Acrylic Paint, the Savior of the Hand Pained Canvas Shoes

Nowadays, everyone loves making their common canvas shoes customized, but what disturb them most is the fear for the fading and the water. Yep, we fear the fading on the beautiful and vivid patterns, which is really awkward. Therefore, in the hand painted canvas shoes industry, here comes the Savior, the acrylic paint. These types of paint eliminate the need for turpentine and gesso, and can be applied directly onto canvas. Sure, it is unafraid of water.

Do you know why the acrylic paint can be the Svaior to the original designed Converse/Vans shoes? Let’s explore its unknown world. Between 1946 and 1949, it’s Leonard Bocour and Sam Golden who created one paint with the acrylic paint first. Then it led to the trend, in addition, paint companies made many combinations of them to match the market. In 1963, Rowney (now part of Daler-Rowney Ltd since 1983) was the first manufacturer to introduce an artist’s acrylic color in Europe, under the brand name Cryla.

How can the acrylic paint be waterproof? Acrylic paints with gloss or matte finishes are available, although a satin (semi-matte) sheen is most common. When dry, acrylic paint is generally non-removable from a solid surface. Water or mild solvents do not re-solubilize it, although isopropyl alcohol can lift some fresh paint films off. Toluene and acetone can remove paint films, but they do not lift paint stains very well and are not selective. And acrylic paint can be applied to raw canvas if so desired without any negative effect or chemical reaction as would be the case with oils.

In terms of the fading, the acrylic paint is proven to be in use for approximately fifty years. Meanwhile, acrylic paint is very elastic, which prevents cracking from occurring. Besides, it can also be applied onto different kinds bodies, such as, pastel (oil & chalk), charcoal, pen, etc. on top of the dried acrylic painted surface. Mixing other bodies into the acrylic is possible - sand, rice, even pasta may be incorporated in the artwork. 

With so many merits that really matters to the hand painted shoes, how couldn’t the acrylic paint be the Saviour?      

Photos Talk About My Custom Hand Painted Shoes Complex

All the time I devote myself to designing and painting the custom freehand canvas shoes, because I have the “custom hand painted shoes complex” dwelling deep in my mind. In my opinion, this kind of shoes can perfectly represent my attitude towards my life, which could be called freedom, relaxation. I’d rather save myself from the ache from high heels no matter what I am doing. Moreover, the drawing on the shoes comes from what I’ve seen, heard, thought, and I also design for others. I appreciate each idea occuring in my brain, and I think everything has the happy ending, if not, it’s not the end yet.

 

Around the street corner, I feel as if I were among the purest romantic sea of lavender, with the lavender themed hand painted shoes designed by me. Walking in the street at the teatime, enjoying the sunset glow, the all is taken by me, because it’s my own life. But, it seems that something lack in my life. Oh, finally I got it, that’s you. So I’m looking forward to meeting you in “Provence”, among the purple lavender, under the blue sky.

    

What’s The Best For High Schoolers Showing Up At School?

In this day and age, you high schoolers are not childish any more, yet you are not so mature to accept everything about the worldly world. In the ivory tower of the high schools, you guys can enjoy what you own at school, which even if seems to be boring to you now. But I guess the most memorable time in one’s life is nothing but the school days. Absolutely, you would realize this only after you step into society. Therefore, what you can do to reduce the regret about this memory is to increase something unforgettable, with your buddies at school.

In this case, what’s unforgettable at high school? Naturally, we all have the team complex when we were students. However, now you guys need the personality too. In other words, you should find the best for showing up in the ivory tower, which is both distinctive and unitive. Recently, the high school kids in midtown Detroit get the special sneakers for free showing up at school, which will definitely make quite a few kids, and parents, happy. And the point is that when a group of buddies wear the same kicks they must be pretty proud to have done that.

Yep, the best thing for high schoolers showing up at school is exactly the distinctive custom sneakers for teen boys and girls. Although each pair seems to be different, in general, you are still the one that cant be apart. This is like that you often quarrel but you are still the best friends forever. In your lifetime, good company on the road is the shortest cut. This companion can be the one who ever shared the same custom hand painted shoes with you.    

     

Salma Hayek And Hillary Duff: Two New Fashion Icons

In the entertainment industry, there are not always lack of the fashion icons, but the change speed is too fast to eye on them for us. As a matter of fact, many starry performers in the spotlight are the favorites in the fashion industry, having their own keen sense of fashion, especially the shoes style. Salma Hayek and Hillary Duff are such a kind of stars.

 Salma Hayek, the Mexican actress, had always been known for her great acting abilities and great fashion style. She knows exactly what fits her, makes her stand out, and the shoes to go with everything. Hollywood loved Salma Hayek not only for her beauty but also for her brains. In fact, she was included in Entertainment Weekly’s 25 Smartest People on TV. For that, we are guessing she has been using her brains on styling herself and no one can really complain or argue with her sense of style whether on or off the red carpet. Beautifully adorned heels seemed to be a shoe trend nowadays as we have seen a lot of celebrities sporting this kind of shoe style.Salma Hayek made it looked even classier than ever when she wore the Brian Atwood Yvesse peep-toe pumps to the 38th Deauville American Film Festival in France. She paired the black satin Swarovski-embellished heel with a simple black tube long-back dress with turquoise earrings for that splash of color.

 

Hillary Duff, personally beloved actress, has been brought to public by the well-known Lizzie McGuire. In addition, she  expanded into the music world by releasing several albums, one of which even reached triple platinum. Fashion wise, Lizzie McGuire went from Texas boots, hats, and flared pants to girly Disney outfits to lady glamour. The stint on the famous series Gossip Girl must have rubbed off on her as she turned into an instant bombshell. More than that, she received a stunning engagement ring and is now happily married with one gorgeous son. Everyone should always have a foolproof outfit for those busy days. Remember that being busy is never an excuse not to be fashion worthy. Hillary Duff’s foolproof outfit would be leggings, simple blouse, and high-heel ankle booties.

Youth, vitality, vibrant, this is shoemycolor team of artists.They are the pioneers in the field of hand-painted shoes in China, now they want to show their design and drawing talent to the world.

Both President Obama and Prince Charles Choose Custom Sneakers, Why Not You?

In this day and age, pursuing the personality seems to be pretty important for the different trendsetters. In their opinion, only doing like that can they stand out among the crowd. As a matter of fact, personality is not only the paten for the fashion icons, but also for some politicians. Don't be stunned, I am not going to exaggerate it, but it’s just the truth. For example, both President Obama and Prince Charles choose custom sneakers to be unique.

According to the local news, “recently President Obama received a pair of custom New Balance running shoes during a fundraising trip to Maine on Friday. As Reuters reports, Maine congressman Mike Michaud gave the president the shoes with a legislative intent in mind--Michaud wants Obama to require the military to outfit service members with domestically produced athletic shoes”.

Actually, President Obama is not the first politician who chooses the custom shoes. “Prince Charles has at least 14 pair of custom canvas sneakers that I know of, because we sold them to him," says John Hlustik, one shoemaking firm’s managing director. "He's rather fond of what we call our house shoe--an unlined, lightweight slip-on--very comfortable for puttering 'round the royal estates, you see. The style was in fact commissioned by the prince's grandfather, George VI. They're quite popular.”

You know why the handmade shoes usher in the new generation of fashion, even politicians opt for them. Let’s see, the initial visit to the shop is a unique experience. You'll be there about an hour, and your feet will be more carefully examined than by a podiatrist. Before you actually get to the point of discussing the kind of shoes you want, measurements must be taken. As you stand on a piece of white paper, each foot will be traced. Then you'll sit, and differences in the feet "at rest" will be noted. Each foot will be measured with the tape: complete length, breadth at ball and heel, height and position of arch, and a half dozen other exacting notions. Finally, the personal idiosyncrasies are studied. So the all things you did is just to look for the true individualities.

The Celebrities In Converse On The Red Carpet

 Throughout the fashion industry, we may discover seldom one can be the eternal fashion icon. In this changeable field, everyone chooses their own style, because someone said fashion meant to be unique. Therefore, even if on the red carpet, dresses, high heels and suits are not always stars’ best choice. They just want to be stylish. Hence, it’s not strange that many casual looks appear on that kind of ceremonious places. Of course, hand painted Converse shoes are the most indispensable equipment for sure. So, what’s on earth their casual look? Let’s check them out.

Who said the formal dress going with custom Converse shoes looks a little weird, at least, not to Kristen Stewart, the star of Twilight. Now she has the films Snow White and the Huntsman, which she has currently been promoting, and her the much anticipated film On the Road, based on the classic novel by Jack Kerouac, which is coming out soon. As it’s known to us all, Kristen would often wear flat shoes, which often prompted fashion critics to wonder why a young actress in the spotlight would choose casual footwear over glamorous heels. Kristen has stated herself that she feels as though her feet hate her and she says that wearing heels is to blame. In the past, Kristen often teamed converse with her red carpet wear, such as at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards.

At the 2009 Grammy Awards, M.I.A. and fiancé Ben Brewer in a pair of black Converse All Stars posed on the red carpet, which caused a little buzz again. We all know that Ben is the lead singer and guitarist of The Exit. M.I.A. is a big Converse fan. So their casual look in converse seems to be reasonable.

What’s more, not only the custom hand painted converse shoes are hot for adults, but also for the celebrity kids. As you can see in the picture, Amanda Peet’s daughter Frankie Benioff wore Chuck Taylor All Star. Salma Hayek’s daughter Valentina Pinault wore Converse Low Tops. Tori Spelling’s little tot Liam McDermott wore Converse All Star High Tops in black.  

The Benefit For The Otaku Everywhere: Black Bulter

As the Otaku, we must admit that both the anime and manga are more indispensable than anything else, when we enjoy our indoor time. We like different kinds of anime, such as Shotacon, Lolicon as well as Royal Sister Complex, etc. Therein, I’d like to repeat my love to Black Butler here. Although I prefer the TV version to the manga, it doesn’t matter. My Ciel is my Ciel, and Bulter Sebastian always stand by his side. Alright, I’m the Shotacon, and the Black Bulter or the Black Bulter related is exactly for my taste. It’s also for the Otaku everywhere, I guess.

If you don't know it yet, okay, let me say something briefly. This a story about a 12-year-old wealthy boy and his loyal servant. That boy called Ciel Phantomhive, whose parents died in a fire, lived on selling his soul to the devil. In fact, he did this for revenge. But to Sebastian, a masterful servant with supernatural speed, endurance, and skill, he is ever at Ciel’s side, ready to carry out the young master’s wishes. And whether Sebastian is called to save a dinner party gone awry or probe the dark secrets of London’s underbelly, there apparently is nothing Sebastian cannot do. He is just said as too good to be true.

Maybe all the Otaku would focus on the relationship between Sebastian and Ciel. However, it’s not about the typical heterosexual romance. Moreover, as for Sebastian’s gender and sexuality, it has always been controversial. One of the fans said: “I think in the fandom he's generally perceived as male, but personally I believe that Sebastian is unisex... or a lack of sex identification. Please note that sex is the biological fact and gender is whatever the individual associate themselves with, in short, gender is performative and is a social construct. I don't think demons are confined to social constructions made by humans, but I wonder if supernatural beings have their own social constructions - according to the example of Grell I think there is, or he could just be conforming to human social constructions regarding gender roles.”

While the other thinks that, “Sebastian is pansexual and pangendered considering that in mythology, demons are depicted as having fluid bodies and what-all, so what sense would it make for him to have any solid gender or sexual expression when his existence is a very fluid and changeable thing?”

Anyway, in terms of the influence of the Black Butler, the series have printed over ten million copies in Japan. And Japanese music distributor Recochoku has created an annual survey of which anime characters that people would like to marry. Sebastian Michaelis ranked ninth in the category "The Character I Want to Be My Groom". In addition to this, many fans like painting their favorite characters directly onto T-shirts and the custom shoes, so does Studio Shoe My Color’s designer, Seven.

      

What Happened To Vans Shoes?

It’s widely known that Vans can proudly announce that they created the first pair of slipons in the world. They made the casual footwear industry booming for one time. In addition, they just has grown from a "mom and pop" business into an industry giant in the sports footwear market for skateboarders and snowboaders. Do you want to know what happened to Vans from its birthday? So let’s read some interesting facts about it.

It was on March 16, 1966 that Vans was founded by Van Doren and business partners, Serge D'Elia and Gordy Lee. At that time, it was only a 400-square foot shoe store which manufactured shoes and sold them directly to the public. Here’s an interesting fact on their opening day. In Doren’s word, it was the history. That’s, they only sold 12 pairs of shoes at that day. What's more, in the beginning the Vans shoes were priced from $2.49 to $4.99, and all of the shoes didn’t have names, but numbers. The most popular style on opening day was #44, which today is known as the "authentic" shoe.

Time flies to the early 1970s. It was the new era Vans opened for the skateboard shoes. At that moment, skateboarders all wanted the different colors and patterns on their shoes, which is now the hand painted Vans sneakers. To attract this kind of customers, Van Doren complied and soon was offering a red and blue shoe that was designed by a professional skateboarder. Due to Van Doren's willingness to accommodate new clients, the shoes caught on and have since been the preferred shoe of skateboarders. According to the skateboarders, the Vans shoes can help them maintain the balance.

Then, in the 1980s, due to one movie called Fast Times at Ridgemont High, people around the world get to know the new style of Vans, that’s, the slip on shoes. However, in 1986 this company emerged from bankruptcy. Van Doren sold the company in 1988 to McCown De Leeuw & Co., a San Francisco venture banking firm. The company was sold several times since then, and is now owned by the VF Corp., a maker of jeans, intimate apparel, daypacks, and workwear.

Anyway, in recent years, Vans has sponsored Vans skate park, the Vans Warped Tour -- a music and sports festival -- and skate street contests. Vans are always the heart of these events. Futhermore, designers have designed their own Vans styles together with the company, as well as Studio shoe my color. You should not miss our latest hand painted Vans sneakers.

How to Match Custom Converse Shoes

Sometimes, choosing what you wear today or how to match your outfit is an attitude towards your life. Nowadays among all the teenagers, each of them has their own way to define who they are, including choosing the clothes, pants and shoes to match. Of course, the majority of them choose the Converse shoes, not merely because Converse has a better pulic praise worldwide, but also they believe what Converse stands for is what they have today. Therefore, with pride, of course, they opt for Converse. However, no matter how the fashion trends change, teenagers always can find their way to match the custom Converse shoes. Next, I’d like to share some instructions for you and me.

First of all, you should adhere to some color rules. You know, Converse has multicolors for options. If your Converse is the classic white or black, so a simple T and jean can go well with it. I promise this is the most pleasing look. If your converse is the custom one with some patterns on it, it depends. If you choose the seashore themed, as you can see in the picture, the red or green jackets will make you eye-catching for sure. If you opt for the Black Bulter themed hi top shoes, for the top part, you can also choose the anime themed T-shirt and the saggy pants. This makes you fabulously cool.

Definitely, the point is that you must enjoy your custom hand-painted Converse shoes. when you decide to wear Converse you're sending a message. You're saying, "I don't need to succumb to trends. I'm going to stick to something tried and true." In fact, this is exactly what Converse stands for. Even you gradually get older, you can also choose custom Converse shoes. This is an attitude!

Check Out Vans Newest Version Collections

Vans, another shoe giant on sneakers, skateboarding shoes and other types, was regarded as one of “America’s Best Small Companies” in 2000 and 2001 by Forbes. In 2004, Vans launched the Custom Vans. Now many lineups from Vans are appraised as the most classic and representive shoes, such as Era, Slip-On, Old Skool, and 106 Vulcanized shoes. Now Vans still keeps updating their proud lineups. So let’s check them out one by one.

Recently, the Era is welcoming the new members, that’s the Vans Era “Denim” Pack. It's a collection available through Vans Japan that includes a blue and black version. Both Van Eras are feature full denim upper with checkered liners and leather heel tabs that mimic the leather laces.

Then it is the Vans Authentic lineup that frequently mentioned by the public. Therein, the Vans Authentic “Leopard” Pack proves that lions, tigers, and bears aren’t the only animals you should be afraid when confronting this year’s Vans Authentic lineup. It comes with the eye-catching styles set in Black/White, Brown/Black, and multicolor. However, you must be a little patient because it doesn’t come to the market until this fall or winter.

Personally, I think the most outstanding shoes in the 106 Vulcanized lineup could fall on Vans CA 106 Vulcanized. Its new members balance the skateboard favorite vulcanized outsole with a fully suede upper. Waxed laces add a subtle touch of luxury, while charcoal grey, dress blue and tawny port colorways complete the look. They’re also for fall or winter season.