I’m calling these custom Air Jordan 3s ‘Planet Basketball’ with one shoe representing Basketball and Family and the other shoe representing planet Earth and a love for life. Early summer 2023 I had the privilege of getting a pair of special custom kicks designed by a good friend of the Jumpman Journals family, Lab.Customs, the Savile Row of bespoke kicks.
The whole experience was something I would highly recommend if you’re a sneakerhead and you want something a bit different from the crowd.
It was much more of a collaborative experience than I expected. First we met up and had a conversation about my sneaker history and the silhouettes I preferred, then Lab explained some of the ideas behind some of the amazing customs that were on display.
We also discussed the message I wanted to convey in the design of my custom sneakers, with basketball, family and a love for life being themes i hoped to represent Lab took what we discussed and created the Air Jordan 3 ‘Planet Basketball’
I have a trademark of sorts, from time to time I wear a different colourway on each foot of the same shoe, even taking it a step further I’ll rock a different silhouette on each foot, but there has to be some sort of connection.
Anyway with this In mind I requested a different colour for each shoe, The left Blue shoe with green highlights representing plant earth and life, and the left basketball orange shoe with family engraved on the outside representing my love for basketball and the JMJ family.
It’s like Lab captured everything I could have hoped for and more, these are bang on brief and then some! The feel of each shoe Is so unique with a smooth blue leather for the left planet shoe, and a slightly rumpled orange leather for the basketball right shoe.
With most decent sneakers costing £200 retail it makes sense if you’re looking for something a bit more bespoke, the quality and fit Is as good if not better than what the big brands are putting up on the shelves.
For my first pair of custom sneakers, and definitely the start of a new love affair, I couldn’t have wished for a better experience and a final product that has become an instant celebrity amongst my sneaker collection. Almost forgot, they even came with a matching custom t-shirt, seriously this Is a must experience for the true sneakerhead.
A MASSIVE Thank you to @lab.customs for capturing exactly what I wanted and more!