Stop dreaming about perfect shoes - make them!

In the last blog post we discussed about matching colours.

Here is a good way to apply our tips: try customize your shoes!

Nike was probably the first among big companies to go for shoes customization. 

NikeID was in fact released in 1999.

The service allows to design your own running shoes, choosing among the brand´s models.

Since then, other famous sportswear brands have started to offer the same service: Adidas, Puma, Rebook, Vans, Converse...

You would be surprised to know, however, that not only sneakers can be customized.

Women will be especially glad to know that there are quite a good number of online shops which allow to create your own sandals, party and ceremony shoes, flats and much more. We all know that especially when it comes to shoes to wear at a wedding party, it is often difficult to find a pair to match your special dress! Well...problem solved!

But let´s first start with non-ceremony shoes.

In Nu-Nomad´s Facebook page, there is a photo album called “How many combinations can you create?”.

Today, I uploaded a picture of a bag made with Japanese fabric. 

Well, at Zazzle.com it is possible to have shoes matching basically...whatever bag! 

The customization service is here very advanced and it was possible to have shoes matching my bag.

Ok, you can choose only among canvas shoes, of the type that Converse fans would probably like. But the great thing is that you can have on them whatever image and text you want, for a very good price. In the image on the left, you can see my fabric´s picture.

The resulting shoes are shown in the lower side of the picture. The cost for the service is only $ 60. 

If you are a high heels addicted, there are some other website you do not want to miss.

Milkandhoneyshoes.com has a huge variety of materials to choose from. 

Decide what type of shoes you need (sandals, flats, pumps) and start scrolling down all materials´offer they have – you will find whatever you may like! You can also choose details and embellishments. 

I chose to create shoes which would be perfect for a ceremony outfit. And I added a flower clip. 

Here is the result, which would cost me $ 285.

The same service is offered by Shoesofprey.com. Compared to Milk and Honey, Shoes of Prey offers cheaper solutions, but at the same time less variety of materials. 

For examples, there are not many offers for non-leather materials. But, on the other side, the base model you select can be modified quite extensively. You can also choose among many variations for tips, heels and embellishments. 

Here is what I designed. For € 130.

The two websites above both offer a preview of the created shoes which may not satisfy many customers. The previews are in fact drawings and not real pictures. 

If you are one of those who need a real picture to get an idea of how the final product would look like, Ninashoes.com is a good alternative.                           Nina Shoes has very nice previews. You can see the image of the pair you have just created from every angle.

The selection for customizable shoes is smaller than at Milk and Honey and Shoes of Prey, but you can still create very nice footwear, like this one on the right.

Sandals, flats, pumps...these are shoes you may want to wear especially in the summer.

When the chill comes in autumn, you may start to think about getting good boots.

We all know that Timberland is a good brand when it comes to boots. 

Timberland now offers customers the possibility to customize their own boots!

The offered models are the brand´s classical ones.

I tried to create a long boots pair. Maybe the customization choices are not wide, but for sure their preview images are very detailed and neat.

Also, being the brand very known, the quality of the final product is guaranteed!

Next time you do not find the perfect shoes, you will not need walk for hours, going from shop to shop in a exhausting hunt...just browse around!