Customizable Shoes?

I am the type of person who likes to investigate a hobby or interest a little bit once I am aware it exists. I've been doing a little digging into various shoe blogs and websites and whatnot, and was reminded of a pair of shoes I had in high school, the Reebok Kamikaze II. They were Shawn Kemp's signature shoe, and I think the blue ones I had were what he wore in the All-Star game. They are certainly striking and I recall being quite pleased with them, but I also recall that the other kids in my school didn't share the same appreciation for the look. They had a little window in the bottom so you could see the honeycomb cushioning technology inside the sole. I'd forgotten all about these.

Oh, and now we get to the title of the post. I've noticed that several shoe companies are offering customizable shoes. Adidas was the first brand I was aware of that did this with their mi adidas shoes. Now I see that Nike offers custom shoes as well. You can see a little creation of mine below. Not sure if I like yellow accents or white better. Either way, it's a fun little tool to play with if you've got some time. You can make shoes that look fairly normal or you can go all out and build the most horrific rainbow monstrosities ever imagined. The sky is the limit (as long as you stay within the available colors and materials for each section of the shoe).


Check out the
Air Jordan Alpha 1 iD Basketball Shoe
I designed at NIKEiD.com

And here's an example of something hideous you could create using the same program. Depending on your tastes, the first shoe might look bad, but it is wearable. The shoe below would probably get you kidnapped by the circus.

Check out the
Air Jordan Alpha 1 iD Basketball Shoe
I designed at NIKEiD.com