LEARN HOW DESIGN LIKE A PRO!

CREATE YOUR OWN PAIR OF CUSTOM SNEAKERS AT SNEAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY

Bring a white sneaker (leather or canvas based)

Required for class:

Bring your own sneaker and reinvent it into a custom design of your choosing at Sneakerhead University’s Design Studio. During this class, learn the basics to customizing shoes, or challenge yourself with one of our intermediate classes.

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If you’re visiting our sneaker design workshop, please review our designer guidelines below!

SNEAKERHEAD U GUIDELINES

Interested in adding a personal touch to your favorite classic sneakers? Become a student to the game and enroll in our design studio! Take on the opportunity to customize a personalized pair of sneakers ranging from a selection of various tools.

In our Design Studio, you’ll customize a pair of sneakers of your choice. Please Bring in a white sneaker, leather or canvas based, and we will provide the rest!

Please note, you DO NOT need a new pair of kicks for this class, yet it is suggested for the best outcomes!

Luxury Lacing:

The Design package comes with everything you need to create a custom, but if interested you do have the option to purchase luxury items to incorporate into your design as well. Items such as rope, satin, fur or rhinestone laces require a team member to assist with drilling, sizing, sealing, and installing them. These can be a nice finishing touch to your newly customized kicks!

Luxury Fabrics:

If chosen, you can upgrade your sneaker by selecting a fabric from our luxury wall. These are quality prints inspired by your favorite fashion brands and designers.

Follow along as we explain all major tools and techniques you need to cut, bond, and manipulate the wide variety of materials that add flavor to a custom. Intricate prints are no hassle with our tools, anything is possible!

Embroidered Patches:

Looking to make a sneaker for your favorite NFL team? Or how about a Harry Potter Inspired pair? Our patches have various themes and are a great way to ensure a nice, clean cut image is added to your sneaker.

Every shoe is designed using custom measurements that must be properly prepped, traced, manipulated, and finished in a specific way. In the class, we will utilize various materials while designing, prepping, cutting, and bonding custom components of the sneaker.

Each design package includes Leather and Canvas paint, Fabric Dye, Laces, Fabrics, Stencils, Embroidered Patches, Jewels, Glitter, Various accessories such as Zip Tie tags, Pearls, Lace Charms, Lace Beads, Spikes, and more!

Bring your own sneaker

Avoid sneakers that are not made of leather or canvas, they have limited customization options. Leather or canvas provides the most flexibility for basic skills that will be covered in the 2-3 hours we will be designing. Common choices are Converse, Vans, and Air Force Ones.

At Sneakerhead U, we encourage bold, and eccentric designs. There are no wrong answers when it comes to what YOU envision as the best sneaker.

Want a specific look?

Feel free to bring in any additional materials such as fabrics, gems, patches, or screenshots of ideas you have in mind if theres a specific look you are trying to achieve. Most importantly, do not forget to bring your white sneaker!

No idea? No problem!

In the class, you’ll begin brainstorming on a classic blueprint, and collaborate with the instructor and those around you. Follow up with customizing your sneaker based on the patterns, colors, and designs that inspire you.