The Shoe Surgeon was called in at the 11th hour to design Usher's sneakers for the Super Bowl Halftime Show. Here's how he pulled it off.
Super Bowl LVIII Halftime ShowCiambrone. The custom sneaker design savant has rose to prominence over the last decade as one of the most prolific cobblers in the world. Connected through mutual friend Lil Jon, Ciambrone was originally working with Usher on designing his deconstructed sneaker roller skates before the chaos ensued.About a week before having to take the Allegiant Stadium stage on Feb.
Ciambrone handcuffed himself to the precious cargo’s carrying case while transporting the kicks to personally deliver them on game day to Usher himself hours before kickoff. After seeing his blood, sweat and tears in the form of the chrome 4’s on the Allegiant Stadium field, that’s when everything hit him at once.
I kept hitting up, and finally he was like, “I got three shoes I want to do.” He’s like, “Yo, I want a Gucci swoosh on the wheat Air Force Ones and swooshes all over my Air Force Ones.” I cut a bunch of colors and put them on, and he wore it to Agenda. Nice Kicks hit him up, “You should release those.” He hit me up, “Can we release those?” I was doing everything by myself out of a garage, so I was like, “Hell no!” Then I was like, “Let’s try it.
While we’re making that shoe, we’re making the skates. Finding the material was hard. We made it so many times, and it was coming out wrinkled. I think that’s also why it feels like they didn’t want to make that shoe. Even if they’re Air Force 1s, that material creases really easy. The material is so iconic. The team was working late to get it done, making it over and over. It was getting stressful, because he was like, “Did you get it done?” We’re like, “We’re gonna bring it.
They hit me up saying they were in town and asked me to go to Dave Chappelle’s show at the Peppermint Club. I pull up to Peppermint Club and nobody’s outside. I pull up with the box and I got to the front and there’s a guy working the front. I’m just like, “I’m here to deliver some shoes for Drake.” They’re like, “I don’t know what you’re talking about.” I’m walking back to my car because I valeted it, and Drake’s security walks from the back like, “I know who you are. Come with me.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Emily Ratajkowski Takes “Wrong Shoe Theory” to New Heights With the Ugly ShoeThis shoe isn’t intended for anyone but fashion risk-takers. Or guys who are a little too into indoor climbing.
Read more »
Early Labor Day 2024 Shoe Sales: 24 Deals to Shop NowWe found the best Labor Day shoe sales that have already kicked off for the holiday weekend this year at Zappos, Amazon, Nordstrom, and Macy’s.
Read more »
Encino high-end shoe store struck by burglars for 3rd timeInvestigators said this is officially the third time the Equvalence store has been burglarized.
Read more »
Volleyball Shoe Brand Avoli Closes $2.1M Seed Round, Inks Retail Deal With ScheelsVolleyball shoe brand Avoli is celebrating its one-year anniversary by announcing the closing of a seed funding round and its first-ever retail deal.
Read more »
Paid lover charged with murder of beloved Detroit brain surgeonDesmond Burks is charged with killing Dr. Devon Hoover in April 2023.
Read more »
When poor Black communities were struggling with COVID, this surgeon stepped inWhen the pandemic hit, Dr. Ala Stanford set up shop in parking lots, churches and mosques where she provided tests and vaccines to underserved Philadelphia communities like the one she grew up in.
Read more »