Bespoke is a British English term employed in a variety of applications to mean an item custom-made to the buyer’s specification. While applied to many items now, from computer software to luxury car appointments, the term historically was only applied to tailored clothing, shirts and other parts of men’s apparel involving measurement and fitting.
The distinguishing points of bespoke tailoring are the buyer’s total control over the fabric used, the features and fit, and the way the garment should be made. More generally, bespoke describes a high degree of customisation, and involvement of the end-user, in the production of the good.
The Nike BeSpoke program was some shit that I wasn’t even considering for myself since I knew the pricepoint to make a pair of these kicks would take a stack. With a thousand dollars I might could buy forty (40) pairs of Dunks from A.J. Wright. I felt that way up until I saw these Air Force 1’s.
Click on the image to get a closer look at the profile of these Bespoke AF1s designed by Motonari Mikiya (best. name. evar!)
These joints is crack and you should know I don’t fux with Air Forces like that. I may have four or five pair total, but these would be one of those everlasting joints I would need to own at least two pairs of. The patined alligator leather, the elephant print nubuck, the neon Air Max midsole and the Loopwheeler fleece lining make me think of how ill this shoe is while using an OG ’95/Livestrong colorway.
What really turned me out on these kicks was the Air Max midsole and the translucent cupsole.
These shoes would suck up a few month of bills but I would have the freshest Air Force 1’s on the block.
