Our pals over at the Boba Fett Fan Club are having a banner week, with rumours of Temuera Morrison returning as Fett in The Mandalorian and the arrival of these cool looking Star Wars x Adidas Top Ten Hi Boba Fett sneakers tomorrow. Ahead of that, they caught up with designer Alexander Nguyen to discuss their creation.
BFFC: What was your first thought when it came to this project to design a Boba Fett shoe, the latest after the first one back in 2010?
AN: When I applied for Adidas, my goal was it to work on an Adidas Star Wars collaboration. Who would have thought it would happen after 4 years? That’s why my first thought was craaazy. But I felt a lot of pressure, because I’m a big fan of the old Adidas Originals Star Wars collection, especially the Boba Fett shoes meant a lot to me. Boba is one of my favorites among the bad guys.
BFFC: What’s the process going from the initial concept to the final finishing and how long does it all take?
AN: I can’t go into detail here, but as with any other design process, I start with concept research, design sketching and then prototyping.
BFFC: Were there different designs considered before this one was finalized?
AN: We always work into different designs before we — and our collaboration partner — make decisions. That gives us more creativity and flexibility to find the right direction for the final design.
The Star Wars x Adidas Top Ten Hi Boba Fett sneakers are available to order in the UK tomorrow (Thursday 24th September) at 10.00am for £84.95 and in the States on Friday 25th at 7.00am Pacific time.
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to ILM.com and SkywalkerSound.com, having previously written for Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Starburst Magazine, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia and Model and Collectors Mart.
He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host (the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015), the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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Our pals over at the Boba Fett Fan Club are having a banner week, with rumours of Temuera Morrison returning as Fett in The Mandalorian and the arrival of these cool looking Star Wars x Adidas Top Ten Hi Boba Fett sneakers tomorrow. Ahead of that, they caught up with designer Alexander Nguyen to discuss their creation.
BFFC: What was your first thought when it came to this project to design a Boba Fett shoe, the latest after the first one back in 2010?
AN: When I applied for Adidas, my goal was it to work on an Adidas Star Wars collaboration. Who would have thought it would happen after 4 years? That’s why my first thought was craaazy. But I felt a lot of pressure, because I’m a big fan of the old Adidas Originals Star Wars collection, especially the Boba Fett shoes meant a lot to me. Boba is one of my favorites among the bad guys.
BFFC: What’s the process going from the initial concept to the final finishing and how long does it all take?
AN: I can’t go into detail here, but as with any other design process, I start with concept research, design sketching and then prototyping.
BFFC: Were there different designs considered before this one was finalized?
AN: We always work into different designs before we — and our collaboration partner — make decisions. That gives us more creativity and flexibility to find the right direction for the final design.
The Star Wars x Adidas Top Ten Hi Boba Fett sneakers are available to order in the UK tomorrow (Thursday 24th September) at 10.00am for £84.95 and in the States on Friday 25th at 7.00am Pacific time.
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to ILM.com and SkywalkerSound.com, having previously written for Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Starburst Magazine, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia and Model and Collectors Mart.
He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host (the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015), the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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