PAUSE Picks: Top Sneaker Releases of the Week

Oh, they cooked. The Rosé x PUMA Speedcat arrives in a “Premium Black,” and the pair might’ve just won the ballet shoe race in the final stretch. The rich leather? The white ribbon wrap-around laces? The enlarged PUMA logo? This is expertly done.

Adidas knows exactly what it’s doing with this one. We can’t lie UGGs, the adidas Campus 00s Winter Low “Brown” might be coming for your crown if you’re not careful. Chopping the back of the iconic Campus 00s silhouette, adidas’ latest creation is definitely a plush choice for the winter months, especially for the fashion girlies.

This is the quintessential daily runner and you can’t tell us otherwise. This edition of the classic New Balance 740 comes through with a layered “Grey Matter/Dark Alpine Green/Reflection” colour scheme, giving the fan favourite silhouette a refreshed lease of life. Keeping trendy running styles firmly in the footwear conversation, this 740 boasts a comfort-centric open knit mesh upper, a segmented midsole, as well as an angular, almost aero-dynamically streamlined set of green overlays. Of course, a pair of New Balance sneakers wouldn’t be complete without an Abzorb midsole, which this pair most definitely has, whilst a gum outsole really keeps your feet firmly planted to the turf. Do yourself a favour and grab these.

This pair may sound technical (and it is), but it’s all pretty simple really: Kiko Kostadinov x ASICS = cop. A pink and brown “Coneflower” version of the pair easily sores to the top of our “to buy” list, bringing forth all of the high-tech features we’ve come to expect from ASICS’ releases in addition to some serious style.

The adidas Tokyo “Floral/Crew White” is not making anywhere near as much noise as it should be. The definition of a sleeper hit, this “grandma’s sofa” style patterning takes us back, and we’re liking it. Bold shades of turquoise, red, and yellow line the delicately stitched floral patterning, contrasting against an aged “Crew White” base colour, whilst a gum outsole, flat-lying laces and jagged adidas Three Stripes put the icing on the retro cake here.