PAUSE Picks: Top Sneaker Releases of the Week

Coming in clean for this week’s opening pick are luxury fashion house Maison Margiela and world-renowned sportswear giant Reebok, who have joined forces yet again for a collaborative iteration of the famous Classic Leather sneaker. Keeping things monochrome, the pair don an all-white leather upper with standout features including deconstructed overlays, a robust midsole, as well subtle Maison Margiela branding on the pair’s tongue. Additional Reebok branding also arrives on the midfoot and tongue, where the company’s name is spelled out in their typical house font. A light flex.

If you need a pair of trendy beaters for those wet winter days, adidas have come through with the heat. This technically sound pair of sleek sneakers look to yet again take inspiration from Kanye West’s Yeezy, taking on a mixed material synthetic upper that puts comfortability above anything else, with a speckled black midsole, iridescent Three Stripe branding, as well as a laceless design making this pair the go-to slip-on shoe for the chillier months to come.

When will a Converse Chuck 70 ever go out of style? The timeless silhouette receives yet another makeover, with frequent collaborators A-COLD-WALL* stepping in for the winter time. Debuting in a white colourway, the pair feature ACW’s typically muted design style and colour palette, with the pair donning a predominantly off-white canvas upper and a faded black tongue, heel strip and Converse patch. Some additional features include semi-translucent midsoles, large grey ACW box logo branding and “ACW-448-201-2022” text on the lateral sides, as well as a silver-tone toe.

Keeping our theme of functionality going, BAPE have stepped forward with the long-awaited re-release of their MANHUNT shoe, which drops in a classic ‘Beige’ colourway. Having last released back in 2015, the highly sought-after pair are given a re-release as BAPE keep business as usual by utilising the classic MANHUNT features everybody knows and loves, which includes an all-suede upper, a chunky ridged sole, rope lacing, as well as subtle BAPE embossed branding and frontal “MANHUNT” lettering. Give your rotation a change of pace.

Giving you a pair for every occasion, this week’s round-up finishes off with the Nike ACG Zoom Gaiadome GORE-TEX in a ‘Trails End Brown’ colourway. Putting forward a wholly adaptable shoe, this pair leans firmly into utilitarian stylings and provides the perfect pair for every adventure your heart desires this autumn and winter time, boasting a robust high-top shape, an autumnal brown upper, a thick rubber midsole, waterproof GORE-TEX fabric, Zoom Air cushioning, as well as a red Trailframe underfoot grip for extra support.