24. A footwear assembly comprising: a sole; an upper having a first panel and a second panel, a toe end, a heel end, a medial side, and a lateral side, the medial and lateral sides extending from toe end to heel end; and a hand gesture element on the first panel, the hand gesture element including at least five simulated digits of a hand, wherein the at least five simulated digits of the hand comprise at least four simulated fingers and at least one simulated thumb, and wherein at least one of the at least five simulated digits is in a simulated position other than a fully extended position wherein the at least five simulated digits of the hand are formed by a perimeter of the hand gesture element, and wherein an area formed by the perimeter of the hand gesture element is visually presented on the medial or lateral side of the upper, and wherein the area formed by the perimeter of the hand gesture element extends at least halfway from the sole to the top of the footwear assembly.
24. A footwear assembly comprising: a sole; an upper having a first panel and a second panel, a toe end, a heel end, a medial side, and a lateral side, the medial and lateral sides extending from toe end to heel end; and a hand gesture element on the first panel, the hand gesture element including at least five simulated digits of a hand, wherein the at least five simulated digits of the hand comprise at least four simulated fingers and at least one simulated thumb, and wherein at least one of the at least five simulated digits is in a simulated position other than a fully extended position wherein the at least five simulated digits of the hand are formed by a perimeter of the hand gesture element, and wherein an area formed by the perimeter of the hand gesture element is visually presented on the medial or lateral side of the upper, and wherein the area formed by the perimeter of the hand gesture element extends at least halfway from the sole to the top of the footwear assembly. 28. The footwear assembly of claim 24 , wherein the at least one of the at least five simulated digits is in a simulated partially extended position.