I highlighted the latest creations by designer Yassir Rais in yesterday’s post. The Adidas Stan Smith customs shown above were the first posted by Rais at his Customsnkr.com blog linked here. While I am a bigger fan of his “Under Construction” Nike Dunks, I think his initial entry into the world of custom sneakers was impressive.

The background pattern used by Rais features blue squares, blue triangles, red Xs and green stars. He extended these colors to red, blue and green eyelets as well as a stream of colors on the tongue. Yassir freestyled a bit on the heels of these Stan Smiths with a black/white flower winding its way from the collar to the back panel.

Every designer’s first effort at custom art is an adventure into the unknown. It is clear, however, that Yassir’s true talents show through these Stan Smith. The rich details and eye for contrasts expressed in the “Under Construction” Dunks make themselves known in Yassir’s first shoes. The best part about Yassir Rais’ first sneakers is the willingness to think outside of the box to create an interesting new design.

Designer Yassir Rais showed off his latest custom Dunks at the Customsnkr.com blog post linked here. Rais is a relatively new artist who created his first pair of customs at the beginning of 2008. His “Under Construction” Nike Dunks are pretty impressive for a designer with a few projects under his belt.

The bottom half of the Dunks feature a brick-and-mortar design while the top half is a gray concrete wall. While Rais may have been creating a simple pair of custom sneakers, the symbolism is quite clear. The designer’s skills are being built slowly like the brick wall. Yassir Rais is showing us that he has great self-awareness about his growing skills as a custom artist through the mixture of a unfinished brick wall with a cracked concrete surface.

Rais says these Dunks are available for sale; if you are interested, you can contact the designer at yassirrais3@hotmail.com. The “Under Construction” Dunks look great and I plan on writing up the rest of his collection soon to showcase this rising star in the world of custom sneakers.