It’s been a minute since we’ve seen a new release from theMenace, and his latest creation is definitely a unique one, to say the least. For all of you new people, who have just recently joined our blog, theMenace is one of few sneaker customizers, who primarily reconstruct their shoes, and rebuild it from the ground up, thus appearing to look like it came from the factory that way.  This newest release is all about the details and materials. How often have you seen a pair of Vintage Levi’s black acid wash jean-covered pair of Sk8-hi’s? Never? That’s right! theMenace never disappoints with his recons, and this one is no different. He’s only offering up one pair to be made, so you will be the only person rocking these for sure. What do you all think of this new unveil?  These can be pre-ordered on his webshop for $325, a very cheap price for a one off, hand-built custom!

words by theMenace,

“With a personal love for vintage acid wash denim and added encouragement from fellow sneaker customizer EF, I decided to make the “ultimate sacrifice” and chop up a couple pairs of otherwise hard to find acid wash Levi’s® 501s which were my own size I might add and use them on a couple new sneaker projects. Taking scissors to the jeans were a challenge in of itself but once the denim was laid out and made into panels I knew the end product would be worth it. The pictures should let you decide for yourself. This is the first pair of the series and is a special 1of1* release aswell.”

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It’s been a minute since we’ve had any custom sneakers up here on our site, but recon artist Desp1 of Fresh&Fly Customs has just dropped this new release on us.  Using the popular Sk8-hi model, he deconstructed the shoe, and wrapped the existing material with raw Japanese selvedge navy colored denim.  Faux snakeskin was also utilized on the jazz stripe.  These came out exceptionally clean, and are going to be up for sale soon, on his webshop.  Another notable thing to mention, is that he posted up the “how-to” process here, on how he created these beauties, in an attempt at driving the customization movement for newcomers looking to try it out, in a time when most sneaker customizers have been slowly starting to move on to other things.  If you follow the customizing community, there’s a lot of heads who are getting worn out, due to the length of time it takes to construct a pair of these shoes, and their product not moving due to the higher prices that a one-off design is rightfully priced at.  The average reconstructed pair of Vans, runs in the neighborhood of $300, which is a steal, for a quality, hand-crafted piece of art, that only a handful of people will have.  Think about that, when looking at your next pair of custom reconstructed shoes!  Enjoy more pics after the jump

info via Fresh&Fly Customs

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I saw these over on SoleCollector forums, and thought it was funny, unique, and somewhat clean enough to post up on here.  It’s so random, but I know you’ll all enjoy these.  These were done up by member: Granny Poonanie over on SC forums, and he even posted up a video on his work.  Check it out below:

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Here’s the most recent custom created by our man, theMenace.  It’s not confirmed, but I believe the name “Dead Birds” was chosen for this project, due to the use of ostrich leather on the entire shoe.  His minimalist approach to this project, using only two materials for the entire shoe, allowed the ostrich leather to really stand out.  Notice the deleted ankle collar, and toe stitching.  He is only going to be making one pair of these, so if your money’s right, then head on over to his webshop, and purchase these 1 of 1 customs.  Check out our forums, for a 15% off coupon code, that you can redeem for any custom orders from theMenace.

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Seen here are a pair of reconstructed customs done up by sneaker customizer Desp1, dubbed the “Califa Raza’s”.  A clean design, that is subtle in color, but with a crazy twist, on the side panel pattern.  Very neatly constructed, I might ad!  The inspiration for the shoe design, was based off of California culture, and the 1990s movie Colors.  This shoe obviously represents one gang’s colors, with the blue and gray combination.  The pattern was inspired by a bandana.  He is in the process of finding a pair of red Sk8-Hi’s, to complete the other pair.  These are a 1 of 1 custom, and are a size 9.5.  They are available for purchase from his webstore for $110.

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We’ve been patiently waiting for this release, and it’s finally here.  Sneaker recon artists, theMenace, and JBF, have gotten together for this new collaborative project.   These feature a signature fully stitched Vans® Sk8-Hi upper, consisting of a black semi-gloss leather upper against hand quilted black semi-gloss leather, which is hand studded with  black 1/4″ pyramid studs. Genuine grey/black viper snake skin finishes the upper, while the heels are adorned with black powder coated D-rings for a lux appeal. Finished off with flat black skate laces.  Great work homie!   These are available for purchase from theMenace’s webstore.

a few words from theMenace:

“Originally inspired by a high-end wallet, I reached out to fellow sneaker customizer, recon-artist and friend JBF to help bring this idea to form. Later crafted with the ever sought after and infamous Supreme Blazers in mind this collaborative effort truly showcases the budding talents and love for the craft each of us have. This is the first of certainly more collaborations between JBF and myself and I look forward to lending my hand to a feature pair of his in the near future. These truly could not have been done without the efforts of each of us so the end product is that much more special. Thanks to all for the support!”

info via theMenace

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Sneaker customizer Hush is no rookie to the Vans customizing game, and the proof is right here in his latest creation, dubbed the “Grip It & Zip It”.  A Sk8-Hi model, overlayed with an olive colored ripstop material, as well as a custom sewn in heel zipper.  Other details to be mentioned, are the custom embroidered “H” tongue logos, which makes these look like they came straight from the factory that way!  Having your own embroidery machine definitely opens up more avenues of creativity that customizers all seem to have no shortage of.  Hush also allowed us to see his process of how these shoes came to life.  Check it out on his blog at http://hushfabrications.blogspot.com/.  These are a 1 of 1 custom, and can be purchased there, as well.  Nice work Hush!

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words from HypeBeast:

“Former 3sixteen associate Chris Watchorn has been busy in his hometown of Winnipeg, Canada as he prepares the launch of his art project titled, The 1 of 1 Project.  Bringing together a talented mix of artists, a blank Vans sneaker becomes the canvas for each personality.  The ultimate goal was to both promote and grow the local Winnipeg creative scene alongside raising funds for The Children’s Hospital Foundation of Winnipeg.  Among the participants for this notable cause include Mark Dean Veca, Phil Annand, Larry Luk as well as Watchhorn himself.  The artist sneakers will be auctioned off on June 29th via eBay with more details and looks into the respective atist submissions seen over at The 1 of 1 Project website.  The video seen above documents Chris Clarke and his process.”

Peep the video below for info on this charity project, as well as individual posts of each custom design.  All proceeds from the event will go towards The Children’s Hospital Foundation of Winnipeg. 

from the 1 of 1 Project website:

Begining Tuesday June 29 bids can be placed through eBay, and can also be made during the opening reception or via email contact. If you would like to make an inquiry about any of the artists or shoes feel free to contact us at oneofoneproject@gmail.com

THE ONE OF ONE PROJECT from Bill Acheson on Vimeo.