Naomi So loves to create art and was crazy about Vans shoes, the skateboarding world’s sneaker of choice. First the 17-year-old’s colourful design — featuring images from the Hong Kong protests — soared to the top of the Custom Culture competition, far surpassing other entrants from throughout North America. “I just think it was really unfair of them to take away my design. So said her parents are immigrants from Hong Kong and have been following recent events there closely, which meant the idea came to her almost immediately. “It’s really sad to see the many places in Hong Kong that I have visited to be in such disarray.”In fact, she and her family have so far balked at giving a Hong Kong company permission to produce shoes based on her design.

Source: National Post October 15, 2019 11:00 UTC