I think back to how many pairs of custom sneakers I've done and I've totally lost count. I'm honestly well over the 200 mark that much I know. I do a bi monthly "wade through the water" of my design files to trim the fat and get rid of duplicate or old files I no longer need & 9 times out of ten I stumble across an old design or photo I forgot about. It usually goes about this way when I'm organizing something for a client to show and after it's done it goes back to my hard drive for the archives. This go around I'm showcasing more custom work my old crew and I did for the 10th anniversary of the Teletubbies.
Photos basically show the progression of how things came to be. It started with the pair of Brainy Blings I did. I did these sneakers on a whim. I though it would be funny to do a pair of Pinky & the Brain sneakers with a hip hop flair, So I fitted The Brain with a track jacket and a fresh pair of Swarovski crystal designed grills. This in turn led my then partner in crime Rival LV to come up with his own pair & influence... this led to his themed Oscar the Grouch and Grungetta "Trashy to Classy". These 2 pairs were our "frontrunners" for display when the crew (Then known as the Dassler Rebellion to then turn to Rebellion Customs) went out to Las Vegas to see about networking. The shoes caught the attention of a PR rep for Ragdoll LLC (Stacy) and she came to us with the proposition of doing some customs for the 10th Anniversary of the Teletubbies in conduction with a charity event for Cure Autism Now. Once back on the left coast the crew and I set about doing concept mock ups for the event with some of the images they provided as well as going off our own creative juice. We knocked it out with quality and creativity (Skrybe, Rival LV & Dave Mass, the extra men on the team) and showcased them in Philly as well as at the event in downtown Manhattan. I still have my La La antenna... *click on images to enlarge the pics.
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| The Brainy Bling... Still one of my favorite pairs... |
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| I gave the Brain the "Bishop Don Juan" look on the inset. |
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| The Trashy to Classy's by Rival LV |
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| Still one of my favorite pairs designed |
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| Who doesn't love Oscar the Grouch? |
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| The concepts we came up with & the design crew with our Ragdoll contact Stacy. |
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| The crew with the Teletubbies Actors. |
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| Yucking it up with the Dipsy. |
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| Po and La La out of costume |
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| The Tinky Winky Customs by Skrybe |
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| The display at the store. The La La's sold so fast I didn't even get a pic of them. |
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| As the night drew on the alcohol made us look dumber. |
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| MrTroy & I worse for wear |
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| A class all our own |
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| This became our flagship sneaker under the Rebellion Customs handle concept by Skrybe |
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| Displays from the Philly Event |
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| I stuck with the Homegrown Westbrook |
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| The works of Dave Mass |
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| Skrybe liked Reggie |
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