Custom-made Converse sneakers

Lately I have been thinking about making some customized Converse sneakers, and I finally figured out a design that I like. I decided to use a new pair of shoes, but get a fabric I like and attach the fabric to the sides with fabric glue. I thought about making a whole new upper for the shoe and I actually worked on a couple of prototype models, but I decided that this was faster, easier, and produces good results. Here's how they turned out. What do you think? I'm the only person in the world with purple batiked shoes like this!

Candid Cool Blog Custom sneakers

Here's some sneakers from the Candid Cool website that look like they could have been custom made. The ones with the red tongue are pretty interesting, and it wouldn't be difficult to alter a pair of store bought sneakers to get this look.