The 25 Best Sneakers From Nike iD's Tumblr

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Since 1999, Nike has offered the public a shot at its very own one-of-one sneakers via their iD program.The price isn't that outrageous compared to a general release and sometimes the colorway you needed might not have been what the streets were feeling. The options to put together whatever colors, textures, materials, and designs — Nike’s got you. Last year we broke down the 25 dopest Bespoke Air Force 1s, and today we got on the Nike iD Tumblr's greatest posts since it launched last year. Click on the link to peep the gallery and see who made the list.

25. micahmiale 

Shoe: Nike P-Rod 5 Mid 

With basketball sneakers and runners getting all the love, it was good to see Nike show some love to the skaters, offering the P-Rod 5s (among many others) on iD. Take a look at Micah's Instagram and you can see homie is a student of the skate shoe, and when he put together his own he did a good-ass job. 

24. Essmei

Shoe: Nike Cortez 

The Cortezs go back four decades and have become a staple in American footwear. With such a long life span though we really haven't seen Nike get too crazy with colorways and designs — so when they offered the timeless silhouette as part of the iD program people were excited. Essmei took the classic runners and put her her spin making them apple green — dope concept and they looked amazing. Gum soles are always a good choice.

23. NikeFound 

Shoe: Nike Air Max 90 Premium  

Nike Found trolls the streets looking for people who incorporate The Swoosh into their everyday style. When they ran across these premium Air Max 90s in the tonal coral colorway they instantly became one of our favorites. 

22. DavidSeale 

Shoe: Nike Air Max 180 

No doubt the All-Star "Galaxy" pack release contributed to David's look here. The Air Max 180 options allowed him to put out a dope black and pink feel without looking too College Dropout forced. We realize part of the appeal to these is the Instagram filter, but ill kicks nonetheless. 

21. Marciboy 

Shoe: Nike Air Max 1 

Being really into photography and streetwear will always have you messing around creatively. Marci Boy's use of colorblocking on the best Nike shoe to remix is a dope look — we could see these getting a lot of hype for a summer pack. 

20. 44andcloudy 

Shoe: Nike Dunk High

It's been a minute since the Niners have been on top of the league, so when they started slaying foes it was cool to rep the squad on the regular without having to rock the jersey. Issa killed the combo of the San Fran red and gold and with the classic Dunk model he really couldn't lose. 

19. Shelbtron

Shoe: Nike Air Force 1 

San Francisco knows how to cook up some dope one-of-ones. Shelbtron used influences from the varisty jacket craze incorporating the wool feel on the upper with colors that seem like they would match up with you high school letterman perfectly.

18. Marcusslo

Shoe: Nike Zoom KD IV

A Heat fan turned? Marcus decided to iD the latest from KD's line instead of taking his turn at Bron-Bron's 9s and the final outcome was clean and icey. We see he grabbed general releases of the other LeBron 9s including the Elites, though — loyalty.

17. Itslosny 

Shoe: Nike Blazer 

The U! Los Knows iDs — check his Tumblr page, he really does. Between his other Nikes and New Balances, this was the pair that really stood out. The Blazer was the perfect canvas for the Hurricanes-inspired (and something else inspired, judging from the IDs) casual kicks and the execution on them was flawless. 

16. thekicksbackfl

Shoe: Nike Air Max 1 

Reppin' Tallahassee, the kicks back is about that sneaker life. Showcasing the skills of design exceeds the talent of stacking boxes you copped at Foot Locker, and when they put in work on the classic AM1s the outcome was on point for a chill day in Florida State. 

15. XSC_22

Shoe: Nike Zoom Kobe VII Supreme 

No doubt the "Nerf" KD IVs were on everyone's "best of" list for 2011. We have already seen custom champ Mache design a LeBron 9 for Wale and Xavier did a sick job with the same concept on the Kobe VIIs. 

14. the_urg 

Shoe: Nike LeBron 9 

The new trend from Nike has been allowing iDs of sneakers as soon as the first true colorway hits the pavement. When they offered Foamposite material inserts for the new LeBron 9s, people either loved or hated the concept. Eric Price's execution was pretty sick — we might need a few extra shots of these. 

13. JohnnyLoCash

Shoe: Nike Zoom Kobe VI 

You know J.R. Smith's Nike iD work has been nothing but kold game, so when Johnny used our man as motivation to try and cook up his own Kobe VIs, he went to the right place. 

12. Mellygua 

Shoe: Nike Dunk High Premium 

Sometimes less is more, and when Melissa used the all-black-everything approach to the Dunk Premiums they came out really ill. The white laces give them some extra swag, sharing similarities with the "Bin 23" Air Jordan Vs. We fuck with these sneakerly. 

11. Pete Rock

Shoe: Nike Air Max 1 

Yo, not that Pete Rock — at least we don't think. The mesh of the grey, silver, and red remind us of the classic Air Max '97 cororway, only the same use of colors throughout the upper actually may fit the AM1 better. These get the nod.

10. titoocee

Shoe: Nike Free Run 2 

With a pretty legit collection of Jordans and other classic Nikes we have to tip our hat to the girl, she got game. When titoocee decided to mock up a pair of her own Nike runners the bright kicks guaranteed she would break necks during her jog on campus. 

9. Colo_Nell

Shoe: Nike Air Force 1 

The Nike Dunk "Wu-Tang" is one the illest sneakers The Swoosh has dropped to date and this 24-year old took inspiration from the look and made a yin and yan type Air Force One with the same Killah Bees theme in mind. We know Nike has taken a few cues from previous Bespoke cook-ups, they may want to take this into consideration for an actual release. The contrast stitching is the perfect finishing touch.

8. Adamoyo 

Shoe: Nike Air Max 1 

If you peep Adam's Instagram page, dude knows about sneakers with a diverse look of Nikes, Jordans, and ASICS — aside from grabbing up some general drops and retro grails he takes a lot of pride in creating his own look. The speckled outsole with the multiple blue shades and pink accents looks really sick.

7. DJ Clark Kent 

Shoe: Nike Air Force One 

You already know our dude Clark Kent is serious when it comes to his shoes. Who else gets a one-of-two Knicks Foamposite alongside Spike Lee? Beside getting mad exclusives, he has been known to cook up some Bespokes that get the internets talking and when photos of his "Bred" colored AF1s surfaced it was another W for the sneaker game's heavyweight champ. 

6. Fuser86

Shoe: Nike Air Max 90 

Inspired by the now-signature "Stash" mix of blues and greys that the NYC graf legend splashed his Air Maxes with, Fuser86 (private account) went for replication and did a solid job on these AM90s. 

5. RDQLUS 

Shoe: Air Jordan 2012 

The Jordan 2012 was much more about performance than street wear, but when RDQLUS got a hold of the iDs right after it went live he did a great job killing two colorways with UNC blue and Space Jam XI inspirations. 

4. thisis50yen

Shoe: Nike LeBron 9 

First of all we have to give props on the name, after the conversion his 63 cents does trump Curtis Jackson in value. Back to the subject at hand — when Yen got his hands on the LeBron 9 iD he wanted a part two to the LeBron 8 Low "Sprites" that quickly flew off shelves last summer. In the end dude may have put out a better product than the originals. 

3. Jonas The Prince

Shoe: Nike Air Force 1 

Once Nike made the elephant print available for use, that was the talk of the new wave of Air Force 1s. Jonas did a sick job balancing the upper with a Air Max 90 "Infrared" look without duplicating it exactly, adding that Jordan touch that means so much.

2. Sonny_South 

Shoe: Nike Dunk Low 

Chicago stand up! Sonny's kicks are proper and while some people may have missed out on the "Pre-heat" LeBron 8s, instead of chasing them for $1,000+ he decided to make his own via the Nike Dunk Low canvas. We have seen these done with a few custom Jordans and some iD AF1s, these might be the dopest yet. 

1. LRJ23 

Shoe: Nike LeBron 9 

Over the past few years, hockey's popularity has surged in the states — only not in the footwear game so much, since we still haven't seen anyone rock a pair of signature skates in the streets. Enter LRJ23. The avid Canucks fan decided to show his loyalty to the team with a pair of his favorite basketball digs, making these a LeBron 9 that would likely sell out on release day (and give new meaning to the term "icy").