Nina, a young Bordeaux girl, customizes your sneakers with a brush - 20 Minutes

  • A young Bordeaux girl decided to use a brush to customize your sneakers.
  • Thanks to special leather and textile paints, it makes your shoes unique.
  • The price for a pair varies according to the time and especially the difficulty of the demand.

A pair of sneakers, paintbrushes and a few cans of paint, that's what Nina spends her days in the middle of. This 25-year-old Bordeaux girl customizes your sneakers with a brush. “It came ten years ago. I was 15 years old at the time and my best friend, a fan of Vans, had a white pair that she asked me to customize ”explains this artist at heart.

So after her master in design, she decided a year ago to return to her first love by bartering her markers with brushes with Penstyle Shoes. A challenge ! To customize your shoes, she uses special leather and textile paints imported from the United States. And she accepts all requests: "Generally, people have had a pretty clear idea of ​​what they want. They sometimes have an illustration. Otherwise I can help him, he gives me a theme for example and I offer them visuals. Everything is possible. "

From 40 to 250 euros customization for a pair

Drawings, patterns, sentences… Customers can even request customizable customization of their sneakers. It can take a few minutes or a day or even several depending on the difficulty, knowing that Nina must respect drying times. She also applies two coats of varnish to ensure the blow. “I have never had negative feedback. People are walking on it, going to a nightclub with ... And in the end, the customization never left, "she says. Its prices vary between 40 and 250 euros per pair.

A pair of shoes before and after customization. - Clément Carpentier / 20 Minutes

Self-employed at home, she now hopes to obtain an artist residency soon. She also participates in events where she exhibits her achievements or realizes new ones like Thursday at the bar Les Mauvais Garçons or Saturday in Darwin. Nina does not intend to stop there, the one who will soon open her own website will offer to customize your skateboards or your musical instruments… All of that brush in hand!

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  • Aquitaine
  • Style
  • Drawing
  • Bordeaux
  • Painting
  • Artist
  • Shoe
  • Clothes