Christmas & Sabs.. Bespoke & Polo.. these are some of my favorite things.






Christmas & Sabs.. Bespoke & Polo.. these are some of my favorite things.
2017 Bespoke “RAF”
2013 Bespoke “Kashmir”
http://www.nicekicks.com/black-cab-bespoke-nike-air-force-one-high/Its been quite some time since I last put up a post. Last few months have been real busy. Traveling, working, shooting & of course sneaker hawking. For this past New Year’s, I had gone to England & Paris for vacation. Nike had just opened a new Bespoke Lab at the iconic 1948 in London., so I included that into my agenda. I would also be the first Yank to come to the London lab to do a Bespoke.
I’ve always been very fond of London. I wanted to make a Bespoke that was reflective of England. I thought of a few ideas, but when I thought about using the eye-catching London Black Cab as my inspiration.. I knew that was it.
Here is a quick article that Nice Kicks just did on my Bespoke “Black Cab”
Enjoy.
http://www.nicekicks.com/black-cab-bespoke-nike-air-force-one-high/
The Gift. This was an exclusive Bespoke made by 21 Mercer in 2011. Only 12 pairs or so were made and 4 were given out via a twitter competition that poised some tricky questions. The shoe has some incredible details and its hard to translate them in pictures. Definitely a shoe that must be seen in person to give you the full effect.
The upper is draped with a dark denim with some nice contrast stitching. Cork backtab with a cork midsole sitting on top of a necessary gum outsole. Even some red pivots on the outsole. Suede swooshes and glove leather for the insole. The liner is constructed of an almost foil material that gives you a feel of wrapping paper. “Merry Christmas” is lasered all over the sock liner. There is a “gift” embroidered on the heal of both shoes and “the gift” again is symbolized on the deubre. The top eyelets have a gold color and it really ropes up the holiday themed shoe.
Safe to say, I am extremely pleased to have these in my collection. A true gift.