Nike Air Foamposite Pro ‘Gucci’ Customs by Jason Negron
November 29th, 2011 by John K. | 28 comments
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The Nike Air Foamposite has come a long way from its original roots. Created to fill the need of a lightweight material that was less labor-intensive during manufacturing, Foamposite technology was developed by John Tawney and Toren Orzeck (he named it ‘Fomposite’) of the Nike Advanced Products Engineering team. Aside from its performance appeal (Foamposite material molded to your foot and the shoe featured Zoom Air cushioning), the Air Foamposite was an instant eye-catcher; as the story goes, Penny Hardaway fell in love with the sneaker the moment he laid eyes on it, and the Air Foamposite One became his. In the year 2011, where most Nike Retro models have more or less taken a back seat to Nike’s more recent performance models, Foamposite has firmly become a fashion culture phenomenon.
Foamposites have always been cult hits in the D.C./MD/VA area, but with so many colorways that have released in One and Pro form, you’d be hard pressed to find anyone that either doesn’t own or hasn’t considered buying a pair. The Air Foamposite has become the ‘it’ shoe as of late, with the focus for upcoming releases emphasizing dazzling and tempting colorways, like Electrolime or even the proposed ‘Galaxy’ sample. One such colorway that’s become a common verbage when discussing sneakers of today is the ‘Gucci’, which is inspired by the signature green/red/green ribbon seen on many of its fine goods. This custom pair of Foamposites, done by sole-swapping mad scientist, Jason Negron, utilizes that luxurious combination, using the ‘Pine’ Foamposite Pro as the base with the translucent outsole dyed a nice shade of red. Other emblems, like the Swoosh at the forefoot and heel, as well as the FOAMPOSITE embroidering on the heel-tab, have also been dyed red for further Gucci effect. Continue reading for a detailed gallery of the Nike Air Foamposite Pro ‘Gucci’ Customs, and hit up Jason Negron on Facebook to inquire about your own personal custom Foamposites.
they tight AF
if only they were real
GOON TO A GOBALIN SWAGG!!!
Christmas Foams sounds more like it, orr better yet how about the Mistletoesss !
I would get em. XMAS COLORWAYY!! =)
usually dont like sole swappin but these are hot.... still wouldn ruin a pair of pines & cougdrops like dat tho
He didn't swapped the soles. He dyed it red
yup same way dude dyed the "pearl jam" foams.. and dude KILLED it with these.. only thing i woulda added is "BRRRRR" somewhere on em haha
Not really "Gucci" theme....Hate when they over use it to get the hyped up. It's more like a Christmas Theme.
ill rock them pro's
hook up some red laces on these joints and id takem and id wear em for xmas
...sure,why not?
i think these are pretty dope. wish they were a lil more green but they are hot
Not feelin these at all
never liked the cough drop sole nice try but id pass on em
These on display at Packer Shoes, and Jason did a sick job (as always), mad expensive, but boy are they nice
The stripe on the tongue should have been red
Should've made the Gucci stripe on the pulltab on the tongue and back.
If I had the time or money I swear I would start doing customs, cause the mf's that keep putting all this bullshit out have the worse taste in colors and patterns EVER! They might as well go work for JB! lol
So dye the soles and white accents on your Electric blues and call them the south beaches
This Straight
this wudmatch wit anything gucci kinda look like the cough drops with the proon them
umm.. clearly these are the Pines with a cough drop bottom switch with red accents.
actually it's the pine bottoms dipshit he just dyed them red
thats a foam pro bottom you bums....
I'll allow it
I like the concept Mr. Negron... Keep it up
These are pretty decent