Awesome Shoes

KR3W goes historical and tonal with this preview of their 2010 Footwear line: the Franklin, Jackson, Grant, and Grant Low all sport clean, contemporary profiles while remaining skateable.

You can be sure that these Rambler Sneakers will never “run” out of things to say: a sensor in the shoe sends a signal via Bluetooth to a mobile phone, which tweets every step.

In stores mid-February, Benny Gold and Gravis collaborate for the Expedition Series; it’s a funky mashup of vintage camp patches and Gravis’ skate, surf, and snow bags, shoes, and apparel.

The Air Jordan brand continues its 25th Anniversary celebration with the Alpha 1 in black and red; it sports Phylon midsoles, full Zoom Air units, and a comfy inner lining. Thanks, R.O.!

A blast from the monochrome past, adidas’ Top Ten Hi reboots the 1979 classic with a white on black colorway and a lo-top black on white version; both sport embossed reptile print leather.

Supra gets eclectic with three new Skytop II colorways for Spring 2010: both the Black Suede and Navy/Gold leather sport two-tone designs with white soles, but we dig the clean White TUF.

Nike celebrates the Air Jordan’s 25th birthday with a limited edition Silver Package; it includes a silver, grey, and white Air Jordan 1 Retro with original logo and matching aluminum briefcase.

Designed more for keychains than climbing, Fully Laced’s 3″ x 2″ Sneakerbiners are made with anodized metal in a low top silhouette and are available in 10 metallic colorways.

Reebok’s Exofit gets a slick white-on-black retrofit with the Basquiat Tuxedo; it sports black leather and the writings and doodles of late American graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Now available: Nike’s Zoom Kobe V is 1 oz less than the IV at 10.6 oz, thanks to a lighter midsole, Flywire, and heat welding; it also features Kobe’s heartbeat traction pattern on the sole.

Now available: adidas’ Originals by Originals collection adds a David Beckham-signed Marathon Trainer in black and blue; it sports a hidden tongue pocket, GORE-TEX, and reflective tape.

Waterproof yet lightweight, Magnum Boots’ Elite Force 8.0 WPIs tout ion-mask tech, which coats each fiber of its full-grain leather upper with polymer; also: rear v-cut and Vibram outsole.

The Beckman Boot keeps things simple but dressy: named after Red Wing’s founder, it sports a rounded toe box, black Featherstone leather, Vibram sole, and Goodyear welting.

Nike and vintage textile maker Maharam team up to reissue the Blazer and Oregon Waffle with black tonal horsehair outers; each includes calfskin accents and waxed cotton laces.

Casio and Globe will drop a heritage collab 4/2010; the G-Shock DW5600GLB-7 watch sports a classic square bezel while Globe contributes a fitted cap and 80s retro Destroyer high-top.

More buzz for Buzz Aldrin: this pair of Nike 6.0 Rocket Hero Mavrk Mid 2s not only features photos taken by Buzz and the astronaut’s signature but his lunar footprint on the insole.

Check out the official pictures for the Star Wars x adidas apparel and footwear lines; part of its Spring/Summer 2010 collection, it’ll be available in January 2010 at adidas Originals stores.

Textures, tones, and teamwork are the name of the game with Vans’ 2010 line, on preview at Sneaker Freaker; it includes collabs with Crooks & Castles plus a new Hemp pack.

Nike’s classic running shoe gets a technical makeover with the Air Max BW Gen II; it features a material called Torch which is a lightweight, moisture-managing three-layer textile.

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Air Jordan, the Silver Anniversary Collection is the brand at its cleanest with all-white classic Jordans; they’re releasing five at a time here.

Sneakersnstuff teams up with Puma for the former’s 10th Anniversary with the GOAT Pack: it dresses the Clyde in a super-soft goatskin suede upper and comes in three colorways.

Reebok hat tips Reignman Shawn Kemp and reboots a 90s classic with the Kamikaze 2010; gone are the jagged panels, replaced with pinstriping on black/white and white/black/teal colorways.

Supra’s Skytops get an ultra-clean, tonal matte grey TUF version; made with SupraTUF suede that’s 5x more durable than regular suede, it’s also water resistant and breathable.