Is it the shoes, man? Eddie Van Halen was famous for putting stripes on damned near everything he got his hands on in the '70s and '80s.  Whether it was his artistic temperament or OCD, who knows, but he striped dozens of guitars, some of them multiple times  For example, that white one with black stripes on the cover of the first album became the black one with yellow stripes on the cover of II and it eventually became the Frankenstrat by the time 1984 was released.  Eventually he got around to striping much of his wardrobe as well... including his Converse Hi-Tops!  Too bad orange and red just never look good together... rainbow socks or not!

	Footwear This is the original pair I made a few years ago.  They've held up pretty well. Below are a pair of blue and white ones. ...And if I ever get a pair of black Cons, you can just bet they'll get yellow striping a la the Van Halen II guitar.

My closet runneth over! Here's yet another round of shoes I have been working on which are about 95% of the way finished at this point.  You can see the method on the red ones: Masking tape is used to constrain the black stripes.  Another couple stripes and I'll have to find something else to do while I watch tv.

I can't make shoes in any colors that Van Halen thinks he invented (i.e., black stripes on white, yellow stripes on black, or red w/ b&w stripes).  However, I will make you a custom pair of any other color combination for $90.  Price includes shipping and insurance within the continental US, slightly higher in other regions (e.g., for the UK it is $100).  Take $5 off the price of the second pair.  For three or more pairs, contact me.

If you're outside the US and are interested in purchasing a pair, please send me your actual mailing address, and I'll get you a revised cost to ship to your door.  If you're inside the US, all you need to do is hit a button below.

Click the icon at left to jump to PayPal and purchase one pair of customized shoes for $90.

Click the icon at left to jump to PayPal and purchase two pairs of customized shoes for $175.

I also accept Money Orders, but no checks, please.

With payment, please send the following information:
*Shoe size.  (US sizing system, please.)
*Shoe and striping color.  (Note the exceptions above.)

Note:
*Pattern may not exactly match that pictured as these are done by hand and naturally vary as individual creations do.
*Shoes will take approximately ten days to paint due to drying time and the fact multiple coats are applied.
*Payment is non-refundable.

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