Copped this pair of Stefan Janoskis in the tough to find "Lemon Twist" colorway at @NikeSantaMonica on April 20, 2013. They are BRIGHT as you can see in the "on feet" shot below. The colorway is a collaboration between Three Squares Studio and Nike SB. The white insoles in these kicks have the Three Squares Studio logo printed on them. I followed Eric Koston's lead and added a tye-dye print on this pair from the pros at Salvation Malibu to make them even more unique.
The Lemon Twist Janoskis were popping up across the internet for a while before release. Stefan Janoski was spotted wearing a pair probably a year before release. On March 29 before the official release date, I saw a tye-dye customized pair on Salvation Malibu's facebook page. Salvation printed the kicks on their machine for legendary skateboarder Eric Koston. I loved them so decided to do the same with my pair. It took a couple weeks but I was able to pick them up finished in Malibu on May 4, 2013. They came out awesome!
on feet: Three Squares Studio x Nike SB Stefan Janoski "Lemon Twist" plus tye dye
Three Squares Studio x Nike SB Stefan Janoski "Lemon Twist" plus tye-dye print from Salvation Malibu
Copped these Lunar Force 1s from end. (@endclothing) in April 2013 shortly after they dropped. I'm not sure if stateside stores will have them and the proce was pretty good even with shipping from London included. Some people love these and some hate them. They're polarizing for sure but I really dig them. The plaid is definitely more Scotland than England. No matter...it's really unique and looks awesome to me. Definitely going to snap necks when I wear these whether people are impressed or disgusted. :)
The outsole is translucent green and the sole is a pearly white lunarlon. It's kind of weird because the sole doesn't cover the whole bottom of the shoe. It's like the green pieces are pasted on to the lunarlon so the lunarlon comes through all over the bottom. I hope the soles hold up. I could see the lunarlon getting beat up. The entire upper including the tongue is gym red-gorge green tartan plaid. Laces are green and swoosh and heeltab are green suede. The swoosh is doubled (backed) with metallic silver. The lining and the tongue tab are both a synthetic khaki material. Would be nicer if it was leather... They also did something cool with the lace stays adding red metal eyelets to all of them except the top where they used silver metal.
on feet: Nike Lunar Force 1 Low City Pack "London" QS
Nike Lunar Force 1 Low City Pack "London" QS
This is my second pair of 2012 Year of the Dragon Air Force 1s. I wasn't even really aware of this pair until my friend Brendan Prouty told me that he wanted to cop them. Once I checked them out, I was impressed. This is a really cool pair of kicks with a white reptile print embossed on the leather covered midsole and across the entire white leather upper. The soles are translucent blue with iridescent base visible beneath. The heel tab is iridescent goldish color and the swoosh is doubled (outlined) with the same material. The tongue also is bordered with iridescent gold and has a custom dragon embroidered tongue tag. The insole is also special for this edition and the kicks are lined with white leather. Totally stoked to cop this pair for $40 under retail on eBay by just being patient.
on feet: Nike Air Force 1 Low NRG "XXX Year of the Dragon (white)" QS
Nike Air Force 1 Low NRG QS "Year of the Dragon (white)"
My design for these kicks was inspired by the special snakeskin leather material, the design of the Supreme SB Dunk and Air Force 1 quickstrikes, and Machinima's black/red color pallette. I really like the way they look onscreen. The sole is cool grey and the midsole is wrapped in cool grey snakeskin print leather. The stitching on the midsole is in varsity red. The tip, eyestay, and heel are all varsity red snakeskin print leather. The base, tongue, and the quarter are cool grey nubuck. The lining is cool grey nylon and the laces are cool grey too. The swoosh and heel tab are black nubuck and I went with Nike Air branding on the heel instead of something custom. The branding is embroidered in cool grey.
Thanks to Jennifer and my in-laws for birthday gift cards that funded these NIKEiDs! I designed and ordered this pair on February 2 and they arrived from the factory on March 19, 2013. How do you like them? Let me know in the comments.
on feet: Nike Air Force 1 - NIKEid "snakestyle"
Nike Air Force 1 - NIKEiD Snakestyle
Nike Air Force 1 - NIKEiD "snakestyle" image from the NIKEiD website
This is my third pair of NIke Air Force 1 Foamposite Lows and is the second of three pairs that @jdoohan gave me for Valentine's Day 2013.
This slick foamposite colorway was released on January 4, 2013 to celebrate the Year of the Snake. The kicks feature a black Nike Foamposite upper with a subtle, all-over snakeskin print. The eyestay, heel tab, and heel strip are black nubuck. The tongue and liner are black nylon. There is a translucent black Air Max MX midsole and a regular black Air Force 1 sole.
on feet: Nike Air Force 1 Foamposite Pro Low "Black Snake"
Nike Air Force 1 Foamposite Pro Low "Black Snake"
