# Top 11 Custom Shoes Artistic & DIY Footwear By Bianca | Published 2008-05-21 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/custom-shoes-diy References: [trendhunter](http://www.trendhunter.com) One of the biggest movements in fashion footwear is giving customers the opportunity to [customize](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modular-footwear-design). Both in store and online [personalization](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/asics-personalization-studio) are now options being offered by a number of shoe companies. Some have launched contests to encourage customers to engage with the brand, while some people are buying [white shoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/air-max-dn-silhouette) and turning them into their own canvases. Take a look at the top shoe design opportunities, from contests to DIY, to professional couture... ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.5/10 - Popularity: 73% | Activity: 84% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [DIY](https://www.trendhunter.com/diy) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Customized Footwear:** The trend of offering customization options for footwear is gaining popularity, providing a disruptive innovation opportunity for shoe companies to cater to individual customer preferences. - **Contests for Engagement:** Shoe companies are utilizing contests as a means to encourage customer interaction and brand engagement, presenting a disruptive innovation opportunity for brands to build customer loyalty and gather valuable insights. - **DIY Shoe Design:** The growing trend of turning white shoes into personalized canvases highlights a disruptive innovation opportunity for shoe companies to tap into the DIY market and provide platforms that facilitate self-expression. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Fashion Footwear:** The fashion footwear industry can leverage the trend of customized footwear to offer unique and personalized products, opening up new market segments and potential revenue streams. - **Online Retail:** The rise of personalized and DIY shoe design presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for online retail platforms to create user-friendly customization tools and enhance the customer shopping experience. - **Art and Design:** The trend of DIY shoe design taps into the art and design industry, offering opportunities for artists and designers to collaborate with shoe companies and create unique, wearable art pieces. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Customizable Co-Created Sneakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sneaker-maker.md) - [Custom Sneaker Marketplaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sneakify.md) - [Unique Footwear Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/john-fluevog.md) - [Custom Party Shoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/converse-and-charli-xcx.md) - [Custom Artist-Joined Shoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/charli-xcx-by-you.md) - [AI-Backed Sneaker Design Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/airimagination.md) - [Scan-to-Print Custom Footwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vivobiome.md) - [Bold Sneaker Design Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nothing-cmf.md) - [Randomness-Inspired Designer Footwear Lines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beauty-in-chaos.md)