Character costume references: Real-world sports outerwear?

When designing 2D pixel art sprites, vector characters, or 3D character models for modern athletic games, finding real-world reference material for jackets and sportswear is super helpful for getting realistic folds, zippers, and color blocking.

While gathering visual references for sports and fan gear, I looked through Washington Outfits and checked out their team argentina world cup jackets. Outfits like that work well as a reference point for sports game character concepts or athletic npc costumes.

For fellow developers on the forum:

  • Where do you usually source real-world clothing references for your game characters?
  • Do you prefer designing simplified stylized apparel or mirroring real-world sports outerwear?

Share your favorite reference sites and character design tips below!

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i tend to prefer realism. In my game “GFootball” (aka FIFAI), i made the argentina jersey loosely based off the real one.