Awesome Shoes

Athletic Propulsion Labs Concept 1 basketball shoe is made from space-age materials, including a special technology designed to give your vertical leap an instant boost. Up, up and away!

adidas Originals drops a two-in-one for S/S 2010 with this Stan Smith 80s TF; it sports an unzippable upper that can be transformed from a high-top profile to a low-top with a different color.

Supra’s Skytops rock the near-disintegrated look with the Acid Wash edition; it features a distressed denim upper outside but still packs a SupraFoam midsole and sock liner inside.

New Balance revamps its durable Gore-Tex kicks for summer with a sweet military colorway: the MA-1 flight jacket-inspired MTG580 includes two Velcro N logos and is available 7/2010.

Available 3/20/10: adidas Originals and Star Wars’ collaboration adds CLOT to the mix with Hoth-inspired Skate Highs that sport a rebel uniform colorway, snowy lining, and quilted upper.

Palladium honors its roots for its 2010 Spring/Summer line; both its Pampa High and Baggy boots sport colors worn by the Foreign Legion in ’47; also new: boue and chestnut canvas.

DC LIFE’s Admiral high tops get a Native American-inspired colorway; it sports a two-toned Fire Red toe and tongue with Violet upper and an American Indian patterned liner.

Bodega and Converse join forces for a high-top roll-down version of the Poorman Weapons that are decidedly not poor: they sport a waxed canvas upper with deerskin lining.

A track is hallowed ground for NASCAR fans, but RacerTreadz’ Sandals let you burn rubber without swapping paint: each is made from actual Goodyear tires used during NASCAR races.

Nike’s Mercurial Vapor SuperFly II is designed for greater speed and less slippage on the field; it features Flywire tech, an adaptive stud, directional blades, and a carbon composite chassis.

New to Supra’s NS line for Spring 2010: the Cuttler is an ultra-clean, ultra-sleek midtop with a slim shoe last and minimal branding and available black leather and grey or off-white canvas.

PRO-Keds’ 2010 Spring/Summer line pays homage to NYC Street Culture with a clean reboot of its 60s-70s classics including the 69er (aka Uptowns), Royal CVO, and Royal Plus.

Nike’s new Jordan Icons sport 20 symbols on the outsole that highlight moments in MJ’s career; they also sport a perfed stitched upper, Phylon midsole, and molded sockliner.

Nike’s Air Royal Mid silhouette gets a modern, cool-grey colorway with the Textile; the two-tone kicks sport ultra-smooth uppers contrasted with deep orange stitching and heel tabs.

Available 3/1 at 21 Mercer: Nike’s futuristic HTM2 Running Boots slip-on and stay-on; both high and low flavors feature a water-repellent/flexible 4-way upper and rubber toe cap.

The first 100 pairs are already sold out, but preorder L.L. Bean’s Maine Hunting Shoes for a March delivery; they’re based on an original 1912 boot but updated with a waxed canvas upper.

Originally worn by Ripley, Reebok’s Stomper gets a suitably dark VCMP edition for fighting police states and CCTVs instead of aliens; it’s due out 2/25/10 and limited to 60 pairs.

Supra’s second-generation Skytop gets a gleaming White TUF version; it also features two pull holes in the tongue, a Supra-Foam midsole, perfed panels, neoprene sleeve, and wax laces.

Celebrate Single Awareness Day with Supra’s 413 Edition Skytop Heartbreaker, due out 2/13/2010 here; the blood-red canvas and white outsole shoes are limited to 1,000 pairs.

Available soon: Vans Vault’s Mountain Edition line gets a mid-top design with three tonal sueded colorways; all shoes sport white contrast stitching and matching perfed panels.

It’s all about staying light on your feet with Nike’s Air Max Turnaround; the shoe sports a high-cut ankle, herringbone tread outsole, Max Air heel unit, and Phylon midsole (black/silver at S-Y).

Dr. Martens and Stussy team up for a refreshingly clean lightweight summer shoe with The Hambleton; in stores March 2010, it features a canvas upper and reinforced EVA wedge outsole.

Get ’em before they’re lost: 50 pairs of these LOST Supra Vaiders are in the hands of the cast and crew, but a smaller run of 17 will be available to the public on 2/2/10 at 9 pm PST.