Awesome Shoes

Adidas brings its Primeknit knitted upper to an affordable running shoe. The Cosmic Boost also has the springy Boost foam as part of its midsole and the Climachill perforated fabric for 360º ventilation. Outdoor shots by Hypebeast.

If Hender Scheme’s Hommage series is too rich for your blood, check out Greats’ Natural Selection. It features four of its shoe models with uppers made of goat crust or Vachetta leather that will acquire a patina with age.

Bo Jackson helped make the Air Trainer 3 (aka Air Trainer SC) popular, but it’s also a comfy shoe with a timeless design. Nike keeps it fresh with a new all-white upper and light brown gum sole combo. Top image by Wish.

The street soccer shoe turns full casual, dropping the three stripes and leather in favor of a cleaner canvas upper. Comes in gray, black, red, blue and green. Please don’t let the white ones be an expensive “special edition.”

Brad Hall reviews sneakers like an archeologist handling thousand-year old pottery. His persona pokes fun at shoe collectors who commit to the classic cash grab: old shoes re-released with only slight alterations.

Design student Milan Miladinov made this intricate model of the Nike Air Max 90 out of chocolate. We’re not sure if it’s life-size, but even if it isn’t, the details make it worth a look. The laces even appear to go through the holes.

Vans teamed up with Disney for one of its Fall 2015 releases. The collection consists of shirts, backpacks, shoes, socks and hats featuring Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck and Winnie the Pooh. Drops 6/15.

This Nike Air Max 90 is fully customizable with faux furs such as leopard, cheetah and zebra. If none of those take your fancy you can customize 15 different parts of your shoes with numerous colors, then add your name or personal tag.

Vans dresses up its its classic Old Skool skate shoe in full grain leather and adds a medial zipper for style and convenience. Available at Vault by Vans retailers in white, black, brown and blue.

Keep your shoes looking as good as new with Bespoke Post’s Polished box. The kit includes leather conditioner and moisturizer, black and brown polishes, wax, a chamois, and brushes for suede and leather footwear.

Light and comfy lace ups. The Stanley has a breathable digitally knitted mesh upper, an EVA outsole and removable sockliners. There’s also a variant with a softer knitted upper. Kith will have an exclusive all-white Stanley Knit on 5/8/15.

Oak Street Bootmakers‘ luxurious boat shoes have a Horween Orion waterproof suede upper and a comfortable and flexible Vibram Gloxi-Cut sole. Its form-fitting inner stretches to conform to your feet. Available in blue and black.

A shoe designed for children in need. Both of the shoe’s small and large versions can be further adjusted by four sizes, allowing it to grow with the child. It’s a shame the outsole isn’t as easy to replace. Bulk discounts available.

Prepare for the rise of the casuals. Released in the ’70s, the Islands Series went on to have 20 styles. Adidas will re-release the original three styles this Spring. The red Samoa drops 4/18, the brown Hawaii on 5/2 and the blue Tahiti on 5/16.

The successor to the Sock Racer running shoe. The Socfly has a single Velcro strap in place of laces, a seamless mesh upper with Hyperfuse panels and the flexible Free 3.0 sole unit. Available in four colorways.

Nike looks back at MJ and Bugs’ 1992 commercial with two special editions of the Jordan 1 Mid. The 1 Mid Hare is silver, white and red while the 1 Mid Lola is brown, pink and white. Both have the Hare Jordan logo on their tongues.

The look of the past with the comfort of the present. The Lunar Dunk High Sherpa SP has a Lunarlon insole and a fleece lining, a leather and suede upper and a slimmer toe box than the Dunk High. Available in three colorways.

eBay seller deucepalms is selling a collection of rare Nike basketball sneakers such as unused samples of Jordan shoes – including unreleased colorways – along with limited edition Barkley, Kobe, LeBron and Penny signature shoes.

They may be part of Nike and Sacai’s upcoming women’s sport collection, but we can definitely envision a guys’ version of these. This alternate take on the Air Max 90 drops the laces in favor of an elasticized tongue. Drops 3/19.

A retro twist on the all-white or all-black shoe color schemes. Asics’ limited edition Miami Vice release for its classic running shoes comes in white or black fake croc skin upper with orange and blue lining and outsole.

To create its latest sneakers, Chrome Industries dusted off old Slovakian rubber forging machines used to make military boots. The result: a durable, single-piece sole designed to never separate from its canvas upper.

Hypebeast mixed a handful of brand new fake and real sneakers, then asked “industry experts” if they could figure out which ones are legit. It seems like the copycats are getting better and the official factories are getting worse.

Their name is a mouthful, bet we still love Nike’s lightweight running shoe wrapped in GYAKUSOU’s distorted camo print and Flywire cables to fit your feet like a glove. Drops at NikeLab locations on 2/19/15.