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Custom Marty McFly Sneakers

By Miss Cellania in Fashion, Movies & SciFi on Jan 3, 2009 at 12:25 pm



Shoe collector Mark Kurath commissioned a professional orthopedic shoemaker to construct these one-of-a-kind Back to The Future sneakers! The process took six months and cost him $4,000. Sneaker Freaker magazine interviews Kurath about his “McFlys” and the rest of his collection of 500 pairs of sneakers. Link -Thanks, Clare Xu!


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  1. graymccarty
    Jan 3rd, 2009 at 12:43 pm

    Nike is now making Back to the Future Part II shoes as part of their collection. Not sure if this person was aware of that when he spent so much time and money making these.

  2. meme
    Jan 3rd, 2009 at 1:17 pm

    Honestly, for 4k US$ they look crappy. 4$ DIY maybe...

  3. Sammy
    Jan 3rd, 2009 at 1:25 pm

    Is it just me, or do these look like they were colored on with a sharpie?

  4. Shannon
    Jan 3rd, 2009 at 1:52 pm

    $4000?! they look like I could have made them. Poor guy.

  5. ted
    Jan 3rd, 2009 at 2:07 pm

    *That* cost $4000? I'm in the wrong business.

  6. Piers
    Jan 3rd, 2009 at 2:21 pm

    Just so you know, the picture up there is just an earlier prototype. The finished product is http://www.sneakerfreaker.com/feature/diy-mcfly-sneakers/4/

  7. Clare
    Jan 3rd, 2009 at 4:58 pm

    Haha, it would have been better to show the $4K product! See http://www.sneakerfreaker.com/feature/diy-mcfly-sneakers/4/
    for the real thing.

    The prototype shown above was made when he was much younger and he probably did color them with Sharpie.

  8. Miss Cellania
    Jan 3rd, 2009 at 7:10 pm

    Mea culpa! I changed the picture.

  9. ted
    Jan 3rd, 2009 at 8:15 pm

    You did? Yes, I guess they do look slightly less crappy. Sorry, not impressed.

  10. liphttam1
    Jan 3rd, 2009 at 8:37 pm

    Seems to be a repost. I think that was on a while ago but a bit diffrent.

  11. SneakerBible
    Jan 5th, 2009 at 3:23 am

    Haha wow, these look kind of ridiculous... I at least hope he's happy with his 4k investment.

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