Hero · side profile, raking studio light
Quarter
Heel
Tongue
Sole
Available · 1-of-1
№ 037
"Saint of
Spades"
A black-on-black AF1 set in 2,840 jet-black Swarovski. Inspired by playing cards left at a Brooklyn shrine — the kind of luck you make for yourself.
Base shoe
Nike Air Force 1 Low — Triple Black
Crystals
2,840 jet-black Swarovski
Hours
38 on the bench
Size
Men's 10 · Women's 11.5
Completed
April 2026 · Brooklyn
$1,640
↳ Free shipping · insured
Ships in 3 business days · Vinny packs every box himself
Crystals
2,840
Hand-set, one at a time
Hours
38
On the bench
Edition
01-of-1
Numbered & signed
Studio
BK
Brooklyn, NY
↳ The story · from Vinny
"I found a deck of cards
on the sidewalk in Bed-Stuy."
Spades up. Whole deck, just sitting there. I don't believe in signs but I do believe in keeping anything that looks like one.
— Vinny
↳ The placard · full spec
Every detail
on record.
What you'd expect on a museum card, but for the pair you take home.
Base
Nike Air Force 1 Low · Triple Black (2024 release)
Crystals
2,840 Swarovski Crystallized — Jet Hematite, Jet Nut, Jet
Method
Hand-set with two-part epoxy, cured 48 hrs
Pattern
Climbing card-suit motif, quarter to heel
Treatment
Premium leather upper, sealed and matte-finished
Hours
38 · over 11 working days
Edition
01-of-1 · numbered & signed inside the tongue
Included
Custom box · certificate of authenticity · care card · spare crystals
Care
Wipe with a dry microfiber. No water, no shoe trees. Box when not worn.
Provenance
Made entirely by Vinny at the Brooklyn studio · April 2026
↳ Up close · detail macros
The grain
of it.
Shot on a Sony A7 with a 90mm macro
Quarter panel · spade pattern detail
Tongue · numbering & signature
Heel · crystal climb detail
↳ Shipping
Free, insured · 3 business days
FedEx 2-day in the US. International on request.
↳ Returns
Exchange within 14 days
One-of-ones can be exchanged for another available piece if it doesn't fit.
↳ Care
Microfiber only · no water
A care card ships with every pair. Vinny is on call for touch-ups.
↳ Maker
Vinny · @vincenz_
Made entirely by one person. No assistants, no contractors.
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