Enter the Shox Z in Enigma Stone and Bleached Lilac.

This isn’t the beefy Shox you remember. The silhouette is slimmed down, softened up, and finished with ribbon laces that are more balletcore than gym class hero. 

The iconic Shox columns are still there, of course, but they feel more playful than aggressive. It’s retro, but it’s also a little romantic, like your favorite techy sneaker just discovered its delicate side.

The colorway seals the deal: muted stone with that gorgeous blush of lilac, beyond easy on the eye and impossible to ignore. Nike’s managed to give a hard-edged icon a total personality shift, and somehow, it works. 

For anyone who wants their sneakers with a side of sweetness, the Shox Z is proof that even the toughest tech can clean up nice. Looks like the ballet-core phenomenon is only getting stronger.

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These days the indicator isn’t so obvious; at some point the idea of a traditional sandal became obsolete. Overtaken by the uncharacteristically boring flip-flop, which is somehow considered ten times more fashionable than it was a decade ago or the closed-off clog that wiped out any lingering sandal loyalty.

But what about the "sandal"? Sure, there are still some bangers being made, but whether they cut through the vastness is another thing. There’s just too many damn contenders for summer footwear now. We’re literally drowning in a sea of (anything but) sandals. To dissect, we’ve turned to our friends at SSENSE for a complete rundown of warm-weather wearables.

This is the kinda' sandal most of us grew up with. Not deemed fashionable per se back then, but honestly, who cared? Functionality trumped all. And let’s be real, the sturdy, velcro-strapped, toe-protecting sandal was all the rage, maybe not on the runway, but definitely at every summer barbecue and family holiday. Fast forward, and they’ve only gotten cooler. Quietly rebranded and now rubbing shoulders with the dad shoe, they’ve managed to hold onto that same demand.

It’s mad to think clogs were once considered downright weird. Birkenstock planted the flag, sure, but it wasn’t long before the floodgates opened; suddenly, every brand wanted in, from high fashion to high street. What started as a punchline quickly became the shoe of the moment, and just like that, everyone was clomping around like it was the most normal thing in the world. Rightly so.

Ah, the flip-flop. Once an affordable commodity you’d pick up for the same price as a gas station coffee, it suddenly became the go-to accessory for every “It” kid on the block. When even the humble Havaianas started creeping onto The Lyst Index, it was clear: if you’re going to have your toes out, you better be doing it in the quietest, most understated pair you can find. Minimalism wins, even if, deep down, it’s still just a rubber sandal.

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Alas, that’s the price I must pay for loving the work of the acclaimed Los Angeles-based painter. And honestly? Dropping upwards of $320 on one of the wallets is almost a steal, given that one of his recent works sold for nearly $2.5 million in 2023. 

Call it gay math or simply an art lover’s retail addiction, but it’s been ages since a fashion brand dropped a big collab with a big artist that actually felt cool.

That may be because most fashion brands seem incapable of moving beyond the same half dozen artists (if I see one more Keith Haring collab, I’ll crash out), but it’s also because plastering Taylor’s works onto a wallet doesn’t feel like a cash grab — wallet joke fully intended.

COMME des GARÇONS Wallet is no stranger to plastering art onto its leather grain. Previous collaborations include artists Diana Ejaita, Oscar Tuazon, and KAWS, as well as everyone from Supreme to Pharrell Williams’ Billionaire Boys Club to Tremaine Emory's Denim Tears. 

For artists specifically, a wallet’s rectangular or square shape translates perfectly to the standard sizing for many of their works, while Kawakubo’s own status as one of fashion’s most artistically minded designers adds an element of respectability to the partnership — key to protecting the fickle sense of “artistic integrity” still hovering over the art world. 

Call me biased, but this new CDG x Henry Taylor collection may be the best iteration yet. There’s the textural element, where the leather grain almost mimics the surface of his acrylic paintings, but there’s also the genius of the COMMiverse coursing through this collab, thanks to designer Rei Kawakubo’s very own constellation of Dover Street Market boutiques. Just three blocks away from DSM Paris, the Picasso Museum is staging the first survey exhibition of Taylor’s career in France. 

There’s synergy, there’s proximity, and then there’s this partnership — brokered by Ursula Magazine, the in-house publication of Taylor’s gallery, Hauser & Wirth. Selling a must-buy wallet adorned with Taylor’s captivating paintings just a few minutes’ walk from an exhibition of 100 works from across his career? That’s a flex no other brand besides COMME can pull off. 

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The newest Jabbar Hi may look like another normal leather pair. But these particular versions feature high-quality full-grain leather uppers, all produced in Los Angeles, California.

adidas has taken its sneakers all over the world for "Made in Italy" and even "Made in Germany" makeovers. But these latest Jabbar Hi sneakers are all-American luxury.

Even better, these Jabbars are luxe American cowboys. If you look very, very close, you'll notice some paisley prints on the black heel tab and Three Stripes, which brings a quiet Western touch to these creamy leather sneakers.

The Jabbar's revival has been pretty stylish and luxurious overall, having enjoyed high-end spins from names like Willy Chavarria and Wales Bonner. And the in-line efforts have been just as good, from refined classics to adventurous denim looks.

The Made in LA sneakers only advance the elegant comeback.

Speaking of which, the newest adidas Jabbar Hi is scheduled to drop on Billy's website on June 26, retailing for ¥44,000, which is around $274.

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As you’ve likely noticed by now, we’re in a post-sneaker society where dapper leather slip-ons have not only left a considerable dent on the sneaker-verse but have even infiltrated it. Leather loafers aren’t merely normal but everywhere. But leather loafers with tiny little nubs for a sole aren’t so normal, yet. 

The driving shoe is getting a glow-up, both from luxury fashion houses that haven’t been interested in the silhouette for years and from its most famous proponents. Tod’s falls into the latter category. 

The century-old Italian shoemaker’s high-end Gommino loafer is one of the best-recognised driving shoes in the game, popularized in the ‘80s for its glove-like fit and still knocking around almost 50 years later. This certified classic has inspired a new shoe in its X Capsule collection, designed with the house’s global ambassador, singer and actor Xiao Zhan.

The thin loafer evolves into a Birkenstock-coded mule, its collapsible heel also offering the option of heeled wear. It’s still got plenty of its predecessor’s elderly appeal, but the sharp angles of the metal buckle make it feel more contemporary and the barely-there sole is in line with the widespread flattening of footwear. 

However, the prescience of Tod’s handsome new shoe isn’t only visible in its sole. Recent runway collections have predicted that the driving shoe is one to watch. 

Prada debuted a softened driving loafer in its Spring/Summer 2026 collection just after Magliano took the silhouette to a new extreme with exaggerated circular sole nubs.

Prior to even that, one of Demna’s last Balenciaga collections, Winter 2025, featured a leather driving loafer elongated to canoe-like proportions. It’s clearly a style that was still on Demna’s mind when he moved to Gucci, because he delivered a similarly slim driving shoe in his debut campaign for the Italian house. 

When regular loafers gained a newfound buzz over half a decade ago, it carved out a niche for weirder, more experimental types. Some are bizarrely big, many are strangely sporty, and a few are all scrunched up. Simultaneously, fashion’s hottest sneakers suddenly became ultra-thin Formula 1 racing shoes, leaving the door open for its older relative, the driving loafer.

As a result, we’ve ended up in a place where Highsnobiety shopping editors are suddenly recommending moccasins by a brand named Car Shoes — also owned by Prada, mind you — and for the first time in yonks, helped on by a few clever design updates, we’re swooning over a pair of Tod’s.

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As the name implies, the adidas Japan SQ is, well, a square-toe edition of the Japan, one of the brand's casual flat-soled sneakers.

Like the previous SQ efforts, the Japan receives high-quality materials to complement its new square look. Basically, fans can expect premium suede and perforated leather to cover the uppers.

We've seen luxurious iterations of the adidas Japan before, including dressy pairs literally called the Japan Lux. But square-toe versions? That's a first.

Again, adidas has built quite the army of square-toe sneakers, pulling in other classics for the dressy makeover recently. The Japan seems to be the last pair of the collection. But one can never be too sure with adidas. The brand always has a trick up its sleeve (or a fluffy Samba slipper).

Anywho. The adidas Japan SQ is now available on SVD's website for $175, alongside the square-toe Superstars.

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A "Phantom/Infrared" has officially joined the Ultra lineup, complete with the usual textural layers, Air-cushioned soles, and other details borrowed from the classic Air Jordan 3. But the latest pairs stick to a mostly light-beige palette, with sprinkles of those familiar pinkish-red accents.

It seems the low-top dad sneaker has done its Jumpman research again, looking to the "White Infrared" 6s for some style inspiration. The "White Infrared" was one of the five AJ6 original colorways to drop in 1991 and, funny enough, they're expected to return later this year.

For now, the Jordan Brand is serving up these Ultra sneakers, which are, admittedly, the perfect summer appetizer for the "Infrared" meal waiting in the fall.

The neat thing about the Jordan Ultra is that it doesn't copy the "White Infrared" 6s bar for bar. It reimagines the famous color scheme in a fresh way, the Ultra way.

Priced at $145, the Jordan Ultra "Phantom/Infrared" sneakers are now available on Highs and Lows' website.

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The sculpted uppers are painted in a beige-ish color, while pale pink strikes the Shox columns and padded interiors. Oh, Nike also exchanges the usual laces for ribbon-style ones, giving it a bit of a ballet-coded finish.

But don't call it a ballet sneaker. That's the Shox Z Calistra's territory.

It's certainly not the first girly Shox Z sneaker, though. Nike also released a "Year of the Horse" version featuring lace and pearls. An equally couture-y Astra Ultra sneaker joined it.

But the lace-swap on the latest pairs is a nice touch, bringing just enough daintiness while also maintaining its sophisticated runner vibe.

And for those looking to cop the cutesy steppers, the Shox Z "Enigma Stone" sneakers are now available on Nike Japan's website for ¥20,130, or around $125.

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The New York Knicks player was laced up in a pair of Skechers SKX Nexus sneakers in a player-exclusive “NYC Blue” colorway for Game 4 of the 2026 NBA playoffs, when he secured victory with a showstopping tip-in during the game’s final seconds.

With the Knicks’ historic Game 5 win making them NBA champions for the first time in over 50 years, Anunoby also made history for the shoe company by becoming the first basketball player repped by Skechers to ever win an NBA title. 

But Anunoby is just the most visible piece of a much bigger puzzle. The company also represents the Las Vegas Aces’ three-time WNBA-winning shooting guard, Jackie Young (and just signed a multi-year deal to be the WNBA’s official partner) and is a major presence at this year’s World Cup via England men’s soccer captain and Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane, who’s been called the “best striker in the world.” With the April announcement that Skechers is also backing the Tom Brady-backed Birmingham Phoenix cricket team, it's clear the footwear label is working overtime to build up a reputation as a serious presence in performance sports. 

It’s a sharp turn away from Skechers’ usual reputation for producing elderly or even “uncool” shoes, though perhaps it shouldn’t be such a surprise. Even if the brand culturally feels like a distant cousin to ubiquitous sportswear giants like Adidas and Nike, the reality is that Skechers is the third-best-selling footwear label in the world by sales; it posted record sales of $9 billion in 2024, and grew year-on-year by 12 percent. 

The money has always been there, but the ambition is new. Skechers has been stacking sports sponsorships since its massive lifetime deal with Kane in 2023 and an equally huge partnership with basketball star Joel Embiid in 2024, poaching him after his previous Under Armour deal lapsed. With the overlapping World Cup and NBA moments, 2026 is the culmination of Skechers’ simmering aspirations.

It’s also entering a market at an opportune time for advancement: As titans like Nike have seen sales slip, there’s never been a better time for Skechers to shed its image as the maker of my mom’s favorite cheap shoes and finally get people to put some respect on its name. 

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“[Santal 33] has had a stupid amount of success,” Le Labo co-founder Fabrice Penot once said. “As a perfumer, you always secretly hope, but you never expect, such an impact. It happens once in a lifetime — if you are very, very lucky.” That was over a decade ago and today, it remains every bit as ubiquitous. Infact, it's making moves to be more ubiqiotious.

Santal is still Le Labo’s best seller (as we found out in a recent Le Labo deep-dive) and its increasingly stupid amounts of success prompted the expansion of the Santal universe.  

In what’ll be devastating news for anyone who’s sick of the scent of Santal — such as the writer of that annoyingly catchy aforementioned tune — there’s now a Santal 33 handcare kit. 

In time for Le Labo’s 20th birthday, the New York perfumery is dropping a soap that’ll infuse your mitts with the whiff of Santal 33 and a matching hand lotion to really soak in the cedarwood fragrance.

And if you still can’t get enough, then there’s the shower gel, body bar, and the original Santal 26 candle (from which Santal 33 was born) that’ve long been available on the brand’s website. 

Still can’t get enough? Well, at the start of the month, Le Labo introduced its first incense, where a concrete holder can assist in burning incense sticks handmade in Kyoto at a twelfth-generation family-owned workshop. The three options of scented stick are Encens 9, Ambroxyde 17, and, of course, Santal 26.

That’s as much Santal as any one person could ever need. Right?

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Official images of the Air Max 95 "Black/Total Orange" sneakers surfaced recently, revealing a mostly quiet take with some blazing orange accents. It honestly looks a lot like those "Hot Curry" Air Maxes from earlier this year, just with less curry flavoring. These new pairs are still quite hot, though.

Of course, it offers all the classic AM95 touches, including the standard logos and the textural upper layers. Nike simple turned up the heat on some signature touches, like the Air bubbles, which are now burning orange.

Nike's Air Max 95 sneaker isn't just the gift that keeps giving, it's the buffet that never ends. On top of the more classic colorways, the brand has also released quite a few tastier options, like the "Green Apple" Air Max 95s and even fuzzy 7-Eleven-themed pairs (which are scheduled to drop on 7/11, by the way).

The "Total Orange" sneakers aren't exactly named after a healthy snack, a spicy dish, or a world-famous convenience store. But it sure does satisfy cravings for a good-looking Air Max.

Speaking of which, it's anticipated to drop on Nike's website during the fall season. Expect it to retail around its usual $190.

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The outdoor fashion giant has deflated its most famous creation to turn the Nuptse puffer into the Nuptse shirt. This obviously lacks the extreme warmth of its predecessor, as it's a Nuptse, but it does carry over a good chunk of the puffer's functionality.  

A water-repellent recycled nylon is deployed on the new short-sleeve shirts, densely woven to resemble cotton oxford cloth, and snap buttons feature all over, significantly reducing the time needed to button up this button-down. Long-sleeve wearers, meanwhile, have the option of a nylon Nuptse shirt made to look like denim.

Typically techy stuff for a maker of cutting-edge hiking gear. But the Nuptse shirt’s appeal, just like its older puffier relative, goes beyond pure functionality. 

The short-sleeve shirt’s colors replicate the two-tone build of TNF’s puffers — options include a khaki green body and a dusty purple base, each offset with a black panel running along the shoulders and arms — plus the short and wide cut originally created so mountaineers could comfortably wear a waist harness under their jacket, but inadvertently fits menswear’s growing appetite for extra-short top layers.

Basically, it’s everything that makes the OG Nuptse great, but in a shirt. The only downside is that it’s currently only available in Japan, where The North Face is owned by fellow outdoor label Goldwin. But longtime TNF enthusiasts know the most stylish finds rarely make it stateside. 

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It's worth stepping back to contextualize why exactly it's so wild that streetwear-leaning Human Made is absorbing edgy fashion darling UNDERCOVER — because it is.

To put it simply, Human Made is a clothing label launched by BAPE founder NIGO in 2010 that specializes in graphic-ish workwear.

To be more specific, Human Made has since split into Human Made, the clothing brand, and Human Made, the empire. Human Made, the clothing brand, is expanding across Asia, leveraging increased popularity into new flagships and more luxurious product. (Whereas early collections focused on screen-printed basics, Human Made's latest drop ups the ante with indigo-dyed T-shirts and kakishibu -dyed work shirts.)

Human Made Co., Ltd is also evolving, and it's even more ambitious than its eponymous clothing line.

It opened a handful of concept stores in Japan, South Korea, and Hong Kong to tap into local demand; it oversaw splashy collaborative projects with peers like Kid Cudi, artist Verdy, and Cactus Plant Flea Market; it expanded its Curry Up restaurant to include overseas locations; it hired the founder of WTAPS to oversee a cost-effective youth-culture imprint; and it brought on famous advisors like KAWS and Pharrell.

The emergent Human Made empire is built on familiar terrain like retail and real estate, but the UNDERCOVER acquisition hints at something bigger.

Whereas Human Made is a sleeping giant yet to be acknowledged — not too surprising, as many powerful Japanese fashion consortiums are barely known outside of the country — UNDERCOVER is known to all. Give or take.

Founded around the same time as BAPE in the '90s — founder Jun Takahashi cofounded pioneering Harajuku retailer Nowhere with NIGO in the early '90s — UNDERCOVER received the early blessing of COMME des GARÇONS founder Rei Kawakubo and quickly transitioned from punkish streetwear into a staple of the Paris catwalks. To this day, it remains well-loved by critics, if perhaps less vital than it once was.

To put it in context, this purchase is sort of like if Supreme bought Marc Jacobs.

The Human Made brand exists in a comfort zone of saleable casual clothing whereas UNDERCOVER, admittedly adept at fashion's commercial concerns, is considered more of a "fashion" operation. They're aligned but separate.

Their shared history justifies the acquisition enough that it's directly mentioned in Human Made's press release but the bigger takeaway is that Human Made seems to be refashioning itself as a proper multi-label conglomerate, one big enough to absorb likeminded brands of different stripes. To put it another way, could Human Made be the next COMME des GARÇONS?

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Beyond the punchy yellow dial of the watch, contrasted by black counters to create the bumblebee effect, Tudor has brought a single considerable update to its much-hyped, vintage-inspired, chunky divers watch: The size. 

There’s a growing market for tiny watches, and Tudor’s making sure its most popular model satisfies consumers’ current appetite for sleekness.

The Rolex-owned watchmaker is giving the people what they want. 

While the original Black Bay Chrono’s case measured in at 41mm, this new release shrinks it down to 39mm. Plus, at 13.1mm thick, it’s 1.3mm thinner than its 1.3mm predecessor. Get round to the new 3-link stainless steel bracelet, and that’s also been shrunk accordingly. 

But while the outside of the Black Bay Chrono is condensed down, the inside remains much the same, with an advanced Calibre MT5813 movement powering it all.

That means all the features that make the Tudor Black Bay one of the best entry-level chronographs — the fun color combinations, the advanced horology, the classic build — remain intact, but the final look is just a little more compact and, as a result, more contemporary. And what makes it even better is that at $6,725, it’s even a little more affordable than its predecessor.

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OBJ is auctioning off a variety of in-demand designer goods for the OBJ Foundation, like a 2014 Chanel Graffiti briefcase expected to fetch up to $20,000 and a Virgil Abloh-era Louis Vuitton tulle windbreaker embroidered with colorful flowers sprouting from the bottom. He's also included sporting ephemera from his coveted career, ranging from game-worn signed gloves to signed custom Louis Vuitton x Supreme x Nike cleats. But the auction's real MVP is his excellent stash of vintage tees. 

The tees don’t feature in the official highlights of the auction, that begins June 17 on Joopiter's website, nor are they the most highly valued items but they include some grail-level statement pieces.

This includes football T-shirts like a sun-faded 1993 Cleveland Browns tee (Beckham Jr. played for the Browns from 2019 to 2021) and two tees from the Baltimore Ravens’ 2000 Super Bowl win, but also a wide breadth of really good throwback finds.

There are T-shirts from seemingly random sporting events like the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and the 2010 FIFA World Cup alongside ‘90s rap tees, including a yellow shirt with Tupac’s face across the front, a white Notorious B.I.G. shirt, and a washed-out black Snoop Dogg tee. And even the tees that aren’t vintage, like a Frank Ocean Blonded top and a tie-dye Cactus Jack tee, bear the hallmarks of vintage classics.

OBJ clearly has a specific taste in tops. He likes them old, and subsequently, his collection has the kind of hard-to-find goods vintage collectors scour for years to find and pay big bucks to acquire.

Fellow collectors who take part in the auction won’t only be acquiring a worn-out rarity from the wardrobe of one of football’s best-dressed stars, but they’ll also be raising money for his foundation’s charity work with underserved youth. That’s a win-win.

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