Awesome Shoes

With leather insoles, vulcanized soles, lush suede uppers, and snakeskin trim, these Vans Chukkas from Vans are sure to perk up your summer wardrobe. Available in 5 colors.

UK artist Daniel Reese has created a great collection of sneakers inspired by contemporary pop culture using a standard Nike trainer as base, and is now available for commission work.

Converse reminds us that they don’t just make Chucks with teaser pics of the Free Agent, high cut shoes with a sleek form, black leather and tan accents. These dope kicks will be out this Fall.

The Sneaker Coloring Book is exactly what it says it is, containing 100 black and white drawings of the most popular sneakers from 1916 to the present. Get out your box of Crayolas now.

Billy Reid’s ruggedly handsome Kent Roper Boot features a rounder toe shape, aged and burnished exterior and leather sole for comfort and flexibility. Calfskin interior lining; handmade in Italy.

Hypebeast called it: the Air Jordan 2 is making a comeback this year. But before you go looking for alternate colorways, take a good look at the original Air Jordan 2 and its Chicago Bulls colors.

The upcoming fall/winter 2010 collaboration between Adidas Originals and Burton Snowboards has an earthy emphasis on practical outerwear, with boots, a Superstar and technical apparel.

Supra adds a fresh pair of kicks to their stellar line-up. The Stacks come in black leather and canvas with sky blue cupsoles as well as gray suede and canvas with beige cupsoles.

Mastermind Japan and Adidas have teamed up to make the basketball-inspired Hardland shoe, with black leather uppers, intricately arranged laces, looped eyelets and bright red sole. Coming in June.

The limited edition 576 France marks the first time that New Balance dedicated a shoe to a country. It’s available exclusively at the New Balance pop-up store at L’Imprimerie in Paris.

Loake Shoemakers has released the Burford Two boot, a gorgeous combination of high desert boot silhouette and elegant perforated brogue details in tan leather. Available exclusively at Son of a Stag.

This summer IPATH is re-releasing 3 colors of their understated Cat shoe in eco-friendly hemp. Besides being durable, the Cats are practical: stash pockets under the tongues keep valuables safe.

Normally we wouldn’t consider studding up a pair of kicks, but the truly attention-grabbing Honja high and low top Studs Pack from Yohji Yamamoto’s Y-3 are making us rethink that idea. Out later this year.

After dropping NBA star Gilbert Arenas for endorsement, Adidas decided not to scrap the namesake Gil Zero shoe altogether, and instead redesigned it as the Elemental Formotion 3.

Taka Hayashi’s Priz Hi Lace LX Trainers for Vans are now available in low and high cut versions and feature a suede toe, leather laces, velcro straps and mahogany leather heel with contrast stitch.

The Clever Little Bag, designed by Yves Béhar, may soon replace the shoebox. The bag was created to reduce PUMA’s water, energy and diesel consumption by more than 60% per year.

Featuring star-perf side panels, gold accents and TUF construction, the Supra’s “Suprawood” Vaider pays homage to 413’s home in the heart of Hollywood. Out 4/24 in a limited edition of 1,000.

Weird-wonderful combo: a secret live performance in Tokyo from Japanese breakbeat maestros Hifana. In the video they’re playing music with Nike Free Run+ shoes. Dig those shoebox speakers.

Add this one to your collection of well-loved Chucks. Converse and Barneys New York teamed up to create the Nylon Ripstop Low Top, named after its super lightweight upper.

Talented tattoo artist Jun Cha has created the stylishly minimal Black Tear, a limited edition of 100 pairs of shoes exclusively for the C1RCA skateboarding company, arriving later this month.

Designer Ann Demeulemeester’s latest creation is this pair of uncanny leather boots. The all-white leather and low-cut tongue stand out against the shoes’ otherwise conventional shape.

adidas Originals is ready to rave with these Campus 80s shoes infused with a phosphorescent dye which lets them glow in the dark. They’re available starting 4/10 at Germany’s No74 Berlin.

With myriad customizable options, patented sole technology and claims of up to 20% reduction in wear and tear in key leg muscles, Reebok’s ZigTech shoe is sounding pretty good right now.