SHOES

If only we could buy them. Korean artist and evidently massive Overwatch fan Upboy has designed and made these custom Nike Air Force 1 shoes, which were recently displayed at the Overwatch Fan Festival in Seoul. Each sneaker is themed around a different hero, and incorporates their iconic colour palette as well as subtle decorative flourishes based on their individual abilities. Tracer’s blue, orange and brown shoe, for instance, features a ‘Blink’ symbol on the tongue, while the serrated pattern on the sole of the Genji variant echoes the paintwork on his katana, and McCree’s ‘Deadeye’ skull accents the heel of his. It’s a fascinating study in how Blizzard’s designs and colour choices make

Overwatch’s characters so strongly individual and immediately recognisable.