Shoes: an independent study

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an independent study

by

Joshua Pratt


bio my first pair of “real” basketball shoes was a pair of white and grey nike delta forces. i got them in 5th grade, sat the bench on the school team, came in for the last minute of the last game of the season, and threw up a layup at the buzzer while wearing the mighty delta force. i ending the season with 2 points, 1 for 1 100%. in 6th grade i got my first pair of adidas. loved em. all green low top phantoms. played in them for the 6th grade school basketball tournament, went undefeated and won it. i was the leading scorer in my green phantoms. then YMCA started and i got a pair of jordan 6 carmines. led the team in scoring and rebounding and won the championship(we had the tallest girl on our team sz13, too, so that helped). Got a air jordan X $69.99 on sale at pair of reebok hexalites that bealls(last pair) year too, played a lot of I actually got my first good. were outdoor ball in them, they with a big fat Velcro er train cross some , grade reeboks in 4th ance rack. my faclear the on strap, my mom got em at emporium carmine or black the be to have would time all vorite jordan of the blue top be to have and infared 6s, favorite adidas would the real gum with balls rat white the or , ten basketball shoes discs were puma dope. been outsole. omnizone pumps have always of the pair a have i ), zones the in ITZs( neat. what happened to in time one 1s And e reflectiv shorts still. I won a pair of cool without away taken then had then but a contest, and wore them, his, and since then ive never explanation, but santi got to keep make some pretty smooth stuff. they owned a pair of And 1s, though much since kindergarten that i Ive wore converse all stars pretty pairs. I also have a black 40 can remember, and still own about jordan collection peeked at My ns. weapo rst fi and blue pair of the collection of nike at 350. over 200 pairs at one point, and total elastics, ipaths, dieroyal s, adida counting dr martens, some well over 600 pairs. was sels, vision street wear, my collection probably fall still but down, it since then i have slimmed a pair of blue have i . ction colle my in pairs 00 around 250-3 in a size 13. i s force ultra blue air steaks, and original all mids. im glad ro maest or cbs, max air my in r always play bette to god pray back, is pump the stitched toe is back, glad the still want and , pumps force nd comma the every night they retro . i never saw a pair to try out that adidas smart shoe thing one night on JV PS ads. in em saw anywhere to touch, only and 3blks......word. in the CB34s i had 19pts, 16rbs, 5stl, that up with my take to have as for my senior year, gonna oors. fl wood her mother and


con tents Shoes: An Independent Study section I.

by Joshua Pratt

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digital renderings of the lebron 7 basketball shoe, and some related clothing and logos.

section II.

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12 shoes made with spectra colors, def leppards hysteria album on cassette, a mug shot and a bloody nose.

section III.

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20 shoes made with black sharpie and white paper. ps joey, if you see this call me(210.621.7715).

section IV.

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21 shoes made on paper with graphite pencil and a magic rub. there is also an OG mourning jersey(champion sz 44).

section V.

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19 earlyish sketches done on lined notebook paper with ink pens and pencils, sans cat pee.


SECTION ONE

THE LEBRON SEVEN

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THE

WITNESS THE MYSTERY THE WONDER

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LOGOS

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LATERAL VIEW (WHT, BLK, RD, GLD)

MIDFOOT SUPPORT STRAP

MEMORY FOAM INNER SOCK CHENILLE

CARBON FIBER

OVERSIZED MULTICOLORED STITCHING

ALUMINUM RIVETS

DOUBLE STACKED ZOOM AIR

MEDIAL VIEW (WHT, BLK, RD, GLD)

CARBON FIBER MEDIAL ANKLE SUPPORT

DOUBLE STACKED ZOOM AIR CARBON FIBER MEDIAL ARCH SUPPORT

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OVERSIZED GOLD ROPE STITCHING

CHENILLE


LATERAL VIEW (BLK, WHT, RD, GLD)

MEDIAL VIEW (BLK, WHT, RD, GLD)

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OUTSOLE (WHT, BLK, RD, GLD)

CARBON FIBER SPRING PLATE

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HEAL VIEW MIDFOOT STRAP

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THE EYE SHIRT

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CROP LOGO SHIRT

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EMBROIDERED CROP LOGO SHIRT

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VERTICAL CROP LOGO SHIRT

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23 LOGO SHIRT

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23 BIG LOGO SHIRT

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NAME LOGO SHIRT

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NAME LOGO SHIRT

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23 LOGO/LINE SHIRT

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LEBRON BIG O SHIRT

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(there are

II... n o i t c e s some colorful shoes

(there are twelve shoes in th

the shoes in this section are all nikes, some inspired by the ocean, one inspired by steve nash, and one is on fire.

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this shoe, like the rest in this section, were made with paper, pencil, ink, spectra colors, and def leppard..... .....lots of def le ppard.


e twelve shoes i

his section)

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this one is fa st and lite this is a shoe for point guards, or maybe small forwards, or refs who don’t have to wear black shoes. ok not the refs.

kern would wea r it if it was just a lit tle more penguinish.

he was so BAD!

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this one is a cross trainer

the black toe is rubber for durability

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rubbery things go over the top, stretchy breathable upper, and foamposite heal. DELUXE!


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this one was inspired by air max 95s and steve nash and his hair and angel wings..... i didnt really have a picture of an angel wing to look at, i just thought about it in my head.

wingish

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for small this is a force shoe ards, forwards or power forw thing, ng and me. foamposite wi oot stretchy strappy midf air. support, and maximum

max

e ad thes h d a d my

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d these rami ha


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inspired by the miami heat uniform, tim hardaway, and shake and bakin’.

gary spired by n i s a w s i the th , its for P W L d n a n payto ards, fastest gu t mouths. and fastes

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this was inspired by reggie miller, and anthony mason hair cuts.

i think david robinson would’ve wore this one

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this was inspired by ZO & garnett type big men, versatile and quick and angry and smooth who yell and love.

this was inspired by an old LA Gear shoe(mostly just the heal part) this kid matt had in the 5th grade, he could kick a soccer ball harder and farther than anyone. oh ya, and jason williams when he played for the kings with the elbow pass.

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this is also a quick little guard shoe zoom and lite and stuff. probably n eed to cha nge the colors tho ugh.

ACG. all conditions gear nuff’ said...... oh ya, and straps

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section III. these shoes were made with white paper and a black sharpie (there are 20 shoes in this s

this shoe is not included, becuase it was the spizike, before the spizike was the spizike, but now there is a spizike, so now the idea isn’t so original, so it’s not so cool, so never mind, but here was the start of the outsole. (ps i think the spizike is great)

i miss joey

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most inspired by section) jordan, some with toggles, some inspired by naked feet, and one inspired by a kid named joey who used to ball in all-white lowtop kswiss’ with no socks, a polo shirt, and a gold chain.

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cross trainer trunner type hybrid. toggle type lace thing at the top

toggle

dr pepper

basketball shoe

snaps

removable stretchy mesh with embroidered jumpman

snaps

snaps

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hoop shoe on the lo-lo smooth/confident

ot aked fo n e h t d by inspire get it?

trainer version

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removable

snaps basketball shoe

snaps

diamond

ble remova furry suede

basketball shoe

snaps

snaps

snaps

removable chenille strap

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street sport hiker

tank

tankish/streetish

basketball shoe team shoe

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inspired by the H3 and puffy leather coats from the 80s and early 90s, and the air jordan 9s. sinbad, the fresh prince, z cavaricci

light weight & simple

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a beefier hoop shoe inspired by armor and stability

removable

snaps

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basketball shoe inspired by the late 90s team j

e cap removable to

snap

snap

wrinkle

basketball shoe

n

butto

button

snap

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street style court shoe removable

button n

button

butto

street shoe i don’t really know anything about this shoe. which is weird i know, since i designed it, but it kinda just happened. so i threw a diamond on it! blam! iced out!

BLAM!

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its simple. i miss joey. and mansfields unstoppable mid-range jumper, and kieths scottie pippeness.

light weight b ball shoe the southern cousin mid version, to the one above.

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w/ metal studs street hiker

ble changeasec tion mid oe changeable t

changeable heal

street hiker

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section IV. these shoes were made on white paper withanad grey pencil a magic rub these shoes were ins and one was drawn

(there are are 21 21 shoes shoes in in this this section) section) (there always rep..... alonzo mourning teal hornets jersey. crescent fresh!

this is not joey

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spired by nike and jordan, and star wars, and the force, and animals, while spending the night in a hospital watching out for a loved one, and disorderly orderlies.

i still miss joey

i still miss joey

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light weight cross trainer. stretchy meshy nylon upper.

support things tubular rubbery

tubes neon weird.

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bubbly, tubular, lighter force basketball shoe..... bright colors? kukini?

cross trainer with rubber toe and heal caps. kukini type tubes

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3 5 6 2 9 5 1 4 1 . 3 5 3 5 6 2 9 5 1 4 1 . 3 vent

vent

vent

vent removable crest

vents

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35588997799332233884466 soul? Air Jordan 23.14159265358979323846..... .....Jordan forever.....

heal: plastic and foamposite for support and stability

pi

remove crest to expose laces

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another zoom basketball shoe for point guards, runners, gunners, triple doublers.

the wicked rabbit. an aggressive cross trainer of mythical proportions

strap strap strap strapstrap

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strap strap


with a more aggressive outsole maybe a cross trainer, or with a smooth low profile outsole a good small forward basketball shoe, for maybe like a paul pierce type.

an armored force basketball shoe in the spirit of the air raid and ndestrukt stuff.(for outdoor use only?)

er rubb

toe

cap

rubber heal cap

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smooth shoes. posite shoes. mid weight shoes. pretty simple. clean. $110-$125ish shoes.

vent

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vents

all 4 of these shoes we re inspired by pip, not di no.

this one is my favorite..... and i think joey wouldve liked it too.

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for some reason i think of an f-15 figter plane, and those crazy 80s pop swatches like cousin kassie had.

watch t a f big like a d n ki

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a mid top force bball shoe that is explosive and triumphant, like a superhero!

?????????? maybe sam, cus he likes kinda beafier guard shoes, and he loved his barkleys, and hes kinda a guard, but he got kinda fat, but he still just shoots a lot, and he shoots more than anyone ive ever seen, and when hes on its on, and when hes not its not.

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h ty solid wit t e r p e b d l u this one wo ment more develop

this one too.

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this is a cool rodman pic.


horse blinders? i know its weird, but for some reason i just thought of it.

i just wanted to put 23 real big on the side. 23

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V

section V.

(there are 9teen shoes in this section)

these are just some random sketches, some in ink, some in pencil, some on yellowish paper that looks like that stupid cat we had called mazy peed on it. and why not, she peed on everything else, until my wife put her in a pillow case and “took care of her�

the shoes in this section we paper with pencil, an

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ly (most

ere drawn on lined notebook nd blue and black ink pens.

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