Awesome Shoes

The monochrome craze has left shoes either powder white or all black. Y-3 chose the latter for its rerelease of the Honja Stud Pack. Both the Honja Hi and Honja Low have black leather with black leather liners and black metal studs.

Longtime Originals collaborator Kazuki Kuraishi teamed up with Mark McNairy for a special re-release of the Monte Carlo Mid trainers. It has a sword-shaped heel strap and “100$ Bill” on its heel tab. Also available from Adidas UK.

A special edition of PUMA’s King soccer shoe with sneaker soles. Covered in a gleaming metallic gold leather upper, you’ll want to go with something more subtle on top to pull off this look. We suggest a simple pair of jeans and a tee.

An online bespoke shoemaker. Awl & Sundry lets you create shoes in six simple steps. You can pick your shoe’s style, base shape, accents, colors, material and even add a monogram. You can also check out what other customers have made.

Pierre Hardy’s take on the comebacking classic basketball high top sneaker. Two large velcro enclosures and quilted details give the shoes that chunky body. It’s also available in red leather.

Fresh off Adidas Y-3’s Fall collection, the luxury brand’s popular Honja High sneaker gets a clean new color combination, with the white heel contrasting with the rest of the all leather upper. Also available at Feature.

Made by Italian shoemaker Diemme for Stone Island, the S0559 combat boots have laces that go from the upper up to the tongue for adjusting the fit, but are easily fastened or unfastened thanks to the central zipper.

Designer Eric Brunt’s concept snowshoe automatically expands and contracts its surface, providing for a more natural walk than traditional flat snowshoes, and adapting to variable snow conditions and terrain.

Nike celebrates the progress of its Free collection by re-releasing some of the most popular Free footwear – including the Sock Racer, Air Presto and the new Free 5.0 – in an all black colorway. Drops 7/31.

With a sleek design inspired by the repetitive patterns of Japanese umbrellas, Mizuno’s hot looking Wave Paradox provides stiff stability and lightweight performance, all in one shoe. Now there’s no excuse not to go make a new PR.

A special edition of the Air Max Lunar 90 released in time for the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. The sneakers have a 3M Moon print on the upper, speckled Lunarlon midsole and U.S. flag colors on the heel tab.

To celebrate the 45th years since the Apollo 11 moon landing, GE and Android Homme made these moon boot style hi-tops. Limited to 100 pairs, they have a carbon fiber upper and hydrophobic coating. At JackThreads on 7/20.

Adidas’ Battle Pack collection is dominated by soccer cleats, but the Rivalry Hi is an ill exception. The classic basketball high top lets you rock the collection’s tribal war paint allover graphic print off the field.

Vans Off the Wall has created these amazing new shoes which have a cork body and upper, with a comfy and Ultracush HD outsole. Coming soon to the Vans OTW website and select retailers. Pushpins sold separately.

Cole Haan continues to use technology from sporty footwear to modernize formal shoes. The ZeroGrand is a lightweight and comfortable brogue with a flexible and cushioned outsole. Available in suede and a sleek no-stitch upper.

PaleoBarefoot’s minimalist PRONATIV shoes give the sensation of walking barefoot, but protect your feet and provide grip thanks to their chainmaille construction. They’re great for hiking and running, even through mud and water.

Ricochet Studios’ homage to an urban custom. Shoe Toss is a lamp with its bulbs housed in ceramic replicas of shoes. The literal power line delivers electricity to the bulbs via the laces. The shoes can be repositioned or removed.

Vans gives the Era 59 a pig suede and snakeskin-themed makeover for summer. The suede upper contrasts nicely with the tortoise shell-colored eyelets and snake skin-patterned heel. Available in gray, blue and the ballin’ red ochre.

Together with the Lunar Clayton, the Lunar Waverly and Lunar Mont Royal form Nike’s Versatility line, giving you more casual golf shoes to choose from. The Clayton and the Waverly are already on sale; the Mont Royal drops 7/1.

The MVP’s latest signature shoe has Flywire and a midfoot strap for support, while a Hyperposite heel and Zoom unit provide cushioning. The first five colorways will be introduced this summer, starting with the KD 7 July 4th.

Vans freshens up its line-up in plain white. The Slip-on, Sk8-Hi, Era and its other classic models are now available in a white-on-white scheme, while its other shoes can be had in a white upper.

The Hyperdunk 2014 basketball shoes incorporate the Hyperfuse upper, Flywire supporting cables and Lunarlon cushioning of their predecessor into a slimmer and even more lightweight form. Drops 7/16.

Developed with the same “Load ‘N Launch” tech that got their basketball shoes banned by the NBA, these running shoes have six compression springs to help improve running performance and speed with less energy exertion.