TWiTCH dubbed these custom Dunks the “I Hate Painting Safari Print” Dunks due to the amount of work required for completion. At the very bottom of the post, you will see the base pair and understand his frustration. I found the Safari Print Nike Dunks at TWiTCH’s recent Nike Talk post linked here.

The inspirations for TWiTCH’s latest Dunks were the Nike Safari (his favorite shoes) and a similar pair of customs from fellow designer 10F. The toe box, shoe laces and Nike symbol on the heel tag match the orange of the outsole. TWiTCH differed a bit from 10F’s custom by using black instead of orange on the swoosh, matching the black on the middle panel. He also separated his Safari Print Dunks from 10F by using a lighter color on the safari print backdrop.

I am a big fan of TWiTCH’s Safari Print Nike Dunks because he was not completely faithful to the original Nike Safaris. Instead of creating a clone of the Nike Safaris and 10F’s customs, TWiTCH displayed his interpretation of these patterns while adding his own flavor to the mix. The Safari Print Nike Dunks did not involve the simple application of an old pattern on a new shoe; rather, it took days of hard work and determination that are customary for TWiTCH to create great sneaker art.

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This is a pretty dope color way of laser IVs, best I’ve seen hands down but lets get to the shoes. We all know Melo gets and wears plenty of Jordan PE’s but this PE is a little more special than the others are. This Laser IV was made for the Gold Medal Game in which Team USA defeated Spain by 11. They feature the classic USA color way of red, white and blue, navy blue pebbled leather upper with gold lasering. To break up all that blue are the red wing tips and white netting. Along with a red air unit in the white midsole. All of which sits so beautifully on the red outsole. There are only a few of this in existence so since they’ll most likely never release enjoy the pictures after the jump. VIA: tprel

Nike AF1 together with the Asian brand CLOT has something red and well, “lucky” to bring us good fortune as we welcome the Chinese New Year. CLOT x Nike AF1 was introduced to us last December and it now comes in a special package, “candy box” to symbolize the giving of sweets for a sweet and wealthy life. The concept of the sneakers and the candy box follows the traditional Chinese symbolism that invites luck for this year 2009. HK$2,800.

Here are some of the latest pics of the previously featured Huarache 09 Supreme Player Edition. As told before, the pack is a special release containing three shoes for 3 favorite NBA Players: Spurs’ Tony Parker, Raptors’ Chris Bosh and new comer O.J. Mayo from Grizzlies. Enjoy the pics and let us tease you to buy them now!

Taking Dark Knight’s “The Joker” (played by Heath Ledger R.I.P) seriously, Nike Zoom Kobe VI Chaos “Joker” is here so nobody would have to stick a razor in his mouth. This sneaker imitates the Joker’s costume which is mostly faded purple and dull grey. Now for the Joker’s bloody side, the sneaker is accentuated with a bloody red/purple shoe lace and some ’stains’ on the sole and the sockliner.

Why so serious? Because this sneaker (one of the world’s lightest) with Nike flywire technology is limited.

You know the thing about chaos? It’s fair. $300.

D@ Prince Customs created the Smurftastic Blazer Mids recently for a friend. His friend was a fan of the 1980s cartoon featuring characters like Dreamy Smurf, Brainy Smurf and Smurfette. These customs were found on D@ Prince’s Nike Talk post linked here.

The left shoe features Smurfette, one of a few female Smurfs living in the show’s universe. Smurfette’s blond hair is matched by yellow lettering highlighting the client’s birth date and name above the midsole. On the right shoe, D@ Prince paints a fantastic version of Jokey Smurf laughing at one of his pranks.

As we have seen in D@ Prince’s past customs, he adds minor touches that turn well-crafted shoes into great sneaker art. In the case of the Smurftastic Blazer Mids, the designer applied a polka-dot pattern on the heel tag similar to the red roofs on houses in the Smurf Village. The Smurftastic Blazer Mids look great and remind me of the hours I spent watching the show as a kid.