THE DEFINITIVESUMMER LUXURY SNEAKERSHOPPING GUIDE

We’ve seen a growing trend of footwear collaborations with the up-and-coming designers of the world, and we’re glad it’s not stopping. Labels like Fear Of God really splashed into the sneaker scene with their thorough basketball-themed capsule with Nike, while NYC born-and-bred Teddy Santis of Aimé Leon Dore has gone on to execute needle-moving drops that have set the table for follow-up projects. Even Kiko Kostadinov is flipping performance-ready ASICS models into must-have pieces for sartorialists.

There’s no brand like Vans when it comes to the diversity collaborative partners. Their immutable momentum within the world of luxury has produced some notable releases over the years; the tributary collection to fashion great Karl Lagerfeld comes to mind due to his unfortunate passing, an attractive all-over-print by Comme des Garçons CDG brought some street to the Japanese label, and the ushering in of Jean Paul Gaultier thanks to long-time cohort Supreme certainly raised the stakes.

As one of the most popular and coveted sneakers on the market, the Yeezy Boost 350 v2 truly needs no introduction at this point. However, this impressive trio of colorways had footwear fashionistas talking as these three earth-toned hues were dropped all in one month, with each releasing in select regions across the globe. True Yeezy fans couldn’t settle for less than the entire set.