Finaly some cool Team Zissou Adidas!!! 9-4 shoes received with Pics

Thanks for the tips on using acetone to remove gold ADIDAS lettering.

I managed to snag a pair of Adidas Italias for $50 at local shoe store in Louisville -- turns out I needed a size 13 -- I normally take a size 12, so if you buy these without trying them on, you might want to try a pair of similar Adidas on before you buy via mail order.

I asked the guy on ebay selling them if he would give me a few tips, but he said he couldn't -- years of research and blah blah blah. He said to send him my shoes and he'd customize them for $100 -- geeesh.

So, I picked up bottle of acrylic paint at Hobby Lobby ($1.27). Picked up pair of yellow shoe laces at HOT TOPIC ($4) and ordered some Helvetica Gold Rub Down letters from LETRASET (details below) -- each sheet is $2 or so, so I ordered three sheets to have extra, and with postage it came to about $18.

So, for about $74, you can make these yourself if you can find the shoes. Oh yeah, I already had the acetone -- not sure how much that costs, but it couldn't be over $10.

Already painted the stripes -- just the center one a lighter blue as the other striped and back of shoe heel area are already the proper navy-ish blue -- I'll post pictures when I get the gold letters in.

FOR 5mm GOLD HELVETIC RUB-ON LETTERS, GO HERE:

http://www.letraset.com/design/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=2908&cat=Helvetica+Medium+Condensed

Rubdown Lettering A5 - Helvetica MC - 5mm - Gold
Product Code: RDC0153
 
Thought I'd update -- acrylic paint will not work -- you need to get paint made for LEATHER which is available at Tandy leather retail or online.
 
Buy a pair of Adidas Italias on ebay -- white with navy stripes.

Send them to me and I'll modify them for $30 plus $12 postage.

or get yourself some leather paint from TANDY and you can do most of it yourself.

or go to myadidas.com and customize a pair of SAMBAS and you can have ZISSOU embroidered into side of shoe. Another thread has pics of these...they look pretty good.
 
Mine from MiAddidas.

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