Evolved Footwear is showing off its custom design skills with a pair of Nike Dunks called Illuminated Confusion. The picture above shows the Illuminated Confusion in daylight in all of its colorful glory. The yellow/green colorway would be overpowering if not for the white cells broken up by black lines throughout the shoe.

A flick of the light switch exposes the hard work and ingenuity of Evolved Footwear. The picture below shows Illuminated Confusion glowing in the dark with neon green tubing surrounding the Nike swoosh. It shouldn’t be surprising that the price for these shoes is $400 with the high price of Dunks, glow-in-the-dark tubing and other custom features. The Evolved Footwear website offers these shoes in sizes 8-13 for anyone who wants to be seen in light and dark.

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I highlighted Hypethetic’s RIZRBack customs on Tuesday to showcase the design studio’s first salvo for Summer 2008. The next custom product from Hypethetic is a special Nike Dunk with a mixture of sleek touches and flowery patterns. Hypethetic says that these are the first Dunks to emerge from their studio and they hit their marks with the Flowpods.

The Flowpods share a raised heel with the RIZRBack but the rest of the shoe rests on the other end of the design spectrum. The stark colors and patterns on the RIZRBack are retired on the Flowpod in favor of a softer color mixture. The pastels and flowers running from toebox to heel bring to mind the sweet smell of flowers during the summer season.

I don’t want to wax poetic in describing the effectiveness of Hypethetic’s design on the Flowpod. The Dunk is a fantastic shoe and the designer makes these sneakers accessible to women of all ages. The Flowpod and RIZRBack may rest at separate ends of the custom sneaker universe but they share the common thread of quality craftsmanship by their creator.

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You can pre-order these fantastic shoes from CCS store. Each pair costs about $65.

The Nike SB Classic is in a blue colorway with white and red accents. The midsection of the shoe has a few panels that are joined together. It provides a few interesting details. The white Nike swoosh complements the white shoe lace and back stab at the heel. The midsole is red. A line of white stitches in machined thread run along the lower half of the circumference of the shoe. The upper half of the circumference is actually around the toe box and the joint is in red color. The red inner lining of the shoe complements the red midsole. The outsole is white.

The “New Castle” Dunk Low SB is in a gold colorway. The shoe upper is made from suede. The tongue is made from brown colored mesh. The white tag has the Nike brand name. The toe box has perforations. The white shoe lace is a bright contrast against the colored shoe upper. The brown accents are nice against the gold colored panels. The gold is too precious to be the outsole so brown is used for the outsole. The shoe’s inner lining is in a new color of cream or light beige.

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Nike recently released the Nike Dunk High Brazil 2008 in a brilliant Brazilian colorway, featuring bright yellow, white and green. These shoes offer constructed leather, a perforated toe box, and glossy patent leather at the toe.

Though these shoes may be appealing to Brazilian soccer fans or anybody looking for a nice, bold Dunk. These sneakers are available right now at select Nike accounts. You can also find them on ebay from Sucreme with a $69.99 “Buy It Now” price.

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Check out these Nike Dunks. One quick glance and it’s no mystery when the shoe goes by the name “Spider”. With not only a big spider featured but other spider touches throughout, these kicks are definitely not your standard pair of shoes.

The color scheme of these shoes is white, iron gray and dark red. The white and iron gray are the two most prevalent colors, with the red showing up on the shoelaces and around the ankles. The spider is designed with yellows and oranges and is placed on the front of the shoes. The spider has the number 33 on it. A web pattern embroidery is seen over portions of the shoe. Near the heel a fly is seen caught in the web.

You can get these now at LandOKicks. Via High Snobiety

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Evolved Footwear’s prolific collection of custom sneakers has a new addition with the Red Bull Dunk Highs pictured in this post. The Red Bull Dunks feature a red/blue/silver colorway that is reminiscent of the energy drink’s tall can. The designer gradually changes colors from toe box to collar without creating artificial lines, squares or spaces.

The Red Bull Dunk Highs feature the brand name in red set against a gray background on the left shoe. Evolved Footwear spent some time developing the bull-fighting scene on the right shoe including the fine outline of the bulls with yellow paint. These custom sneakers have a great look and stand out from other customs involving popular brands.

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The first Nike Dunk was released in 1985. This season, Nike has a new design. It has remixed two major Nike sports – basketball and football. The result is a combo that shows two extremes on one shoe. It uses the principles of sports and innovation to be true.

This new collection takes inspiration from the European football games during the summer of 2008. The designs will also be inspired by Asian football and all over the world. The last in the collection would be a design that is influenced by the greatest football nation – Brazil.

I have written about the Nike Dunk Hi Supreme 2008 - “Euro Champ.” It is the white colorway with red-white checks in the midsole.

The Dunk in the Varsity Blue, Maize, and Grey will debut in summer. I like this combination of colors as the blues are pleasing to the eye.

The Dunk in brown suede looks luxurious. The clean, brown color makes it a favorite to use as a casual or formal footwear.
I think I like the Euro Champ the best of all. It has the classy look and a dash of party in its red-white checked midsole.
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The Nike Dunk Lows shown above are the second customs made by the brother of Sole Affection’s designer. The picture shows a pair of colorful Dunks obscured a bit by a multi-colored hat purchased by a New York street vendor. This hat acted as the inspiration for a great sophomore effort by a promising designer who felt that the purchase resembled Woody Harrelson’s hat in “White Men Can’t Jump.”

It would be easy for a sneaker fan to say that the colors are a jumbled mess. I think that these custom Nike Dunks fit well with the original inspiration. The colors are separated well and the designer has a fine touch when placing two opposing colors next to each other. I am impressed by the daring aesthetic used by the designer in translating the hat to a respected shoe like the Nike Dunk.

Sole Affection’s designer should be proud of his little brother for his exemplary work on the White Men Can’t Jump Nike Dunks posted here. Check out additional pictures after this post if you want to see the toe box and panels without the hat in the way. I have looked at these shoes several times and I have grown more comfortable with them with each viewing.

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From Boston, comes another Dunk SB this month. This shoe takes inspiration from one of the most popular foods in the area - the Lobster.

The leather used on these shoes resembles the color of the lobster shell. Inside the shoe, you will find a colorful checkered inner lining that is like a table cloth. These sneakers were designed by Weekly Drops’ Rob Heppler in conjuction with Concepts.

Japanese shop essense already has these sneakers in stock now for 15,800 yen (about $150 USD). Look for the Boston’s Concepts store to be the first place to sell these shoes in the States. Via High Snobiety

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I came across the Wolfhog Dunk customs shown above when searching through the work of Ras Martin, aka RastheBuilder. The designer’s artistic sensibility brings to mind the original cartoon adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit.” The Wolfhog depicted on the outer part of the left shoe looks like it will leap out from the leather. The outer right side has an image of a part-wolf, part-human carrying a large sword that looks like part of a transformation from man to beast. The deliberate brush strokes and colors used on every image shows the care given to these custom sneakers.

The detail on the cartoon figures is aided by Martin’s creative use of the Nike swoosh. A portion of each swoosh is used on the wolfhog’s tusks and the giant sword of the partially transformed man. This inclusion of original elements of the shoe into an intricate design is the hallmark of a great customizer. I suggest checking out RastheBuilder’s MySpace page linked here to compare the Wolfhog Dunks to other works.

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This new Nike Dunk Hi Supreme is created to commemorate the Euro Champs. It is sold at Atmos and costs 18,000 Yen for each pair.

This year is special because of the new ruling. The European Athletics Championships will be held every 2 years from 2010 onwards. Previously, it was held once every 4 years. The aim is to increase the popularity of the Euro Champs sports outside the Olympic aand World Championship years. This announcement was made by the European Athletics.

This sneaker has a special toe box that is densely perforated. The same section of the toe box extends up to the end of the tongue. The shoe upper is white. The Nike swoosh is a bright dash of red. The tongue has red and blue colored accents. The inner lining has blue accents. The shoe lace is white to complement with the shoe upper.

The midsole of the shoe is a highlight. It has alternate red and white colored checks. This resembles the flag used to start off racing car races.The outsole is blue.

I like the classic design of the shoe. The midsole is striking but the look is balanced with a clean shoe upper that has only white color. I think that this sneaker can be used for formal and informal purposes.
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This Pack is from Japan’s Nike. It has 4 Dunks. Each Dunk has been designed to refer to a famous landmark or feature of the city that is represented. All their colors are customized to reflect the special traits of the cities. They all look good and this range aims to capture every taste. The pictures are borrowed from SneakerFreaker.

The Fukuoaka Dunk Low has a white toe box that is framed by a blue border. The midsection is colorful. The Nike swoosh is gold.

The Osaka Dunk Hi has the same blue border around the toe box. The main section has red-white pin stripes. It represents Doutonbori; a drumming doll. The Nike swoosh is in a striking black color. The red shoe laces complement the red pin stripes.

The Nagoya Dunk is gold colored. It represents the dolphin that is the mascot for the city. The white lace and green inner lining are good matches for the gold colorway.

The black and white Dunk is the hairy Tokyo Dunk. This represents the big panda named Ling-Ling. This is the easiest Dunk to identify. The off white color of the main body looks good with the black colored accents. I prefer this Dunk because it is versatile and can be used in many functions.

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