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New Era v1.1

jest3R — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 06:16:58 +0000

Here’s a look at two of the other New Era’s I got done at the beginning of the year that I haven’t had a chance to post yet. I’m thinking of just getting a rainbow of them done so I can just wear one with everything… maybe for my birthday or something… we’ll see. If you guys are ever interested in one, just hit me up and I’ll sell you one at cost and even pay for your shipping!

If you see me around town, there’s a very good chance I’m wearing one of these.

1 of 1 – Grey/Obsidian/Neon

1 of 1 – Black/White

It’s time to fly…

jest3R — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:40:44 +0000

Wow, I’ve been gone for a while! For most of you that have been keeping up with my escapades on facebook, you’ll know that this has been one of the busiest referee seasons for me.

I’ve gotten the opportunity to referee the women’s U20 national team before their trip to Germany for the Women’s U20 World Cup, the men’s U17 team in a friendly against a team from Japan, several MLS preseason and USSF D-2 games on the line, as well as my return to the Youth National Championships where I had the honor of being an assistant referee for the U19 Boys Final which was broadcasted live on Fox Soccer Channel.

One of the positive things about refereeing so much this summer was that it gave me a chance to get away from custom sneakers for a while. I have to admit that the Clash of the Customizers was one of the most daunting tasks I’ve ever undertaken. To be honest, it was entirely too much for one person to coordinate and handle, and while I did have help along the way, it was still VERY tough on me. Don’t get me wrong, I have a great time, the time of my life, but when it was all said and done, and I was back home, I was burnt out.

Over the past couple of weeks I’ve come to realize something: Sometimes you have to leave something for a while to learn to love it again.

I’ve left custom sneakers for more than half of a year because I felt like I needed to find my passion for it again. Guess what? I’ve found it. I found it because I feel like I provide something to the community, a sense of genius and creativity, that has been lacking since my hiatus. I feel like it’s died a bit since my departure, so it’s time to bring it back to life. It’s time to challenge and inspire myself and my peers to be great, to fly.

One of the things I hate about my favorite artist, KAWS, is that he rarely updates his blog! I hate that! So I’m going to do my best to update this beast as much as possible. Also, I’ve started a twitter (@3RCustoms) and will be getting more active with getting 3R on facebook. There are TONS of very cool things that I’m working on behind the scenes that will hopefully blow people’s minds. It’s time to take it to the next level.

Wiggle Your Big Toe

jest3R — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:16:17 +0000

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jest3R — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:12:59 +0000

3R – Nike AF1 High – Reduce, Reuse, Play Dirty

jest3R — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:41:34 +0000

My semifinal entry for the Clash of the Customizers:

This pair goes out as an ode to one of my favorite brands, Undefeated. The upper outer panels feature the “strikeout” logo camo and is constructed from recycled vinyl tote bags that the company uses to pack purchased product from their retail stores. The inner panels are komodo dragon skin left over from a previous pair and a grey suede sockliner for ultimate comfort. Inspiration comes from everyone and everywhere and one man’s bag may be another man’s treasure.

For a 360° view and more pictures, visit the Sole Collector forums here.

3R – Tokidoki (Boy) Dunk Low

jest3R — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:24:15 +0000

My homage (in a gentlemen’s version) to one of my favorite, innovative brands, Tokidoki. In 2006, I did a personal order in a girl’s version, and I had been working on this version since. The upper features a tokidoki camo print upper with candy apple glitter patent swooshes. The inner is lined with the same camo print and the sockliner is wrapper comfortably with red suede. Topped off with a stuffed tongue and an oversized heart-and-crossbones logo over both toeboxes, the tokidoki logo. This a a 1 of 1 for my personal collection and will not be reproduced. For more pictures, please visit the site!

http://www.3Rcustoms.com/

3R Customs: Site Update!

jest3R — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:38:05 +0000

3R Customs has been updated with all the pairs entered in the Clash so far. VIPs will get a couple extra pictures as well as the first heads up when the Whistlers get tested.

NE x 3R: A Closer Look

jest3R — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:17:09 +0000

Here are the first round of samples that I did.

Black/Black

Royal/Orange - 1 of 1 for my recently UF Grad. brother

Black/Red/Neon Green

I decided to add on to the black/black with the namesake of the blog and here’s a look at the other one that is currently being worked on with the modifications: