tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835930314877281581.post2368109045681996626..comments2024-02-23T10:26:22.947+00:00Comments on mark whitfield photography: my bespoke air force 1's... well... sort of.mark whitfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10842409150316215317noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835930314877281581.post-2487221745683581402014-05-30T12:16:24.331+01:002014-05-30T12:16:24.331+01:00For $800 they need to be exactly right, no questio...For $800 they need to be exactly right, no question. Some people are probably thinking $800 (roughly £500) is crazy money for sneakers; I disagree; you are getting something truly 'bespoke' made from high quality materials. A RTW pair of Crockett and Jones are approaching £400, Edward Green and Lobb far more and bespoke shoes (Cleverley, G&G etc) around £3k or way more in exotic materials. I'm not an AF1 fan but think the idea and execution is fantastic and am looking into whether other models are available via the Mercer Street service. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835930314877281581.post-66061396412229818982012-12-06T17:14:00.113+00:002012-12-06T17:14:00.113+00:00i think it's pretty true but you can always do...i think it's pretty true but you can always do a slight difference, say an eyelet or an 'x' stitch different.<br />when i was talking about doing an all cork bespoke iz said one had already been done then he pulled out the records to show me. i think it had a maroon secondary swoosh so i was in the clear.<br />so... yes, i think they do try not to allow two pairs to be made the same.<br /><br />as for the dodgy chinese websites... i'd give it a go. credit card fraud is rare and you're always covered. it'd be pretty sweet to have a fake pair, to see the differences.mark whitfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10842409150316215317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835930314877281581.post-32065812797607123742012-12-06T16:41:37.543+00:002012-12-06T16:41:37.543+00:00Imagine they had let you keep the shoe! One to ro...Imagine they had let you keep the shoe! One to rock, one to stock! I always wonder if its true that no one can make your bespoke. I know china makes a fake of my bespoke. I aways want to buy a pair just to see how close they got. But those dodgy chinese sites make me cautious. I might as well post my account details on facebook!Paul Nguyenhttp://www.movingpixels.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835930314877281581.post-41926956270365348572012-12-06T16:01:24.453+00:002012-12-06T16:01:24.453+00:00no. I had to send the shoes back and two months la...no. I had to send the shoes back and two months later I got a new pair. <br />funnily enough, when I was at 21 mercer a couple of months ago my original bespokes were there on display... for people to look at and maybe be inspired by. mark whitfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10842409150316215317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835930314877281581.post-52401696426010520442012-12-06T15:26:35.980+00:002012-12-06T15:26:35.980+00:00They didnt let you keep the shoes.. Damn. They didnt let you keep the shoes.. Damn. Paul Nguyenhttp://www.movingpixels.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835930314877281581.post-69092217497922802292011-03-07T18:19:14.020+00:002011-03-07T18:19:14.020+00:00nike have been as good as gold about the whole epi...nike have been as good as gold about the whole episode.<br /><br />they have apologised and will have them re-made for me as soon as the shoes are fed-exed back to them ( on their account )<br />there are no problems with the lack of branding. it's something i requested at the time and i was told it was possible.<br /><br />if it were just the eyelets i would have not complained. i'm not that petty. it would have annoyed me a little but i would have accepted the shoes. the branding on the heel tab though... that really annoys me !<br /><br />thanks for siding with me.mark whitfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10842409150316215317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835930314877281581.post-61081107179027959972011-03-07T15:26:34.592+00:002011-03-07T15:26:34.592+00:00definitely without question send 'em back! my ...definitely without question send 'em back! my husband reckons they must have it in small print somewhere that they are entitled to put their branding on the heel which I think is a tad cynical of him, but If that's the case cancel the order. he also said 'ow much? a question I'm sure we all want to know don't we?btw....they look FAB!<br /><br />7 March 2011 15:21Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835930314877281581.post-81999504417646585812011-03-06T15:40:35.252+00:002011-03-06T15:40:35.252+00:00yep, i'm with you on this too. they aren'...yep, i'm with you on this too. they aren't what you designed. now then maybe if there was only one mistake with the eyelets then that could be forgiven but the swoosh and branding on the back is directly against what you wanted so they should go back.<br /><br />trouble is, some schmuck will pull them out of the nike dumpster and sell them in twenty years as the 'ones that mark rejected'... for a fortune.<br /><br />i was thinking that their attention to detail was incredible but i am not so sure now.<br /><br />nike - listen up, the world is watching how you handle mr whitfield...Gary Robertonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835930314877281581.post-80861216432180055372011-03-06T13:25:17.530+00:002011-03-06T13:25:17.530+00:00i'm with you on this one! these aren't wha...i'm with you on this one! these aren't what you designed and you'll never be satisfied with them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com