Custom sneakers by Ace Thriva

Built to
be worn.

One-of-one sneakers, designed around your story.

Black, white, and cyan custom sneaker

Original color. Real craft. No second pair like it.

The work

Recent work.

Every pair is hand-finished. Built to be worn, not parked on a shelf.

Custom Jetsons custom sneaker

Custom Jetsons

Commission archive

Cowboys custom sneaker

Cowboys

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Susie Meets Bender custom sneaker

Susie Meets Bender

Commission archive

Ace Thriva in Kick Habitz gear wearing his own custom sneakers

The maker

Meet Ace Thriva.

Harlem-raised, Charlotte-based. Ace Thriva turns raw pairs into one-of-ones you actually lace up.

Sneakerhead, art head, musician, and full-blown creative, Ace treats every pair like a canvas. The same eye that shapes his music and his art goes into your kicks, so the story on your feet is one nobody else is walking in.

Start here

Make it yours.

Commission brief

Tell Ace what you are thinking.

Hand-finished blue custom sneaker

How it goes

Your pair, made right.

  1. 01

    Share the vision

    Tell Ace your colors, references, shoe size, and deadline.

  2. 02

    Approve the concept

    Lock in the direction before the paint starts moving.

  3. 03

    Wear the one-of-one

    Your custom is finished, protected, and ready for its next chapter.

Kick Habitz

Your pair starts here.