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The footwear game moves at a breakneck pace — one wrong step and the hottest drops from brands like Nike, New Balance, Adidas and more will pass you by. That’s where we come in. We’ve consistently monitored the markets for any and all footwear heat, and laced them up into a handy weekly roundup of the best sneaker releases. This week: Nike and Stranger Things return to The Upside Down with a eras-inspired Dunk Low, Sorel’s heavy duty winter footwear goes streetwear and OTW by Vans taps Jun Takahashi’s UNDERCOVER for a pack of artistic-coded Old Skools.
Nike Dunk Low x Stranger Things
Release Date: November 6
Need to Know: The final season of Stranger Things might still be a few weeks away, but Nike x Netflix is giving us a little taste of the Upside Down with this ’80s-inspired Dunk Low.
OTW by Vans x UNDERCOVER Old Skool 36
Release Date: October 29
Need to Know: Vans and Undercover are continuing their longstanding partnership for F/W 2025 with a variety of Old Skool 36 that are finished with imagery from artist Josep Baqué’s (and, for one of the styles, Jun Takahashi).
Sorel x Neighborhood Daystorm Horizon GTX Boot
Release Date: Available Now
Need to Know: Part winter boot and part streetwear icon, Sorel and Neighborhood’s just-dropped Daystorm Horizon features a GORE-TEX upper, premium Vibram grip sole and enough vibes to thrive during a long, dark winter.
G.H.Bass x Reigning Champ Larson Weejuns Loafer
Release Date: Available Now
Need to Know: This one is for the heads. Reigning Champ’s Larson Weejun might not look so different from the standard G.H.Bass loafer, but the custom Horween pebbled basketball leather gives the shoe an elevated (and slightly sporty) feel.
On Cloudmonster Hyper PAF
Release Date: Available Now
Need to Know: Korean label PAF really looked at On’s high-stack Cloudmoster Hyper and said supersize it. The collab sneaker — available in three tonal colorways — maxes out the cushioning on one of the brand’s plushest trainers, to devastating effect.
Sperry x Colour Plus Companie 3-Eye Vibram Lug Boat Shoe
Release Date: Available Now
Need to Know: Yeehaw! Colour Plus is back, this time with a tasty pony hair version of Spery’s lug-sole boat shoe; it’s one of the best fall shoes we’ve seen all season.
ERL Vamp Boot
Release Date: Available Now
Need to Know: Somewhere between an UGG and a moon boot, this fuzz-lined “sculptural” footwear from American designer darling ERL is like nothing we’ve seen.
Paraboot x Universal Works Michael
Release Date: Available Now
Need to Know: How do you make menswear’s favorite shoe even better? Let British label Universal Works add a tasseled tongue and ultra-premium materials, for starters.
Adidas x Liam Gallagher Achilles SPZL Sneaker
Release Date: Available Now
Need to Know: It only feels right that Adidas would bless the Gallagher brothers with their own SPZL silos, and even more right that they’d be dropping via British retailer End.
Satisfy TheRocker Trail Running Shoe
Release Date: Available Now
Need to Know: Months after teasing the silo, French running boutique Satisfy is finally launching their inaugural footwear style — dubbed TheRocker, this lugged trail shoe is built to withstand the worst.
Converse 1908 Jogger
Release Date: Available Now
Need to Know: More 1908 — Tyler, The Creator’s Le Fleur-powered Converse sub-label — styles have dropped, including this sleek gum-soled “Tap Shoe” colorway.
Puma x Bodega Suede
Release Date: Available Now
Need to Know: Boston-based retailer Bodega just dropped a banger of a textured, buttery suede sneaker with Puma in a pair of low-key colorways.
New Balance Numeric Tiago Lemos 808 Lite
Release Date: Available Now
Need to Know: A new 808 Lite from pro skater Tiago Lemos, this funk-inspired skate shoe features vibrant accents and a wavy translucent sole for unmatched vibes. It’s a welcome addition to the NB Numeric family.
Hoka Speed Loafer “Birch”
Release Date: Available Now
Need to Know: The snoafer is back. Hoka is releasing two new colorways of their chunky, GORPed-out Speed Loafer — “Walnut” and “Birch,” just in time for fall.
JJJJOUND x Salomon XT-6 Sneaker
Release Date: Available Now
Need to Know: Nearly months after surfacing, the poppy JJJJOUND x Salomon XT-6 is finally dropping. If past JJJJOUND collabs are any indications, expect these to sell out immediately.
Nike Air Zoom Spiridon “Hot Fuchsia and Black”
Release Date: Available Now
Need to Know: Nike’s Air Zoom Spiridon, a semi-forgotten running gem of the ’90s featuring a full-length Air Zoom cushion, is returning in perhaps the boldest way possible — in a “Hot Fuchsia and Black” colorway.
UGG PeakMod Lowcut
Release Date: Available Now
Need to Know: It might be a general release, but UGG’s latest innovation, the PeakMod, continues to check all the boxes that have catapulted the brand into pole position for fall and beyond.
Undefeated x Air Jordan 4 Retro
Release Date: Available Now
Need to Know: To celebrate 20 years since the iconic drop, Undefeated and Jordan are running it back and rereleasing their coveted olive green Air Jordan 4. Everybody and their mother are going to try and score these. Good luck.
END. x ASICS Nimbus 10.1 Sneaker
Release Date: Available Now
Need to Know: Legendary British retailer End. is officially reviving the Gel-Nimbus 10.1, and in typical ASICS fashion, the archival silhouette is as retro retro as they come.
Adidas AdiZero Goukana
Release Date: Available Now
Need to Know: It’s 2008 all over again. At least, that’s what it feels like with Adidas’ AdiZero Goukana, a brand new release loosely based on the mid-aughts Adios Neftenga. The maximalist sneaker sports an old-school marathon-style sole, but the design is revolutionary.
Hoka x Supervsn Clifton One9
Release Date: Available Now
Need to Know: A screen-printed gradient design and TPU film overlays make the bulbous Clifton One9 — made in collaboration with L.A. streetwear studio Supervsn — one of the most striking Hoka releases to date.
New Balance 1906L “Bisque”
Release Date: Available Now
Need to Know: The snoafer that started it all is back. New Balance’s 1906L has officially restocked in a burnished “Woodland” and soft “Bisque” — we’ll see how long they hang around for.
3sixteen x Saucony Peregrine 15
Release Date: Available Now
Need to Know: 3sixteen might be known for their American denim, but the brand can whip up a sneaker, too. The Saucony Peragrine 15 trail collab features a creamy white upper that’s just begging for mud stains.
Adidas Para Bad Bunny Gazelle Indoor “Cabo Rojo”
Release Date: Available Now
Need to Know: Following two Puerto Rico exclusive drops, Bad Bunny and Adidas are launching yet another heritage style. The Gazelle Indoor celebrates “the landscapes and cultural richness of Puerto Rico” with a tonal “Cabo Rojo” colorway and signature statement detailing.
Novesta x Noel Gallagher Lone Star Sneakers
Release Date: Available Now
Need to Know: In the midst of the band’s record-shattering reunion tour, Slovakian footwear brand Novesta is dropping a heady-yet-minimalist collab sneaker with Oasis’s Noel Gallagher. The mid-top Lone Star Sneaker are crafted from natural materials and branded with Gallagher’s personal logo.
New Balance ABZORB 2010 “Linen”
Release Date: Available Now
Need to Know: Combining an adapted sole unit — New Balance has recently reintroduced their ABZORB tech back into footwear — with a diamond-knit mesh upper, the New Balance ABZORB 2010 lands somewhere between time-tested retro and futuristic runner.
Ama x Salomon XT-Whisper Void
Release Date: Available Now
Need to Know: Salomon has joined forces with London-based musician Ama Lou for a vibrant “Vanilla Ice/Fusion Coral” colorway of the hybrid lifestyle XT-Whisper Void sneaker. The sneaker is technically a women’s release, but there are plenty of larger styles for the fellas, too.
Bottega Veneta Orbit Flash Sneaker
Release Date: Available Now
Need to Know: Bottega is hopping on the topedo sneaker train. The just-launched Orbital Flash Sneaker leans into the current trend of oblong sneakers with a premium low-top lace-up. The sneaker is made in Italy and finished with a soft suede and lightweight nylon upper.
Vans Authentic Zip Vibram Sneaker
Release Date: Available Now
Need to Know: New from OTW, Vans’ design-forward sublabel, The Authentic Zip Vibram swaps the sneakers’ typical lacing system and rubberized outsole for an A zip neoprene with a custom Vibram Waffle Vulc outsole for a slick and very heavy-duty version of the classic Authentic.
Nike ACG Phassad
Release Date: Available Now
Need to Know: Nike’s newest addition to the ACG lineup comes in the form of the Phassad, a relaunch of the 2003 trail silo that’s teched out to the teeth with a side-snap lace-cover, leather overlays and lugged outsole for maximum grip and durability.
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