Pop Culture series · Signature Reference
Fred Steps
Rs 45,000incl. the shoes · Pakistani rupees
Made to order · flat price, shoes included
- Canvas
- A brand-new Nike Air Force 1, included
- Sizes
- men's EU 40, 41, 42, 43; women's EU 36, 37.5, 38, 39, 40
- Ready in
- 10 to 14 working days, then 2 to 4 in the post inside Pakistan
- If it fails
- One-year paint warranty, repaired or repainted
A grin from Saturday-morning television, painted panel by panel. Nostalgia with clean line work and colours mixed to match memory, not the reruns.
A grin from Saturday-morning television, painted panel by panel in clean line. The colours are mixed to match the memory rather than the reruns, which run hotter and flatter than anyone remembers them, so the orange is warmed and the blue is taken down until it sits where nostalgia keeps it. Line weight is kept even throughout, the way the original cels were inked.
Painted by Rabail Ali Zaidi for the Pop Culture collection. Line weight is the tell. The original cels were inked at one thickness throughout, so any thick-and-thin flourish on the shoe would read as a modern hand copying a memory rather than the thing itself. Every outline here is laid at the same width, which is harder on a curved panel than a flat one.
Painted by Rabail Ali Zaidi
Your pair is painted in your own colours. Ask for a different palette.
Not Ready Today?
Hold your place on the bench for 3 days for Rs 5,000, credited in full against your pair, along with the blank in your size. Settle the balance within those 3 days or the hold lapses and the slot and the blank go back to the next patron. The reservation itself is not returned: a held slot is work the bench turned others away for.
The purchase, in plain terms
- Availability
- Made to order on the Air Force 1 canvas. We paint a fresh pair for you; nothing is pre-stocked.
- Price
- Rs 45,000 flat: the shoes and the hand-painting are both included. No hidden add-ons.
- Included
- A genuine, brand-new Nike Air Force 1 in your size, hand-painted with this design by our artists, then sealed and waterproofed, signed by the studio, and shipped with a care card.
- Size
- Painted onto one of the last blanks of our current run, so it can only be made in a size we still hold: men's EU 40, 41, 42, 43; women's EU 36, 37.5, 38, 39, 40. Compare against the size guide. If yours is not there, we can paint a pair you already own, or make you one in leather in any size. We confirm your fit in writing before painting begins.
- Lead time
- 10–14 working days from your pair being secured, then tracked shipping across Pakistan or worldwide. Need it sooner? A priority commission runs 5–7 working days for 15 per cent of the order total on top.
- Before we paint
- We confirm every detail of your order on WhatsApp (size, colours, any personal touches) and then the artists work freehand, straight from that brief.
- Care & damage
- Wipe gently with a damp cloth; avoid machine washing and long soaking. Sealed against normal street wear so the artwork won't crack, peel or fade.
- Originality
- A Signature is a starting point, not a template. Your pair is painted by hand onto a brand-new Nike Air Force 1, in your size and colours: an interpretation, never a mechanical copy. No two leave the studio identical.
Payment is arranged over WhatsApp before painting begins: we confirm your size and the final design with you first.
