I love stumbling upon up & coming designers. People with nothing but fresh new ideas and the ambition and drive to pursue their dreams are amazing to me.
DESIGNER: 18, male, Akron OH – Jake F.
“LOST IN THE CLOUDS”
“My clients so far have been mostly from London interestingly enough. I would love to have more US clients however. And honestly I want anyone and everyone as a client. If you like shoes and can appreciate the work that goes into making and designing a pair, we should probably work work together haha.“
“I use lots of materials, really varies depending on the shoes. On the painted ones such as the Pipestastic. (see photo below)
It is all hand painted with a brush and angelus leather paint. I NEVER use markers. Reconstructed shoes have all different kinds of material... leather, denim, suede, croc.. whatever you like! All of my work lasts, if you decide to buy a pair, I would encourage you to beat ‘em up.”
“Reconstructions are when I totally take apart a shoe and rebuild it from the ground up using my own materials. However at this time it only works on shoes with a stitched sole such as Nike Dunks and Air Force Ones. I take the shoe apart with an exacto knife and hairdryer to melt the glue. I rebuild with a sewing machine, any variety of materials, and a needle and thread.”
“The Highroad Dunks did not come with the fabric. 
That is an old gray Tee Shirt that I stitched and glued onto the shoe. They are the least durable form of customizing, and why I am very hesitant to do one in that method anymore.“
If you are interested in a pair of custom shoes please email him at blaise28@gmail.com
http://www.myspace.com/jbfcustoms
