Desp One created these custom Air Force Ones for a friend who loves dragons. The designer says that these shoes took two days but they look like they took much longer to complete. I found these pictures on Desp One’s blog on Customsnkr.com linked here.

I am a big fan of Desp One’s approach to designing these Air Force Ones without using the typical dragon image. The dragons drawn on both sides of the Dragon AF1s are detailed and use colors that are fairly subtle. The left shoe features an olive green dragon with yellow accents that is heading toward the toe. This dragon doesn’t know that he is about to make contact with the brown and gray dragon rounding the corner on the right shoe.

It would have been easy for Desp One to phone in these custom Air Force Ones with cheesy images of green dragons. His skills and desire to put out good products did not allow him to take the simplest path to the Dragon AF1s. These shoes are fantastic and I am sure his friend is rocking these shoes all around town.

Desp One was asked by a friend to create a pair of custom Air Force Ones with a Toronto Raptors theme. The designer mixed the Raptors colors with his friend’s love of leopard prints to create the “Laptors.”

The “Laptors” feature dark purple outsoles, dark purple leopard spots and a light purple background. There is a hint of orange or yellow on each leopard spot which makes the light purple background look like a thin shroud. Desp One added red to the Nike swooshes and shoe strings to complete the Toronto Raptor color scheme. The colors are well-balanced from heel to toe with a pallet-cleansing white space on the toe box.

Desp One posted his “Laptors” Air Force Ones on the Customsnkr.com blog linked here. While I am not a big fan of leopard prints, I am a fan of well-crafted shoes with great colors. I am sure the “Laptors” were met with appreciation by Desp One’s friend and I am sure there will be a few readers interested in these shoes.

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