How to Create Your Own Shoes on Nike

Designing a custom shoe appeals to the fashion-conscious sports enthusiast. Nike offers an online service that allows you to design your own sports shoes. Options range from running shoes to football or basketball shoes and are available in men, women and kid styles. They even offer a custom ID option in which your name or some other catchy moniker can be embossed on the heel of each shoe.

Instructions

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      Access the Nike ID website (See reference 1).

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      Click "Create Your Own." You can use the product that appears or click "Start blank."

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      Initiate the design process by clicking "What's Left" and start with "Overlay," choosing the material you wish: "Smooth Anodized" or "Metallic Patent." Choose the color you want for the overlay from the color palette in the drop-down box.

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      Continue moving through the design list, choosing colors for the Base, Swoosh, Edge Accent, Lining, Laces, Plate and Shox by clicking each one in the "Design Process" box. If you want to look at the shoe from different angles, click "More Views" at the bottom.

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      Click "ID" to write the text you wish to appear on the heel of the shoe. You may type a different text for the right and the left shoe. Your "ID" cannot exceed six characters. After you type the text, click "Show Me" to see your "ID" printed on the shoe.

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      Click "Size," and you will be prompted to indicate Gender, Size, Width and Quantity. Some designs allow you to choose different sizes if your feet happen to be two different sizes.

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      Click "Save" before clicking "Add to Cart" to purchase your custom-designed shoes.