Apple super-fans can now buy the iOS running shoe emoji in real life

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Apple super-fans can now buy the iOS running shoe emoji in real life

  • Apple’s running shoe emoji is based on a famous New Balance design
  • An artist has turned this emoji into a real pair of sneakers
  • You can buy them from the artist’s website for $219

All the best phones come with a bewildering array of different emoji – with new ones being added all the time – but they mostly stay confined to the digital realm. Now, though, one designer has turned Apple’s running shoe emoji into a real pair of kicks that you can purchase for yourself.

Artist Jose Wong took inspiration from Apple’s particular take on the running shoe emoji, using it to create a pair of sneakers available in sizes five to 12. The upper consists of full grain nubuck leather and mesh, with EVA foam and a polyurethane rim on the midsole and heel.