PAUSE Picks: Top Sneaker Releases of the Week

Is it a women’s shoe or a men’s shoe? That’s been the question on everybody’s lips this week, but quite frankly: we don’t care. The Nike Air Max 95 “Pink Foam” is the summer blueprint, and we’re just here waiting for it to hit the streets. Dreamy.

Whether you rock with it or not, animal print is here to stay. The Vans Authentic LX Pony Hair “Leopard” exemplifies everything we love about the trend: it’s braggadocios, eye-catching, and packs a punch. The full-blown sex appeal of this shoe comes in its rich fur upper, blending in with a tonal outsole and various hits of heritage Vans branding. Heater.

The PUMA Mostro is a PAUSE favourite, and it’s not hard to see why. The disruptive silhouette just got a bit more divisive, with this PUMA Mostro Fey PRM “Warm White” taking a wholly stripped back approach to block colour sneakers, stepping through with a beige overhaul as well as a ballet-core inspired silhouette. Keeping us on our tippy toes.

If you’re a football fan, chances are you were donning these way back in the day. Bringing out our inner child, the Nike Total 90 III SP hot steps through in this sleek “Light Orewood/Brown” iteration, keeping the iconic Total 90 logo as a mainstay on the inner panelling. A “love it or hate it” type of shoe.

Look to the future with this pair of adidas Predator Megarides. The “Metallic Blue” take meets the old and new quite boldly, with a shimmering blue TPU upper contrasting with spacey silvers and adidas’ updated Bounce sole.