Metal Gear Solid left behind a lasting impression on many people who experienced the game when it first launched in 1998. Hideo Kojima's critically acclaimed game has been celebrated since then with official merchandise and fan art, and now a stylish pair of Air Jordans are part of that long list of tributes.
Kong: Skull Island director Jordan Vogt-Roberts commissioned artist Bud Sanfillipo to customize a pair of shoes to celebrate Metal Gear Solid's 22nd Anniversary. Sanfillipo was tasked with recreating the signature art style of series artist Yoji Shinkawa.
Today is the North American 22nd anniversary of @HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN’s PS1 masterpiece METAL GEAR SOLID.
— Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) October 21, 2020
It changed me.
To celebrate, I commissioned artist @bud_sanfilippo (SG Customs) to riff on Yoji Shinkawa’s iconic brush strokes & colors.
Off-White Jordan x Shinkawa-San 1❗️ pic.twitter.com/dOIJ0632rv
The end result is a pair of shoes that would leave any Genome soldier curious about who was leaving behind a stylish pair of footprints.
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