Nike Air Force 1 Bespoke by Mayor
Posted by Bert Geyer | Oct 27, 2009
Sneaker enthusiasts Mayor is known for making some unique and well-received designs when arriving at 21 Mercer Street. He obviously has an undeniable love for the Air Force 1 and continues to leave his mark as an Air Force 1 addict. Here we have pictures of yet another Mayor Nike Air Force 1 Bespoke creation. This particular pair screams ‘royalty’ at a first glance. It features a predominately metallic gold upper combined with a rarely-seen gum midsole (yes, we said midsole not outsole. Other interesting features include a burgundy sock liner and a swoosh, the shoelaces and the outsole done up in the same color. Additionally, Mayor spoke with Strictly Fitteds on the design process of this particular pair. So without further ado, hit the jump for more pictures and Mayor’s words. What are your thoughts on this Bespoke creation? |
“With 17 Bespokes created this was one of my toughest challenges, but there is a method to my madness. There is a conventional way to do Bespokes which consists of picking out your materials, sitting with a designer and bringing your creation to life. Me, I work backwards- I walk straight into the studio, sit at the computer, glance over at the materials, close my eyes for a few minutes and I normally come up with a hit.
With this particular shoe, I was stuck. I spend two appointments which is about two hours each to drum up a shoe with no luck. So I went to the table and started to really concentrate and this Metallic Gold leather was just staring me in the face. I choose the Gold because I am a big fan of the metallic leather and thought why not do a all Gold shoe. After working with the Gold I decided it needed some accents. I am big fan of gum bottoms so to be different instead of the bottom I choose a gum midsole. To continue with the uniqueness of the shoe I wanted to build I choose a route that has to date has never been done before. I used a Burgundy nubuck sockliner. To finish off the shoe accents I used a burgundy swoosh and laces.
This shoe sat in my collection for about nine months, finally a hat came along to match. Now about the hat. My assistant and close friend KoKo was in Boston and happened to walk into the store CONCEPTS. He called me and told me where he was. With permission of the Manager, pictures were taken and emailed to me. The moment I saw this Burgundy NEW ERA 59Fifty cap with the Gold “CNPTS” logo I knew it was a match made in heaven.
Thank you to my big brother Nai for deeming this combo WELL WORTHY! 21 MERCER for putting up with me, and Concepts for the love. The rest is history.”
Nike AF1 Bespoke by Mayor
Nike AF1 Bespoke by Mayor
Nike AF1 Bespoke by Mayor
Nike AF1 Bespoke by Mayor
Nike AF1 Bespoke by Mayor
Oct 28, 2009 at 7:08 pm
Automatic cop rock these with a polo a shorts. Im a girl and i love these.
Oct 28, 2009 at 6:45 pm
DOES THIS GUY GET LAID…OR SIT AROUND ALL DAY AND THINK ABOUT SNEAKERS!!! OH WAIT..IV SEEN PIC’S OF THIS DUDE..STUPID QUESTION!! I DROPPED A STEAMY TURD THIS MORNING THAT LOOKS BETTER THAN THIS JUNK. AND AS FAR AS MAYOR BEING AF1 KING..WELL THAT IS SELF PROCLAIMED!!! HE MAY BE #14 OR #17….FAR FROM #1!!! GOOD LOOKING ROCK STAR….HOLLA
Oct 28, 2009 at 8:34 am
Strait Garbage Done seen all the golds n this is what you do with it, hot basura..
Throw em in the trash - not in the bag..
Oct 27, 2009 at 11:18 pm
WACK!
Oct 27, 2009 at 10:59 pm
WHO CARES AF1s R JUNK!!!! Id rather wear a wooden clog 3 sizes to small that was carved with a old rusty pocket knife!
Oct 27, 2009 at 10:32 pm
WHOEVER SAID THESE ARE HOT ARE SWAGGERLESS MONKEYS.THESE ARE THE WORST BESPOKE BESIDES THOSE ALL ELEPHANT PRINT JOINTS IVE EVER SEEN.MAYOR COULD’VE DONW WAY BETTER THAN THAT.TO TELL U THE TRUTH THO I THINK MAYOR SELLS CRACK. LOL
Oct 27, 2009 at 8:06 pm
wat da hell does dis dude do for a living?
Oct 27, 2009 at 4:14 pm
not feeling these
Oct 27, 2009 at 3:41 pm
Wow, 850+ and that’s what you got?
Imagine the creasing on that gold leather?
Sorry Mayor, you missed the mark with these!
Oct 27, 2009 at 3:16 pm
These sneakers are sexy, and anyone who doesn’t like them probably can’t rock them.
Oct 27, 2009 at 2:51 pm
Most of the bespokes that come thru this site are ugly, IMO. However these break that trend. Mayor knows how to construct a shoe.
Oct 27, 2009 at 2:44 pm
Haha someone on the other post said “Wheres Mayor?” and he delivered. Not saying this is what I would personally pick, but to each his own. These remain unique without over doing it just like almost every other pair of Bespokes
Oct 27, 2009 at 2:32 pm
man you get to choose any materials and any colors you like and you came up with this garbage…
Oct 27, 2009 at 1:09 pm
These bespokes are tough. I like the different creation Mayor added by having a gum midsole instead of the usual gum outsole. The gold leather on the shoe speaks for itself. Why not a little gold for the Air Force King? And bergundy happens to be one of my favorite colors because of its rarity in use. That color stands out differently than other colors because it isn’t seen that often. And the fitted to match the sneakers is just perfect…Period. My favoite bespoke that Mayor has done so far is the Strawberry Quick (Nesquick) bespoke he created. Those are the meanest bespokes I’ve ever seen.
Oct 27, 2009 at 1:04 pm
These bespokes are tough. I like the different design and creation Mayor did by adding a gum midsole instead of the usual gum outsole
Oct 27, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Man mayor must get mad cash to afford all these bespokes. These are pretty nice.
Oct 27, 2009 at 12:16 pm
those are ugly ass hell, if wears those he should have his a s s kicked
Oct 27, 2009 at 11:15 am
These are ok you can tell the creative juices werent flowing on this design at all but the hat makes this shoe work for me some nice denim and the right shirt will make this pop i think I seen a rich yung shirt that would go perfect with these overall I give these a B+
Oct 27, 2009 at 11:11 am
out of all who have made bespokes, Mayor is the only who got taste and actually has the artistic talent to put out his concepts properly on those shoes.
Oct 27, 2009 at 11:04 am
i think the kicks aint bad, but far from bespoke status. these look like a GR which isnt a bad thing its just not worth the $800+ dude payed for em.
Oct 27, 2009 at 10:48 am
BOO BOO…
Oct 27, 2009 at 10:30 am
mayor is lame.
Oct 27, 2009 at 10:18 am
they look better w/ the hat but by far the best bespoke AF1 i have seen
Oct 27, 2009 at 10:09 am
17 bespokes to date? man at an average of 850 a pair thats damn near 15 grand…….if you got it, god bless ya, but i hope nike throws him a comp or 2
Oct 27, 2009 at 10:00 am
clean