Kicks : Nike Air Force 1 Bespoke by Taylor Steele

Taylor Steele’s Poor Specimen production company has created over twenty movies, music videos and TV shows, most of which revolve around his love of surfing.  He’s not Jack Johnson or anything, but from the looks of Steele’s Nike Air Force 1 Bespoke, we’d have to assume he also has a thing for Gibson guitar(s) (cases).  At least, that’s what looking at his 1of1 AF1s would remind most sneakerheads, their oiled brown leather uppers and two toned gum sole bearing a striking resemblance to 2008′s Dunk Low Premium SB ‘Gibson’.  That combination is impeccable but Steele went a bit further, applying a custom swirly graphic (inspired by a ripcurl, perhaps?) on the lateral heel, dubrae and hangtag, with a red sockliner and tongue finishing things off with an aggressive punch.  Click through to get a better look and be sure to let us know how these rank against the other AF1 Bespokes we’ve profiled here on Sneaker News.  via Surfbang

Kicks : Two Nike Air Force 1 Bespokes by Edison Chen

CLOT founder Edison Chen offered up a teaser of a Nike Air Force 1 Bespoke he created last summer, but never completed the deal and we’re left wondering what the ‘ajf-1′ dubrae really means. EDC was back in NYC recently and created along with a customized Destroyer jacket these new AF1 Bespokes, both of which we have plenty of photos detailing. The first pair goes for a super clean all-cork upper with the gum sole taking on a tonal look and yellow laces matching the leather sockliner. The other pair is quite a bit more frenetic, keeping cork on its Swooshes but the rest is a compilation of two types of denims, a crazy textured leather and another leather with zebra-like diagonal striping giving way to a ponyhair zebra tongue. They’re both better appreciated in photos, so click through to see more and hit up 21 Mercer to schedule your appointment for the Air Force 1 Bespoke experience.