Diversitile Custom Clothing is participating in the 2009 Clash of the Customizers, a 32-designer custom shoe tournament running here and sponsored by 3R Customs. Diversitile’s first-round victory over MAS favorite Stizo Custom Kicks was achieved with the Dawn of Darkness Dunk Highs. I found these photos at the Diversitile Custom Clothing Customsnkr.com blog linked here.

The Dawn of Darkness Dunk Highs feature Street Fighter character Akuma training in a faraway place. Akuma is pictured from the front on the left exterior with a pink glow of energy reflected against his body. Diversitile showed Akuma from behind on the right exterior with his symbol glowing yellow and orange along his back. The interior sides feature mountains, dark skies and lightning to put the viewer in the right mood to see Akuma in training.

The designer completed the Dawn of Darkness Dunk Highs by mixing the Akuma symbol with the Diversitile logo on the tongue. Diversitile is still waiting for his second-round opponent but the Dawn of Darkness Dunk Highs look like a championship contender. You can get a hold of Diversitile Custom Clothing by emailing [email protected] if you are interested in the designer’s latest work. I will cover additional entries in the 2009 Clash of the Customizers in the next week.

We sure have seen a lot of crazy and unexpected mash ups since Air Jordan started combining their classic Air Jordan sneakers with Air Force 1 soles.The Blazer is looking to do the same, but instead of adopting the sole, they kept the Blazer sole and put it underneath and Air Force 1 upper.This particular one features an icy blue sole and a partly perforated leather upper.

We’re not sure if we can call this shoe a proper retro or not.It was first released a few years ago, and although it draws inspiration from Air Jordan sneakers of the past, it is still a Brand Jordan sneaker.Either way, we like the shiny black patent leather on the toebox and the red contrast stitching.

Converse has recently released some pictures of the shoes that will be included in their Summer 2009 lineup.The lineup will feature 3 colorways of their Attache’ one in navy blue, one in royal blue and one in black/They will also be introducing a new model, the Optimum in two additional colorways.

If you’re looking for a nice, and even a cheaper option for a clean, white on white sneaker for this upcoming Summer, then you may consider this Nike RT1 White/White High.This shoe is almost entirely white except for a small portion of blue on the rear of the outsole.

These Vans Skull Candy kicks will be hitting our shelves by fall as part of Vans Fall 2009 collection. The Vans Skull Candy Pack includes four sneakers are featured in black and white colorways accented with technicolor skulls.