As of late, I’ve been noticing more and more fashionable items that are customizable to the wearer’s liking. Though there’s always been Etsy for a one-on-one conversation with an individual seller (“Hey, can you make me one in this color and with a pocket?”), there are now more companies than ever offering options for their customers (beyond just sizing). And some of those items are also on the luxury-end of the scale: clothing or accessories you can customize to the tune of a couple hundred dollars or more. (That Fendi DIY NeedlePoint Baguette ($995) or Fendi Paint-Your-Own Baguette ($585) from last year spring to mind…;-)
Here’s a couple more I’ve noticed lately:
Sneaker Customization Kit
Paint your sneakers any way you want and add a dose of artistic boldness to your feet. Includes sneaker wipes (to clean them of dirt or oils prior to painting), 5 paints specifically formulated for sneaker leather and to withstand flexing, a paintbrush and an extra pot for mixing colors. (Sneakers not included;-) And of course you’re not limited to jazzing up those high-top basketball sneaks either…or even limited to sneakers! (Say you have a white leather bag you’d like to add some custom art to? No problem!)
Prada Choose-Your Initials Sunglasses
You can choose your own 2 initials – or even your favorite symbols (like hearts or skulls) – to add a little bit of personalization to the arms of your Prada sunglasses.
Customizable Cuffs
From Owen & Savary, cuffs in their Bespoke line allow you to choose your favorite leathers and colors for a unisex piece all your own.
Design Your Own Jewelry
Though I’ve written about it before, Sheyna.com is a site where you can customize your jewelry into literally hundreds of combinations, choosing gold or silver, gemstone briolettes, chains, etc. – to make your own, one-of-a-kind DIY necklace, earrings, or rings. Become a jewelry designer with just simple drag-and-drop!
Make Your Own Havaianas
Havaianas, the name synonymous with summer and flip-flops, has just launched a new feature where you can choose the sole color, strap color, and crystals and pins on the straps – plus see the combinations that celebrities have made and get inspired!
Seen any other customizable stuff online? Please share with everyone in the comments!
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Carly
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I love these customizable bikes at Urban Outfitters!
http://bikes.urbanoutfitters.com/
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Oh yeah – I blogged about them in a DIY Links of the Week in February (http://www.chic-steals.com/2011/02/diy-links-of-week-2.html)…but didn’t include them this time around because they weren’t “wearables” per se. But they are such a cool idea – and perfect for Portland, where practically everyone and their dog has their own 2-wheeler!!;-)
I want to make my own Havaianas! How cool is that?! Gonna check that out for sure
Ooh I like the customized Havaianas! I have about 5 pairs of them but they are all just single color flip flops…hmmm. There’s a store in Hawaii that does customized flip flops too – it was the must-have item when I was in high school.
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Oh yeah? Which store was that? I must have missed out going there while I lived there…Have to hit it up next time I’m in Honolulu (if the store you’re referring to was on Oahu)…:-)
I love that you started this topic! Indeed, company finally figure this out.
Ray ban did the diy sunglasses a couple of years ago with their best-seller wayfarers!
http://wildestore.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=67:ray-ban-colorize–paint-your-own-wayfarers&catid=38:blog-entries&Itemid=72
Fendi did the artistic baguette, selling a bag with markers, and last year, a needle point diy kit… still not exactly cheap, though!!!
http://www.bagsnob.com/2009/12/diy_fendi_baguette_snob_or_slo.html
http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod53520020&parentId=cat15100763&masterId=cat14170738&index=13&cmCat=cat000000cat000141cat000149cat000226cat3650752cat14170738cat15100763
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Converse and Vans have design-your-own sneaks on their website! I haven’t done it yet, but I’ve been dying to customize my own high tops!
http://www.converse.com/
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andi think also vanss and keds have customizable options where you can diy ur shoes. have you all ever heard of shoesofprey check that out but expensive.