Awesome Shoes

Part of Adidas’ Originals by Originals series, these hybrid MT boots are made by street aficionado Kazuki Kuraishi; they blend hiking and running with a ZX sole and a speed lacing system.

Supra’s NS Collection is a genuine triple threat; the Skytop, Strapped and Trinity kicks are dressed in your choice of Bronze Full Grain, Grey Tye Dye Suede or Burgundy Patent Leather.

A tendon and vein-inspired mesh with leather ribcage are interesting selling points for Puma and Alexander McQueen’s Ribcage line, which is an organic take on a sporty runner.

Nike’s City Knife II concept continues to refine the foldable shoe, this time with an origami-like design that can be tucked into your back pocket. Thanks, Random Objects!

Exclusive to Zumiez, Supra has released a swank colorway for its high-tongued Muska Pro Skytop that mixes a silver metallic upper with purple accents and perfed grey panels.

Newly available at the DC Shoes webstore: these DB Character lows feature artwork from tattoo artist Darren Brass, a perfed upper panel and an action leather or nubuck upper.

Vans’ classic slip-ons are getting a limited Syndicate line edition; designed for fixie rides and skaters, it features a stiff-plate between the soles and a triple-stitched Ceraprene toe box.

Absolutely sick white and grey stitching of past kicks on this pair of Air Jordan Dub Zeros; the illustrations perfectly contrast with the black patent leather and hot laser blue accents.

Info is scarce, but the metallic gold leather on full grain black leather is making these Cool Breeze Turbos by Greedy Genius swank enough to make them must-haves on looks alone.

Part skate sneaker, part boat shoe, Vans’ Zapato Del Barco is an bold, upscale take on their typical vulcanized outsole styling with a leather and suede panelled upper, and metal eyelets.

125 year-old American bootmaker Wolverine is re-releasing its classic 1,000 Mile Boot for Fall 2009; first produced in the early 1900s, it was reputed to give owners 1k miles of wear.

A collab between C1RCA and Humantree, these Buried Alive sneakers feature an aquamarine mesh tongue, grey suede vamp and zombified BA graphics on the rear and inner lining.

While they may be lacking in the tech department, these New Balance RC 410 lightweight runners are a funky fresh take on a classic design, with a hot blue on black colorway.

Ranked #3 worldwide, tennis’ Novak Djokovic lends his name to Adidas’ CC Genius line; the tennis shoe sports lateral strips for support, a grippy sole and a ventilated mesh upper.

These Kanye West for Louis Vuitton sneakers debuted in Paris last week with monochromatic black, red and white colorways; they’ll drop in LV stores in June. Thanks, Karlo!

This Championship edition of the Air Jordan 6 Rings is basically a victory lap; it celebrates the five teams defeated in the finals by the Bulls during Michael Jordan’s career.

Dropping at Barney’s in the next few weeks, ALIFE’s Scratch Court Cups take the classic Stan Smith style tennis shoes and apply street scribbles on red, gold and silver colorways.

You’ll either love ’em or hate ’em, but these Vans Caution Eras will no doubt turn heads (and probably hail a few cabs); the black and yellow caution motif extends to the inner lining.

You won’t be skating with them any time, but these special edition Terry Kennedy Supras still look plenty hot with a grey patent leather finish, double ankle straps and extra high tops.

Get your growl on with Puma’s insanely detailed Japanese Monster Pack, styled off of kaiju films from the 50s-70s with wild textures that recall Godzilla, Mothra, Ghidora and more.

Tretorn’s Skane Mid Wood Sneakers blend old world touches with modern style; we dig the oxblood leather panels, scuff-absorbing charcoal wool, and lightweight rubber outsole.

Clearly inspired by The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine, these double-tongued snowboarding boots are a collab between Nike, artist Arbito and pro snowboarder Danny Kass.

Timberland’s Tackhead boots are mostly rugged with just a whiff of refinement; waxed and washed canvas is topped with a leather toecap, while the sole is made of wood and rubber.