PAUSE Picks: Top Sneaker Releases of the Week

Moving the current controversy around Supreme aside for a moment, their latest collaboration with Nike proves to be one of their best yet. The Nike SB Rammellzee Dunk arrives into high and low variations, with the low-riding iteration being of particular interest as Gothic artwork from late visual artist and hip-hop iconoclast, Rammellzee, adorns the majority of the canvas upper alongside striking stark black overlays and Nike Swoosh branding, with a fattened tongue, gum soles, and a gold Supreme lace lock completing the standout features. A classic already.

Many might argue that this shoe is a recipe for disaster, with a tricky navy colour scheme going hand-in-hand with a slightly dated silhouette. However, the rise of alt-footwear has left a gap for this chunky low-riding silhouette as A-COLD-WALL* bring the Timberland 3-Eye Boat back up-to-date, with subtle doses of ACW branding combining perfectly with the raised outsole for a disruptive take on a 3-Eye Boat shoe. A winner for AW23′.

Define self-explanatory and it’s the WTAPS x New Balance 990v6. The slickest of all of the all-grey pairs makes your footwear decisions for you as the neutrally toned pair utilise a forward-moving shape with a comfort-centric sole, falling into the ‘dad’ shoe look with a signature mesh and suede composition. This is New Balance’s bread and butter.

Reuniting for yet another year, Palace and Salomon have read the room and opted for their most toned-down release yet, going for two black and white iterations of the XT-Wings 2 silhouette. Looking out for your AW23′ wardrobe, we’ve chosen to point out the all-black pair as our suggestive buy, with the simplistic pair letting the names do the talking as Palace and Salomon lettering and emblems spread themselves across the multicoloured tongue, heel, and heel counter.

Arguably being the pick of the bunch from this week’s line-up, New Balance’s latest insert into the 2002R Ripstop Protection Pack series arrives, with a standout ‘Olive’ colourway making sure to appeal to the masses for the upcoming AW23′ season. The robust silhouette does exactly what it needs to, with a distressed upper working seamlessly with the army-style colour palette, whilst an even more action-ready composition of mesh, suede, and synthetic leather brings an attention to detail you don’t often get from other shoes. NB for the win… again.