Sentence examples for customized sneakers from inspiring English sources

After visiting Nike's Web site last year and learning that they could order customized sneakers, Mr. Peretti requested a pair emblazoned with the word "sweatshop". Nike refused the request in an e-mail message, which Mr. Peretti forwarded to 12 of his friends.

Not far away, in a former factory near the Williamsburg Bridge, Benjamin Maddox, a 25-year-old artist who makes soap carvings, stuffed animals and customized sneakers, has paid up to $500 a month to live underground with seven other people, split into five rooms.

Nike sells customized sneakers for $50 to $100 a pair.

He wore customized sneakers in the first half with a screen playing video embedded in the tongue, and if he wears them again they might be rolling his own highlights, such as his point-blank block of Draymond Green at the rim in the fourth quarter that came directly in front of owner Steve Ballmer and Bill Russell.

Known as Kickstradomis in the zealous culture revolving around customized sneakers, the 32-year-old artist prefers working on a basketball shoe that spans some 14 inches from heel to toe.

"You want a pair that people notice so they ask you: 'Where did you get those?'" While customized sneakers are available on many athletic shoe Web sites, fashion shoes are harder, although not impossible, to find.

Alex admits that he doesn't have an official job right now but as his love for sneaker care grew, he learned about customizing sneakers and his experience has offered him a pretty sweet income from customizing shoes for others.

Dressed in an oversized grey t-shirt with a fringe shawl, tiny leather leggings and customized Vans sneakers that had her first and last name written on the back of each heel, there was no doubt that North West looked like the coolest kid at Underwood Family Farms on Saturday.

"You are why we exist!" Mr. Luber, wearing a pair of Air Jordan I sneakers customized for StockX by Jake Ferrato, a shoemaker in Cleveland, told the crowd.

Although custom shoes are just a small fraction of the resale sneaker market, in 2012 — when Facebook bought Instagram — the number of small businesses selling customized and collectible sneakers started growing at a much faster rate than before, said Josh Luber, founder and chief executive of Campless, a data company that tracks the sneaker resale market.

I wore an electric blue blouse with chest pockets, blue faded denim, silver earrings and Nike Free blue sneakers, customized with my wedding date and our initials.