{"id":797217,"date":"2018-11-26T12:01:32","date_gmt":"2018-11-26T17:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=797217"},"modified":"2022-12-04T10:56:34","modified_gmt":"2022-12-04T16:56:34","slug":"nard-got-sole-talks-humble-beginnings-growth-within-houstons-sneaker-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/nard-got-sole-talks-humble-beginnings-growth-within-houstons-sneaker-scene\/","title":{"rendered":"Nard Got Sole Talks Humble Beginnings & Growth Within Houston’s Sneaker Scene"},"content":{"rendered":"

lead image by Warren Austin<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The sneaker industry is a fast-paced and ever-changing space where creatives, news outlets, entrepreneurs and many other personalities (which often intersect) come together. When it comes to the shoe customization game, one must be the jack of all trades and a master of all. Artist. Social media guru. Sneakerhead. Businessperson. So on and so forth.<\/p>\n

It’s an overwhelming passion and business to say the least. However, Ranard Hardman<\/strong> has perfected his craft into more than just a full-time job.<\/p>\n

Better known as\u00a0Nard Got Sole<\/strong><\/a>, the Houstonian gave us an inside look at what it’s like being a high-volume customizer within H-Town’s sneaker scene. From being a manger at Target to operating his business out of his mother’s garage, Nard Got Sole has built his empire on his own through the years by pushing out nearly 300 custom pairs a year.<\/p>\n

His Introduction to Customization<\/h2>\n
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Nard Got Sole & Krispy Soles Gave Earl Campbell His Own Air Jordan 11 Custom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nard:<\/strong> I started off with restorations. I was trying to restore one of my Air Jordan 12 \u201cPlayoffs.\u201d I started looking up ways on how to restore shoes on Google before all that kind of stuff was on YouTube. One day, I was just like, \u201cLet me change the color of my shoe.\u201d Once I did my first custom and got the response for it, I started to enjoy the custom side more than the restoration side. I started to see every shoe as a canvas. I realized,\u00a0“I can do this to it or<\/em> I can change this right here. Jordan never dropped this color.”<\/p>\n

Customizing Shoes for Renown Houston Rappers<\/h2>\n
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