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There are very few other ‘controversial’ topics in the world of kicks than the custom sneaker, thanks to veritable atrocities like the Spongebob Squarepants Jordan Dub Zeros and Barack Obama Air Force 1s. Maybe it’s because custom sneakers teeter-totter on the border between ‘personalized’ and ‘counterfeit’, but sneakerheads generally prefer to leave sneakers in their original forms. Nike changed up that attitude when it introduced Nike iD – the online and in-store sneaker customization experience that allowed sneakerheads to design their favorite Nike silhouettes with never-before-conceived colorways and patterns; However, during its 5+ years of existence, Nike iD never allowed for an Air Jordan Retro to be customizable. Combined with the notion that the Air Jordan Legacy is sacred territory, custom Air Jordans have remained a touchy subject.
Over the last few years, sneaker customizers and artists have honed their skills and sharpened their tools, creating some outstanding projects that have received a surprisingly warm reception from the sneaker community. 2010 was a great year for the Air Jordan VI Retro and thusly has been one of the more popular canvasses to work with, as it is considered one of the most popular and historically significant sneakers in the entire Air Jordan history. We’ve collected some of the best Air Jordan VI custom jobs done by individuals (who may be household names) like MizzeeCustoms and Eric Lowry, so take a look below and vote for your favorite Air Jordan VI Custom, and stay tuned for more great categories of Sneaker News Battle Of The Customs!
Designed by: MizzeeCustoms
The Air Jordan VI ‘White Cement’ custom was done for a customer in Virginia. The inspiration comes from the Air Jordan IV White/Cement, with the ‘cement’ print seen on the tongue as well as on the midsole. The translucent outsole has also been smoked out similarly to the Air Jordan VI ‘Motorsports’.
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Designed by: Eric Lowry
This Air Jordan VI custom is a tribute to Jordan Brand Tokyo23 – the Japan-based Jordan Brand hub. The yellow, black, and white colorway is adopted from the Tokyo23 banner, and resembles the Air Jordan V Tokyo23, which was a Japan-exclusive limited release. Just ten of these were made by Lowry, and feature a ’1-of-10′ label on the upper.
93 Responses to “Sneaker News Battle Of The Customs: Air Jordan VI”
July 13th, 2011 at 9:05 pm
HARES
July 13th, 2011 at 9:11 pm
Miz is the man
July 13th, 2011 at 9:17 pm
Fuck I don't know what to say…
July 13th, 2011 at 9:20 pm
1)cool grey
2)tokoyo
3)raptors
my thoughts i dont know why the south beaches have the most votes so far
July 13th, 2011 at 9:21 pm
SOUTH BEACHES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
July 13th, 2011 at 9:22 pm
t23 tokyo are fire the guy made em look perfect
July 13th, 2011 at 9:27 pm
Wow South Beach's are in the lead…thats a shocker……Get off the "South Beach" high already!!
July 13th, 2011 at 9:27 pm
Everything BUT the south beach is looking good.
Cant believe it's winning right now. Kids are stupid these days.
July 13th, 2011 at 9:28 pm
I can't believe the South beach are leading in votes. South beach was played out after the LJ 8's. On to the next!
July 13th, 2011 at 9:33 pm
Of course the hypebeasts vote for the south beach cw you gotta give it to the guys who went the extra mile and actually dyed the soles
July 13th, 2011 at 9:37 pm
All Of Em Clean….
July 13th, 2011 at 9:43 pm
South beaches are too much hype. Now them raptors (he guy painted the soles. Thats some you dont see in these customs also the dude who made the cool grey 6's had that blueish tinted sole. Now those 2 pairs are creativity. But overall, all of them are badass customs. Just not the south beaches.
July 13th, 2011 at 9:52 pm
those cement joints on point how the f he do that to the tongue and the pull tab?
July 13th, 2011 at 9:56 pm
raptors
July 13th, 2011 at 10:03 pm
They all pretty dope to me!
July 13th, 2011 at 10:14 pm
lovin the cements, they look the cleanest, like the most untouched i guess
July 13th, 2011 at 10:16 pm
lovin the cements, look the cleanest, the most untouched i guess, but they are all fire… except the south beaches…ew
July 13th, 2011 at 10:17 pm
1-south beach
2-raptor
3-cement
4-tokyo's
July 13th, 2011 at 10:33 pm
i voted for the Cements but the Raptors & the Hares are close runner-ups
July 13th, 2011 at 10:35 pm
miz be doin the damn thang on these customs , if they released i def try to cop all
July 13th, 2011 at 10:38 pm
ur list sukz real talk
July 13th, 2011 at 10:43 pm
coooooooollllllllll grrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeyyyyyyyyy
July 13th, 2011 at 11:06 pm
I would judge by, what looks most authentic. South beach, raptors, cool grey, , tokyo's
July 13th, 2011 at 11:08 pm
The bordeaux to but if the get was suede they would be crazy.
July 13th, 2011 at 11:09 pm
dont be mad cause u aint gotta pair of SB's
July 13th, 2011 at 11:12 pm
Is it really custom if you do a copy of a shoe that is already produced. Custom means just that something different from the norm. The workmanship is fine but I have seen these shoes retroed and sold over and over again. Bring something new to the table not the same colorway on a different body, that makes it look like a flea market knock-off more than the actual knock-off, and yeah leave the South Beach hype where it was… on the Lebron 8.
July 13th, 2011 at 11:15 pm
Raptors
Cool Greys
Cements
Raptors again haha
July 13th, 2011 at 11:20 pm
the south beaches are still an impressive custom, just an overused and overhyped cw
July 13th, 2011 at 11:21 pm
haresss! speaking of, i need to get my hands on some hare 7s..
July 13th, 2011 at 11:36 pm
The Bordeaux 6's look extremely similar to the Bordeaux 7's, great job.
July 13th, 2011 at 11:42 pm
In this order:
1) Cement
1) Tokyo 23
1) Magic (the time and effort put in these had to be bananas…)
July 14th, 2011 at 12:08 am
Got a pair of air max 90s done by miz a couple months before he really became popular and have worn them a ton bc theyre so dope. Now I hardly want to bc I feel I have something thats gonna b even more special in a couple of years. Everything he makes is fire but I'd have to go with the magic of the creativity and detail put into those
July 14th, 2011 at 12:09 am
I wish I had the skills to do this (and balls to paint on some retros)
July 14th, 2011 at 12:51 am
I think the bordeauxs are the best rendition. It looks like that colorway was originally meant for 6s
July 14th, 2011 at 12:59 am
none
July 14th, 2011 at 1:25 am
fuck the south beaches cant believe out of all theclassic colorways that are customed here that the south beaches are winning so far!
July 14th, 2011 at 1:36 am
Dont know why people have tokyos second and third. Theyre number one on my list. Once again…TOKYOS ARE THE SICKEST! Point blank purrriod.
July 14th, 2011 at 1:52 am
tl;dr
July 14th, 2011 at 1:58 am
I'll gladly have them all.
July 14th, 2011 at 2:02 am
My thoughts exactly.
July 14th, 2011 at 3:33 am
They're all creative, but I gotta give it to the T23 Tokyo's or the Cements. But I agree the South Beach's weren't all that impressive. But still creative.
July 14th, 2011 at 3:53 am
R u kidding?? Those Orlando magics hands down!!
July 14th, 2011 at 4:27 am
dont be mad because you are a homo that wears barbie shoes.
July 14th, 2011 at 4:49 am
the box for the southbeach got no air holes, it's gunna suffocate in there….
July 14th, 2011 at 6:17 am
1) Raptors
2)Bordeaux
3)hare
July 14th, 2011 at 6:25 am
I voted south beach because of all the hype. Let the hype begin!!
July 14th, 2011 at 8:29 am
I GOTTA SAY THAT "RAPTORS" CW LOOKS DOPE (ONE OF MY FAVORITE CW'S OF VII'S, BESIDES HARES)!!!!…..BUT THOSE TOKYO'S LOOK LIKE JB RELEASED THEM!, THEY ARE SICK/ ///AND THA DETAIL ON THA "MAGIC'S" ARE BANANAS…..NOT A FAN OF THA "SOUTH BEACH" MOVEMENT…AT ALL, THAT CW HURTS MY STOMACH!!!! #1 TOKYO"S
July 14th, 2011 at 8:47 am
YEAH I THINK IT IS CUSTOM, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THOSE CW'S WERE NOT PRODUCED ON VI'S—-AND THAT WOULD BE DIFF FROM THE NORM CW'S OF VI'S…….SO IN A SENSE YES THEY ARE CUSTOMS,,//////BUT I DO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE SAYING —JUST DONT THINK YOU ARE USING THE RIGHT WORDS IN YOUR ARGUMENT…………AND FURTHER MORE I FEEL LIKE THE REASON YOU EQUATE THEM TO FLEA MARKET KNOCK-OFFS IS BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THEY ARE DIFF THAN WHAT YOUR USED TO ON VI'S—-THEREFORE/// "CUSTOMS"……….JUS MY OPINION
July 14th, 2011 at 9:52 am
I wish all these colourways were actually released. so nicely done.
July 14th, 2011 at 10:08 am
Raptors were the best design to me. the cleanest one
July 14th, 2011 at 10:14 am
MAGIC. no doubt! only wish they'd make more for other teams: now there is an idea JB & NIKE can profit from.
July 14th, 2011 at 10:22 am
What the heck this should Be Renamed ..Mizzee's Greatest Hits.!
July 14th, 2011 at 10:31 am
Da Prince Customs Ez Win
July 14th, 2011 at 10:46 am
that's exactly why i voted for the Raptors. The Cool Grey are clean but too plain
July 14th, 2011 at 11:34 am
Nike ID has been around since 1999 or 2000, no? 5+ years? Spongebob Square Pants Dub Zeros were strictly a bootleg fake I don't think there was ever a custom that got any attention online. And if custom shoes are counterfeit then so is every car that gets a paint job.
July 14th, 2011 at 11:48 am
Props to Miz, out of the 8 kicks Miz made 6 of them. This isnt even a battle its more like a showcase.
July 14th, 2011 at 12:23 pm
miz > el cappy
July 14th, 2011 at 12:27 pm
please check out his body of work, go to his website. his customs are amazing. this post only shows the customs of varying different jordan colorways on a different model shoe for the purpose of this blog title post. btw tokyos, southbeaches, raptors and orlandos when were they retroed and sold over and over again? thats basically half of the post.
July 14th, 2011 at 12:30 pm
IMO I like the Orlando Magic VIs the most because of its originality. Although the rest look sick, they were inspired by other great Js.
July 14th, 2011 at 12:49 pm
great customs but those orlandos are something to be marveled @.
July 14th, 2011 at 1:06 pm
no matter how hype the "south beach" color is and no matter how many of you hate it, you cant deny how well the guy did in making them. i mean the box is even dope! thats why they're in the lead
July 14th, 2011 at 1:07 pm
Lets be real everybody. Nobody but females would mess with the south beach VI's or Lebrons if they were not a limited release. If they released them as a general release, Would yall be praisin them? NOPE!!! Defintion of a hypebeast. Somebody who likes or buys a shoe because its rare or the hype it creates. I buy shoes I like, Not shoes thats hype. Jus like the ugly ass "what the dunk" SB shoe.
July 14th, 2011 at 2:31 pm
Damn niggas jump off the South Beach dick though
July 14th, 2011 at 2:53 pm
what is wrong with you? you're name doesn't even make sense either.
July 14th, 2011 at 3:08 pm
because they're "south beach" themed, and hypebeasts go crazy over anything south beach
July 14th, 2011 at 3:10 pm
the blue sole is just amazing on those raptors joints
July 14th, 2011 at 3:11 pm
agreed, people are so obsessed with this "south beach" colorway, that they choose it if they see it on any shoe….i think the tokoyo's and orlando ones show the best work
July 14th, 2011 at 3:15 pm
same thing i said about the magics, nobody seems to realize that
July 14th, 2011 at 7:09 pm
1. Tokyo
2. Cool Grey
3. South Beach
4. Hares
5. Raptor
6. Orlando
7. Bordeaux
July 14th, 2011 at 8:01 pm
All the SB HATE is coming from idiots who were mad they slept on em or just didnt know about em (u mad?) The SB cw hasnt even been out a year!!! Let it breath! No I dont have a pair either!
July 14th, 2011 at 8:11 pm
Air Jordan VI 'Bordeaux is dope
July 14th, 2011 at 9:15 pm
I always like to read the comments on my sneaker. Eric Lowry made that South beach 6 for me…. It is crazy how a person will get on the internet and take time out of there lives to write something negative about a person who was meerly trying to be creative. Each of the customs are creative and something that even the haters wish to own… I know I would want a pair of those Orlando magic 6′s. Between Mizzee and Eric Lowry we should be showing them love instead of hating because you didn’t listen to your mother when she was trying to teach you to color in the lines. I don’t care who wins, I am just glad my dude E is on here twice. Salute to Eric Lowry and Mizzee… Stop the hate people!
July 14th, 2011 at 10:02 pm
no there have been SB colorways that came out such as fly wades, comfort max 11s, and you morons who went out and bought pink laces to put on those pro foams so yeah let it go. oh yeah i got the real deal south beach lebron 8s (u mad?)
July 14th, 2011 at 10:10 pm
damn i didn't know they made hare and cement Air Jordan VI's where the hell was I at?? you know after you type you should really read over your stuff to see if its logical at all.
July 14th, 2011 at 11:56 pm
o.O Hell no. Only 7's can do it justice yo. The only colorway I really like is the "Raptors" (Bulls/Breds -.-) colorway. It's clean & its got the suede on it.
July 15th, 2011 at 12:24 am
MiZZ is the Mutha Fuckn Man!
July 15th, 2011 at 12:26 am
People don't like what they don't understand lol. Listen to some curren$y mister harrison.
July 15th, 2011 at 1:16 am
It is a Jordan shoe to start with, there is nothing custom about changing the body the colorway is on it doesn't take any thought to do that. This is why I say flea market knock off because they will look at this and have some sweat shop produce them.
July 15th, 2011 at 1:20 am
I have seen his work and most of the shoes in this post are by him so he's battling himself?
If you know what shoes haven't been retroed and have then you know what I'm talking about and I'm sure Nike won't have a problem digging in your pocket to retro anything they want.
July 15th, 2011 at 1:22 am
If you read I said using the colorways from other shoes is not custom it's Jordan on Jordan, that doesn't ake any effort. You should comprehend what you are reading before speaking.
July 15th, 2011 at 1:28 am
Ain't nobody hatin' its all just opinion, you are entitled to it.
July 15th, 2011 at 4:15 am
tl;dr? Lmao, have fun in college. If you think one paragraph of 3 sentences is too long to read, you're in deep shit. Reading something like that takes 10-15 seconds…you're really gonna act like that's too long?
Anyways, those Hare customs take the cake in my opinion…but I'm just biased because the Hare VII's are in my top 3 favorite Jordans of all-time for sure.
July 15th, 2011 at 8:01 am
Cool greys are fresh
July 15th, 2011 at 8:24 am
YEAH I HEAR YA,,,YOUR SAYIN "CUSTOM" SHOULD BE A COMPLETELY DIFF UNSEEN "NEW" CW,,,, BUT FROM YOUR OWN ACCOUNT–"CUSTOM" IS SOMETHING DIFF FROM THA NORM—–THOSE CW'S ARE DIFF FROM THA NORM OF VI'S,,,IDK SOMEHOW IN MY BRAIN THAT MAKES SENSE……LOL….. I UNDERSTAND BOTH SIDES THO……..
July 15th, 2011 at 9:40 am
bordeauxs…too many peeps got the south beaches
July 15th, 2011 at 1:20 pm
I don't know, but it seems like you guys are slacking on the Tokyo customes. They go hard.
July 15th, 2011 at 10:06 pm
I like them all good work but if they came out I would cop the cool grey raptors Tokyo and hare
July 16th, 2011 at 12:29 pm
Dem south beaches go hard
July 16th, 2011 at 10:16 pm
South beach colorway is overhyped
these are awesome customs
Dyed soles on Raptors are cool
South beach colorway is gay
Sums up most of the comments
July 17th, 2011 at 1:49 am
Dunno man, they sat on the shelves over here. Somebody cool or 'hyped' must of worn em over there and then all the US cats jus pounced on em. It wasnt on resell for a straight price. It steadily went up every couple weeks on the Bay from 300 to 4/500, then 6-700, now 800 for bids, 1200 for BINs. Which means ppl(kids) only got suckered in by the "Scarcity" method of manipulation. Meaning they only got popular once more and more started hearing they were the "in thing" and there was less and less available. You can tell the fact that you never see anyone wearing these, cause they dont really love em, just needed to get em to be cool. Not a real sneakerhead in my opinion, but each to their own. Do your own thing. If your a dude and can pull off bright blue and neon pink shoes, all power to ya!
July 17th, 2011 at 1:52 am
..all though i do agree that maybe a lot of ppl are just hating coz they didnt get a pair and now they're at ridiculous prices they dont wanna hear ppl going on about them coz they're jealous. But then that would just put them into the category i was talking about, the 'sheep' category… where you catch on and follow the trend, or "hype".
July 17th, 2011 at 3:28 am
everybody would hop on the damn south beach…can everyone please hop off that shit?? i'm gettin sick of seein that mess on every frkn shoe!!
best ones in my opinion have to be the hares..they look so clean! JB should do a collabo with Mizeecustoms and put out a series of AJ's with colorways borrowed from other AJ's…FIRE!!!!
March 2nd, 2012 at 5:28 pm
How much?