While Nike sometimes likes to dabble in the thoroughly nerd market, out Doraemon To Hello Kittyfor the most part, the company likes to keep its collaboration subtle and hasn’t worked with Nintendo in a long time long Time. That means it will likely never officially release shoes The Pretty.
The sneakers you see in this gallery are all the work of Artist Andrew Chiouwho has been doing the rounds for his latest shoe blogs this week Pokemon work, but that stuff just scratches the surface. Using Dunks and Jordans as a canvas, Chiou has been painting (or at least designing) a ton of custom sneakers based on everything from lately dragon ball To sailormoon, sometimes for customers, sometimes as unique pieces for celebrities and athletes.
These are a pair of “What The” Super Mario Concept (“What The” sneakers are Nike’s special lines in which designs are obtained wild):
Here are some Pokemon those he released earlier this week including Scyther, Bulbasaur, Shiny Gyarados, and Dragonite:
This is a pair Sailor Moon Concepts, again on a pair of Dunks, which with their retro style and clean panel design are ideal for outlining topics like these:
this couple dragon ball Dunks based on Vegeta are not a model, these were actually painted on a real pair:
Count me in Love with the colorway on these Snorlax Jordan IVs:
And finally, just to break the monotony of Dunks and Jordan IVs, here’s a Venusaur mocked over a pair of very pretty CDG x Nike ACG Mowabbs (scroll through to see the all-cream colorway of the original shoes, an all-timer for the silhouette):
If you want to see more of Chiou’s stuff, you can find more shoe designs – both mockups and real custom sneaker paint jobs –on his Instagram page.
