SpongeBob SquarePants was at the center of a debate between Ripp and D@ Prince Customs in a recent MAS post. D@ Prince promised a new pair of customs that would “kill the game” in the post linked here. He created the Krusty Krab Pizza Baby AF1s for a customer in Alabama who is a fan of the funny, spongy cartoon character. These photos were found at D@ Prince’s Nike Talk post linked here.

Instead of relying on the image of SpongeBob for the shoe’s design, D@ Prince used his favorite episode of the show entitled “Pizza Delivery.” This episode features a hilarious song called “The Krusty Krab Pizza” as Squidward and SpongeBob deliver the first Krusty Krab Pizza. D@ Prince took a single scene from the episode and applied it to these Baby AF1s.

D@ Prince’s innovative approach to the SpongeBob theme was possible due to his deft touch and eye for detail. While I leave it to MAS readers to judge if D@ Prince killed the competition with the Krusty Krab Pizza Baby AF1s, I was impressed by the designer’s work in this case. The rich colors and expressive character faces on these Baby AF1s look like they lept right off the TV screen.

I covered the SpongeBob Vans Slip Ons by High Off Life Kicks in yesterday’s post. If you are looking for a little more color, you may want to take a look at the Patrick Vans Slip Ons pictured below. I found these photos at the High Off Life Kicks Customsnkr.com blog linked here.

The pink/green motif of the Patrick Vans Slip Ons comes from SpongeBob’s sidekick Patrick. The starfish is a dull pink color and wears green pants every episode. High Off Life seems to have kicked up the colors a notch by going with brighter pink and green hues. The purple clovers on the middle panel are the same pattern used on Patrick’s pants.

I like these custom Vans because they represent Patrick’s personality perfectly. The bright colors used by High Off Life represent Patrick’s enthusiastic personality. Even if Patrick isn’t the smartest character under the sea, we can all enjoy the character’s childlike wonder and excitement. High Off Life Kicks captured those traits while making the Patrick Vans Slip Ons.

I wrote about a pair of Spongebob Squarepants Air Force Ones from D@ Prince Customs yesterday. The kid’s shoes featured in this post complete the set with a look at Spongebob’s underwater home. D@ Prince took on Bikini Bottom, the setting for Spongebob’s pineapple home and patty-flipping job.

These photos were found in D@ Prince’s latest post on Nike Talk linked here. The designer started these shoes with yellow toe boxes featuring Spongebob’s silly face. The left shoe shows Spongebob sticking his tongue out while the right shoe shows the character holding back a hearty laugh.

The rest of the shoe is filled with familiar images to anyone who watches the cartoon on Nickelodeon. D@ Prince added some white bubbles and colorful starfish to complete the Bikini Bottom scene. He also matched the top of the tongues to the Spongebob toe box to cover all his bases. While my favorite shoe of the pair was posted yesterday, the Bikini Bottom Air Force Ones are necessary to complete the scene.

D@ Prince Customs decided to take a break from customizing adult sneakers to make some shoes for the little ones. He created two pairs of Nike Air Force Ones based on Spongebob Squarepants shown in the Nike Talk post linked here.

I will highlight both shoes in the next two days but the “I’m Ready” Air Force Ones offer a good entree into D@ Prince’s latest work. These kid’s sneakers are covered in yellow paint representing Spongebob’s bright square body. D@ Prince placed the character’s happy, smiling face on the toe box to bring a smile to other people’s faces.

The designer broke up the bright yellow with a brown heel that is similar to Spongebob’s pants. On the picture below, you can see that D@ Prince added the name Chris on the heel in white paint for his client. The “I’m Ready” Air Force Ones use simple color combinations to celebrate one of the best cartoons on Nickelodeon.

Bape has recently released some items for their May 2008 release. The new products are include some textbook Bape imagery, floral print boxers, bandannas and a SpongeBob x Milo plush toy. [HypeBeast]