After several projects that involves customising a whole lot of expensive shoes, master artist Edmond Looi has shifted his focus towards clothes, with his latest project involving UNIQLO’s UT X Dragonball collaboration and reinterpreting it in his own way. Utilising existing garments made from the retail giant, the pieces involve two different hoodies to resemble… Read more »
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Edmond Looi Combines The Fragment Design Black Pikachu With An Off-White Blazer To Form This
Completely Murdered Out Edmond Looi’s previous CV includes many a design that varies itself quite vastly from the others available in the market. Previous projects include a drip-dyed Clot Air Force One in Porcelain Blue detailing, Goku Prestos, and a Air Jordan 4s specifically made to Erykah Badu. If that isn’t a CV then we… Read more »
WDHANFTSY: 2018 Wrapped Up
Bryan ‘Botak’ Chin (IG: @bryanbotakchin) and Julian ‘Sunflower’ Leong (IG: @julianleong) wraps up 2018 in this episode and walks the viewers through the events and releases that took place in the Malaysia sneaker scene throughout the year. Let us know what is your highlight for this year and which was your favorite episode of WDHANFTSY!
Neymar Jr. Enlists Edmond Looi To Design Another Goku Custom
It’s been a good year for homegrown sneaker customizer, Edmond Looi. Just as we thought the year was great enough for him, he proved us wrong. This morning, Edmond shared with his followers and friends his latest work, a customized Off-White x Nike Air Presto with a Goku theme behind it. We know, he’s done… Read more »
The Different Types Of Sneakerheads You’ll Meet In Malaysia Part 2
It’s been a few years since we first talked about the different types of sneakerheads we meet in Malaysia. By now, terms like “hypebeast” or “OG” are a norm and thrown around casually in the sneaker/streetwear scene. Nothing stays the same though, and the scene is thriving a lot more now compared to what it… Read more »
What If Nike Made A Dragon Ball Z Collab?
Wonder no longer fellow brethren. Local customiser Edmond Looi has realised your dreams, using an Off-White Presto as a foundation no less. Reflecting Goku’s trademark uniform, the Presto gets dipped in orange with the Swoosh, rear midsole, insole lining, and heel strap coloured in blue and ripped slightly for a more battle worn look. The… Read more »
The Rising Sneaker Customizer, Malaysia’s Very Own Edmond Looi
Streetwear isn’t just fashion but a tool for self-expression. And this is exemplified with Edmond Looi, Malaysia’s very own sneaker customiser that has been on the come up in recent times. Another day another job then, as he received another package, but it wasn’t just any ordinary Joe’s custom leg up. American singer-songwriter, Erykah Badu… Read more »
The Borak-Borak Session: Edmond Looi, The Architectural Sneaker Customizer
We recently managed to catch up with Edmond Looi, sneaker customizer who takes customisation to another level by cutting up Yeezy’s and more. Find out how he left the Architectural industry to pursue his passion, how he got into streetwear and customisation, and what are his future plans.
The Force Is Strong With This Customized Star Wars Inspired adidas NMD x OFF-WHITE
Edmond Looi, one of KL’s most reputable sneaker customizer has showed his latest creation, Star Wars inspired of the Off-White and Adidas silhouette. The latest NMD custom sees an asymmetrical splitting of both the blue and red original Off-White belts embedded into the upper sole of the shoe. The zippers aligns with the belts in datum and with a touch… Read more »
This adidas NMD Custom Explores What An Actual OFF-WHITE NMD Might Look Like
Taking the adidas NMD City Sock “Gum” as a base, shoe customiser Edmond Looi, who is also famous for customising many other OFF-WHITE inspired sneakers, is back again with another one, and this time he pimps out City Sock. Cutting the shoe’s upper into a split, he puts it back together with exposed zippers, which… Read more »