least one pair each that we Like, Love, Hate, and Hate that you Like with reasoning why. Below you can find the topics and shoes mentioned if you happened to miss coming across them last month.

After listening definitely share your thoughts on the topics we covered, what you may agree or disagree with, or what you'd like to see covered in future episodes. You can listen below or find the recording on iTunes and help us by sharing your honest comments and rating here: Custom Sneaker Chronicles on iTunes.

Custom shoes and links mentioned in the show:

Custom Kings Event, Winner Trevor of District Customs with his Kyushu Air Jordan I being interviewed before event.

Guest judge Jake Danklefs of Dank Customs checking out the 2nd place Astro Cats AJ1 by Noldo Customs

R2 Customs' 3rd place Air Jordan 1 painted metallic red, gold, and blue from the liner to the sole.

Close up of District Customs Kyushu Jordan 1

Trevor Duffles aka District Customs with the winning $1000

Slam KICKS 2013 and article online here: Slamonline

Custom sneaker Likes, Loves, Hate, and Hate that you Like:

Mike's Likes:

Sin City Air Jordan III by Sekure D

Bape Camo AF1 by JBF Customs

Brandon's Like: Cole Haan Lunar "Burn Out" by Revive Customs

Mike's Loves:

1. Waxed Denim Blazer by JBF for DunkXchange Giveaway

2: Kyushu Air Jordan 1 by District Customs