Nike Dunk High Kanye West “Graduation” Customs
Kanye’s Graduation vs 50’s Curtis album received the most hype we’ve ever seen for an album release date. Both cd’s released September 11th, but this was not Kanye’s original release date. Ye stated the date was pushed back to 9/11/07 because the artwork for the album wasn’t ready. Japanese artist Takashi Murakami (Kaikai KiKi Co) was the person who designed the artwork for the Graduation cover. As you may already know Graduation bet Curtis in first week sales; 957,000 to 691,000 in units sold.
Kanye West has always been a trend setter when it comes to fashion, and the glasses he wore in the Stronger video had people going nuts. The Graduation hype inspired the professional sneaker custom artist emmanueLabor to make a pair of Graduation Dunk Hi’s. This is what you get when the 3 Bears SB Dunks meet the Graduation album. They feature fur which represents Kanye’s bear mascot, the blinds from Kanye’s glasses in Stronger, graphics from the artwork, and the purple midsole compliments the background color of the album.
We’ve seen tons of customs before, but none with this much thought and detail. As of right now we don’t know if they will be available for sale. Once Kanye finds out about them you can bet he’s going to want a few pairs for his collection. Also, word is Ye will also get his own signature shoe with Nike.
It’s been a while since I’ve posted customs, but when I saw these I was like WOW.
Thanks to atlforces for the heads up!
These kicks are right down Ye’s alley
these r cuurraackk… whoeva did these is doin big thingss
Mannnnnnnnn these are SICK. I didn’t even like the 3 bears but I would rock these. Thanks for posting them and shout out to dude that made them.
this guy is talented. they look so good to be customs. kanye west is going to go crazy if he cant get a pair. hot hot
graduation over curtis all day
ur welcome g-roc…
haha, wen u goin to let me start bloggin on here?….
lmao…
^Hmmm we’ll talk. I need a solid team, but ppl be BS’ing…
Ppl love our news and that’s what’s up, but they never see the back end and all the hard work it takes to put out quality news.
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damn those are nice customs, i agree with kooly
dope sick ill fresh hot nice clean cold or whateva you want to say. this caught me of guard like the tiffany fake g-roc did last week. 10 stars and please dont let the hypebeast see them lol
Ewwwww! Pretty sickk! I wonder if Ye peeped these online yet…..im sure he’ll throw them on his blog soon if so.
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Yeah Ye is a sneakerhead, hell he prob reads TheShoeGame.com and he said he reads the blogs so I wouldn’t doubt it. But these are sick customs and Kanye West will end up with a pair. He’ll be on 106 or spotted rocking a pair, just watch.
wow i’m speachless almost lol but these are ill i bet they go for atleast a few grand
ye does read different blogs and i sure he reads theshoegame for sneaker news like everybody does. i never seen custom kicks like this before. the designer really out did himself on this project. hate to be like the rest but these are sick!
Nike needs to give him a call for this custom. They look better than the 3 Bears and he his work looks better than some of the people that work for Nike. He really did his thing.
F Ye & F Fif…oh yes believe me
kicks is what’s really crackin’.
dammmmmmmmmmm! these are HAWT!!!! I love KANYE!!!!
Them is Tough he out did his self
wet….is all i can say.because i knw they mr.west already has em or has them on the way.
These are killin’ it!
can’t say anything that hasn’t been said about this shoe…it’s just all around nice..i was so happy to see kanye outsell 50 in records and now this is the icing on the cake for his graduation album if they come out. hopefully they do because i’ve been looking for a new pair of dunks and these look like they would be it
I can’t believe it!! These look just like the album cover!!
These are pretty fresh and I like the way dude used the Mita Dunk Highs as a platform, which to me were already a pretty dope pair of kicks.
*blushes*
wow…..I appreciate the love yall. it feels really good to see my work get this kinda response.
I really do appreciate it!
eL
i could seriously put some work in too.
and yeah, i was checking these out yesterday on emmanuel’s myspace page.
THATS MY NIGGA, GOOD SHIT
WHATUP EL,
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whatup Groc
man where did u get this material from?…. I’m new at this and right now i’ve just been buying fabric paint from wal-mart and I’ve been looking for something better than that. please help with any suggestions you have for me becuz these are the hardest custom’s I’ve ever seen!!!
nike should give a go for kanye west.
i LOVE THESE, WISH I COULD GET A PAIR…OR MAYBE A PAIR WITH MY PIC ON THE SIDE …LOOK INTO THAT FOR ME g-roc…lol
Mann yall just keep doin it main i like these shoes i thank any shoes yall come out with are bad so i mean just keep makin ‘em and ima keep buyin ‘em
Everyone is interested in these shoes. I know where to get them and can try and get them for people except they do cost some paper so don’t inquire if your not serious. They are custom made so almost any size would be available and its done by the person who did these shoes. If your still interested I can try and get you a pair. So if ya still interested than post with ya email and I’ll send u a message. It might take awhile to get but its worth it. These shoes are some FIRE!!! And COLIN, there def. way under a grand.
how much do the kanye sb dunks cost ??