Based on Nike's aughts-era Total 90 soccer sneaker, this mule-ified T90 shoe is an easy-wearing slip-on that simultaneously does more and less than its predecessor.

See, what it lacks in a heel, it makes up for with its buttoned tongue-like lace covering, which gives the chancleta-esque shoe some layered distinction. Thanks to its hybrid nature and retro roots, the Total 90 Mule is both stylistically nostalgic and totally of the time.

As for textures, the Total 90 Mule has several. From its suede and patent leather upper to its cool corkscrew insole, the shoe balances its football-flavored retroness with playful design elements.

As it stands, Kids of Immigrants is quite fond of Nike's unconventionally laced sneakers.

For its first collab with the Swoosh, Kids of Immigrants took on the zipped-up Air Max Sunder. The 2024 release included two gradient-style colorways: "Sundial" and "Persian Violet."

This time, Kids of Immigrants opted for a more neutral palette of olives and stones, with the only real hue disruption coming from light purple paneling and a matching yellow-trimmed Swoosh.

In addition to the olive colorway, the Kids of Immigrants Total 90 Mule, available on the Nike website for $120, also comes in chocolate brown. If Nike has nothing else, it has flavors.

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Enter: adidas' XLG Runner Mule. This shoe is exactly what it sounds like, a mule-ified version of adidas' extra-thick XLG sneaker.

Despite what its bouncy exterior might suggest, this sneaker was actually designed as a lifestyle shoe, and its mule-d up descendant is an extension of the shoe's casual ethos. 

But don't get it confused, this causal shoe still brings all the drama.

Here, adidas has taken the best parts of the gargantuan sneaker, like its crazy-cushioned outsole and mesh upper and merged it with a lace-free upper. But this isn't your everyday mule. Far from it. 

See, the adidas XLG is lowkey more cyborg than shoe, what with its overextended outsole and crater-esque indentations throughout. The XLG Runner Mule is not from this planet or even this timeline. 

Even the chrome lining and matching branding up the futuristic ante. It's a techy extraterrestrial masquerading as a mule.

For its more standard specs, the shoe is also absent a heel, priming it for easy slip-on wearability and a virtually hands-free experience. It's not lazy — it's innovative.

But it turns out the seemingly random strainer is only the start of Stüssy’s newest and far-reaching accessories. As its Summer 2026 products start to filter in, more unexpected oddities are popping up on the Californian label’s website.

One recent drop in early May was comprised mostly of beach towels (standard stuff for the beachy Californian label) alongside a tiny pool-shaped ceramic for stashing spare change and a branded frisbee (slightly less standard stuff).

And that's before we get to the collaborations.

There’s no sell-out Nike sneaker or another chapter of fantastic Our Legacy goods this season (yet). Instead, there’s a $75 solid aluminium ballpoint pen made in collaboration with the century-old German penmaker Kaweco, where a lime-green Stüssy logo pops out from the all-black base.

Then there’s THOR (the maker of rugged storage bins, not the Marvel superhero film) providing a light yellow square storage box and an accompanying storage bin where, again, big Stüssy logos steal the show. 

Slapping a logo on quotidian objects is a quintessential streetwear technique. Hiroshi Fujiwara basically invented the practice and Supreme took it to its inconceivable peak. Stüssy, meanwhile, had its fun in the 2010s mostly by way of the Japan-only Stüssy Livin’ General Store imprint that sold chairs and coffee makers and shampoo all emblazoned with the Californian label’s inimitable logo.

But since the Stüssy Livin’ General Store line ceased operations around 2016, Stüssy has largely stayed in its lane of beachy surfer clothes, occasionally abetted by the occasional collectible or incense pack. Now, exactly a decade later, after pulling off an impressive rebrand to once again become one of streetwear’s most vital labels, the Stüssy-fied household goods are back.

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The top-tier Levi’s imprint, Levi’s Vintage Clothing, has recreated an 1870s pair of Nevada Jeans, a precursor to the now world-renowned 501, in what Levi’s describes as “a stitch-for-stitch reproduction.” Over 150 years ago, when jeans were still a new invention, this is what blue-collar workers would’ve been buying for utilitarian needs rather than aesthetic appeal. 

As a result, these jeans look a little different from what you’ll find in Levi’s stores today. There’s only one back pocket on the right side and no signature Levi’s red tab label (that wasn’t introduced till 1936), and the back leather patch sits between two waistband buttons for attaching overalls and an adjustable back cinch, a neat detail rarely found on jeans post-World War II.

But the feature that’ll really get denim nerds salivating is a tiny rectangular pocket on the left leg. This is a tool pocket and, according to Paul O’Neill, design director of Levi’s Vintage Clothing, “it was only used for a very short time,” and “is what makes the Nevada so special.”

To ensure the fabric feels just like original denim from the 20th century, Levi’s sourced deadstock unwashed raw Cone White Oak denim from Cone Mills, a Carolinian denim mill that had a 100+-year partnership with Levi’s until it closed in 2017. There isn’t much of this original Cone Mills material still in existence, and as such, there aren’t many $595 American-made Levi’s Nevada Jeans to go around.

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Raffles, friends and family releases, and player exclusives — all of that before a mere mention of the many fire general sneaker releases out there. The world of sneaker drops can be a tricky place to navigate, but we’re here to help. Behold, the best of the best of what's arriving on shop floors this week.

Among other highlights, this week’s selection sees a bunch of cool collaborations roll in: next chapters in the books of established partnerships like between Nike x Kids Of Immigrants, and Salomon x Pas Normal Studios, as well as premier link-ups, like in the case of Vans x Metagirl.

The cream of the sneaker crop awaits you. What are you waiting for?

Shop the best sneaker releases on the market, as well as upcoming sneaker drops, below.

Nike x Kids Of Immigrants Mule

Release Date: May 28

Editor's Notes: Just in time for football-core summer, Kids Of Immigrants reworks Nike’s Total 90 into a mule. The folded tongue and terrace nostalgia remain intact, but the open-back construction gives the silhouette a far more relaxed and modern attitude. The khaki colorway feels especially right.

Salomon x GRVL Concept Pas Normal Studios

Release Date: Available Now

Editor's Notes: Built for gravel running and long-distance comfort, Pas Normal Studios’ latest Salomon sneaker pairs technical performance attributes with a sharp urban silhouette. The sock-like ankle collar is the key detail here, wrapping the foot for a secure fit while giving the shoe its sleek, futuristic shape.

Nike Total 90 x Procell "Heirloom"

Release Date: May 27

Editor's Notes: The sound of tartan print with a glossy, almost-plasticy finish shouldn’t translate into something this good-looking... and yet. That clash between slightly old-school and slightly tacky is exactly what gives this Total 90 so much personality.

Vans x Metagirl

Release Date: May 28

Editor's Notes: Chaos, but curated. Tokyo-based collective Metagirl gives Vans’ Premium Old Skool flashy finishes, playful hardware, and just the right amount of DIY energy.

ASICS Late Nite Stars

Release Date: May 29

Editor's Notes: Clearly inspired by classic skate shoes, Late Nite Stars’ ASICS collab keeps things minimal through dark gray suede uppers and a low-profile shape. The fragmented sole unit subtly breaks up the silhouette, giving the otherwise stripped-back sneaker an off-beat edge.

adidas Adizero x Satisfy

Release Date: Available Now

Editor's Notes: Satisfy’s approach to running gear has always been less about loud branding and more about quiet technical excellence. Its take on adidas' Adizero follows the same formula: featherweight construction, stripped-back detailing, and marathon-level performance.

Nike Structure Plus

Release Date: Available Now

Editor's Notes: Nike’s Structure Plus understands restraint. Watercolor-like green tones and a sculpted, stacked sole give the sneaker presence without falling into full tech-runner excess. Handsome, ever so quietly.

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On May 27, the luxury brand announced a multi-year, $150 million title partnership with the Alpine Formula One team beginning in 2027, coinciding with the launch of Gucci Racing, a new “business and experiential platform at the intersection of luxury and sport,” per the brand’s press release. The newly minted Gucci Racing Alpine Formula One Team will zip around the track next year, with a full slate of off-track programming planned for maximum Guccification. 

There’s a strong underdog narrative at play here, as well: Demna is in the midst of pulling the troubled fashion house out of a post-Alessandro Michele downturn, while Alpine is on an upswing this season after finishing dead last in 2025.

Getting the Gucci logo in pole position within one of the world’s fastest-growing sports is a major play for the beleaguered brand. And with a full year before the newly Guccified Alpine team debuts, we have plenty of time to wonder what kind of fits Demna will dream up for his racers.

Gucci Racing adds gas to the luxury fashion trend of forgoing one-and-done collabs in favor of multi-year partnerships: Louis Vuitton’s very Keith Haringcore Cruise collection was essentially an ad for its three-year deal to support the Frick Collection, while Bvlgari recently became the official partner of the Venice Biennale through 2030. 

The Alpine deal cements Gucci as the first luxury clothing label to enter into this level of partnership with an F1 team, right as the sport is nearing a $3 billion sponsorship boom fueled by a slate of brand deals with everyone from Tommy Hilfiger to Louis Vuitton — and, of course, the popularity of Brad Pitt’s Oscar-nominated F1 The Movie (or, as I like to call it, Brad Pitt in Fast Car Goes Vroom Vroom). 

Merging into F1’s lane is just the latest move in Demna's hot streak of incorporating moto culture into his clothes; his Balenciaga era included oversized racing leathers and a $70,000 shark sculpture made by Japanese artist Showichi Kaneda for F1 Vegas 2024. 

Fashion has already been engaged in a nearly century-long love affair with Brancusi, from an iconic 1938 image of a model in an Elsa Schiaparelli dress posing between two of his sculptures through to Daniel Roseberry’s Spring 2026 Schiaparelli collection, staged in the same Centre Pompidou gallery that had housed a Brancusi retrospective a year earlier. Today, admirers as disparate as Lauren Manoogian and coffee-depot-meets-cool-clothing-store Colbo chase the Brancusian spirit with sculptural shoes and plaster-colored clothing.

But hear me out: There has never been a better time to join the Brancusi-ssaince. This year marks his 150th birthday, and with the Centre Pompidou’s Atelier Brancusi, the usual resting place of his works and former studio, closed for renovations until 2030, Brancusi has entered his Eras era, setting records wherever he appears. 

His bronze Danaïde just sold at Christie’s for an unprecedented $107.6 million (thanks, perhaps, in part to a Nicole Kidman-starring promo video) and Berlin’s Neue Nationalgalerie has already attracted more than 100,000 guests in two months to its own Brancusi exhibition. Both the Berlin and forthcoming New York shows spotlight Brancusi's famous sculptures alongside tools, hand-carved furniture, films, and photographs, but it’s one iconic 1394 self-portrait utilized for MoMA’s promo poster that demonstrates the appeal of Brancusi himself.

In the image, the artist perches atop a plinth in his cavernous studio wearing simple, structured workwear that could slot seamlessly into a Loro Piana ad: A chunky knit sweater, sleeves rolled up to the elbows, paired with pale trousers and dark work boots all slightly smudged with dirt and stains. Chunks of stone surround him, as pieces from his Endless Column series rise upward.

It may be the most badass someone has ever looked while covered in dust, and establishes Brancusi, the man, as integral to the works he became famous for. At the Neue Nationalgalerie, I found the same image opposite a small recreation of the atelier that he lived and worked in for four decades. Standing there, I studied the creases in his chinos and the heavy knit of the exact kind of sweater I try and fail to find every winter — and then I lingered in front of every other image of Brancusi I could find.

One shows him as a young man in 1904, wearing a utilitarian trench coat with a canvas bag slung over his shoulder during his 745-mile walking trip from his Romanian home to Paris. Another batch of studio self-portraits expands on the style he settled into: Thick, structured pants, often in a wide-leg cut that wouldn’t look out of place in a acai collection, paired with canvas work smocks or collared coats and topped with a flat cap. The archive also shows another side: Brancusi suited up in a well-cut tweed three-piece, living up to his reputation as a central figure in the Parisian avant-garde. 

Brancusi’s style is made transcendent by the contrast between what he wore and what he made. Polished, filed, and buffed to perfection, his works were defined by their formal purity and lightness; defining details were smoothed away until each work was reduced to the most essential curved lines, transforming figures into abstraction. The same instinct that drove him to strip sculptures down to their purest form also seemed to inform his wardrobe: Nothing was there that didn’t need to be. 

Now, as we celebrate his 150th birthday, the best gift we can give the man who influenced everyone from Schiaparelli to his former pupil, Isamu Noguchi, is a reconsideration of the clothes he wore to create these iconic shapes. Workwear was once meant to be worked in (and sometimes still is), but I’m not suggesting we all need to pick up a hammer and slam it into a slab of marble.

I just think that in an era where chore coats are being co-opted for military contractor merch, and AI is turning creative labor into a rarefied skill, it might be nice to add an artist to your moodboard who actually put in the work and looked great doing it.

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Trip 'Fit Tips

While typing this in a nearly empty office, I'm realizing just how pressing an issue it is to finally address travelwear. We’re on the cusp of prime summer vacation season, when everyone you know is about to be OOO, soaking up waterfront sun rays, or climbing mountains somewhere several flights away. Having just completed a series of weekender Europe tours myself, I feel a personal duty to share the ingredients of my personal “travel capsule” that’s smart and light without having to sacrifice on the style front. 

First, you’ll need the largest carry-on you can find. I’m a big proponent of the class of luggage that sometimes requires being held at a certain angle in order to slide by the gate control: Two of my favorite bags that fall into this gray zone are The North Face's small duffle (of which there's also a luxe leather version), and Porter-Yoshida & Co.'s slouchy nylon Tanker. Have they gotten by in 100% of cases? No. Does the occasional fee still boil down to a favorable savings-to-packing-room ratio every time? Yes! 

As for its contents, you’ll of course want to prioritize pieces that can go day to night. Even if you’re going somewhere warm, bring at least a couple of  long-sleeve shirts; checked, striped, plain, poplin, linen — you can’t go wrong. You’ll love throwing them over a COS tank or tee, or over a bare chest, with the sleeves rolled up or down depending on the occasion. They’ll go easily over swim trunks in the afternoon as they will tucked into belted pants at night.

Many actually find the pants packing question the hardest to answer. After all, you don’t want to waste precious room on “specialty” items that can only be worn once. My latest solution? Bring a pair of lined Nike gym boxers that can moonlight as both a bathing suit and regular short shorts for when it's hot hot. I usually have some washed-out Levi's 501 jeans for daytime, and a deep indigo Blue Blue pair to slip into after dusk. Both are comfy, cottony, and adaptable to any category of activity — city strolls versus dinner and drinks, for instance. And either jeans are fine for the airport too since I’m assuming  you're too adult to wear sweats and pool slides on the road.

Which brings us to footwear! My rule is that letting the dogs out anywhere but at your intended  destination — the pool, the function — is a no-no, so keep the flip-flops and sandals in-bag while en-route. A dark sneaker is an easy and un-excruciating all-day shoe that traverses effortlessly between beach promenades and white tablecloths (extra points if it triples as an exercise shoe also) — as can a soft loafer, a slipper or deck stepper, if properly broken in. Throw on a featherweight jacket or cardigan sweater for good measure, and stop overthinking what'll soon feel like intelligent under-packing.

Open Tabs: Everything We've Got Our Eyes On Right Now

• Do trust that this women's Uniqlo tee looks great on guys, and that these white jorts have a deceptively expensive air about them.

• GU is the former's little sibling brand, and this bag looks like a sibling to its viral half moon crossbody from a few years ago.

• In other bag news, Dior just keeps the book totes comin’, alongside lush new colorways of its derby sneakers.

• Why, oh why must this wonderfully weathered A.PRESSE hoodie be the coziest and priciest of its kind?!

• Our Legacy's infamous graphic printed "Work Shop" hoodie seems equally snuggly and'll cost but a fraction.

• These Prada sunglasses are refreshingly simple. No big logos, no huge plastic frames — just the way I like it.*

• Both these laceless slipper-sneakers and this sheer top by Paloma Wool are in my shopping cart.

• But Miu Miu's textured long-sleeve is for those who'd rather be more covered-up.

• The latest Adidas x Song For The Mute is a summer-ready retro runner.

• In that same spirit, ASICS mule-ified one of its classics. Love!

• This iteration of the ongoing On x Loewe partnership might be the best yet.

• Not sure what the difference is between a regular model and Zara x Havaianas collab, but they sure are cute (and so is this raglan tee).

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Go Off the Wall is the manifestation of this ethos, the idea that when you know your own worth and how to apply it to your work, absolutely nothing can stand in your way. Along with Vans and Zalando, we’ve tapped three artists who are unabashedly blazing their own paths in their respective fields, letting their art speak for itself while bucking every convention in their path. Like Vans, what they bring to the table is a true understanding of what it means to be creative: not just the ability to make something pretty and pleasing, but to put something out in the world that inherently challenges the status quo. 

As the head of Njoya Studios, Ibby Njoya uses set-spatial design, furniture design, paintings, and sculptures, to create breathtaking worlds. Using everyday materials, he pulls from his Cameroonian-British heritage, as well as his own ever-expanding imagination to draw his audience into playful, surrealist landscapes. You’ve seen his work on everything from high-end magazine covers, to some of the most famous shop windows in the world, to fashion week runways at the four corners of the globe. Everything he touches is automatically imbued with his multidimensional personality: dashes of color and whimsy, sprinkled atop a deep current of earnestness.

Daria Riya Dash’s artistic practice cannot be defined by one genre—it has to be seen to be believed. The Ukrainian movement artist and athlete pushes the boundaries of her body as well as her audience: spinning, gliding, throwing herself around the space as if she is both a marionette and a master puppeteer. Turning traditional performance literally on its head, she uses aerial work to convey her deepest emotions. It’s movement as art, not dance, not gymnastics, not performance art… but something new entirely.

It makes sense that Ouri is currently obsessed with playing the harp. It’s an instrument that is both imposing and extremely delicate. You have to exhibit strength and precision to make it sing, and Ouri’s music has both of those qualities in spades. As a multi-instrumentalist (she also plays the piano and the cello), an electronic music producer, and a DJ, the French-Guinean artist has a grip on music-making that is uniquely her own. Her classical training gives her modern compositions a sumptuous edge, slicing through traditional sounds with futuristic sensibilities. 

Each of these three artists all Go Off the Wall in their own way. Like the skater kids who took their OG Vans from boat clubs and into sweltering city streets, they are constantly discovering new ways to transcend their environments by any means necessary. And they do it without permission, on their own terms.

You can take a look at the full collection right now on Zalando.

Informed by the Italian brand's love of the nautical, the accompanying campaign's visuals emphasize the new designs' distinctly adventurous, precision-treated traits.

Among them, for instance, find a standout, marble-effect anorak's controlled indigo patina: it's where sailing elements and natural forces conjoin to create surface texture and prove material durability. Even just in flat-lays, the quality, care and intellect embedded in these fibers becomes evident.

Elsewhere, the offering features both swim shorts and an overshirt made from special nylon. The camo trunks' sheen uphold an illusion of constant wetness, while the blouson's recycled and double-dyed fabric lends it an iridescent, even metallic finish. Both are exemplary of the masterful textile manipulation Stone Island has built its vanguard-reputation on for decades.

Even some of the more casual items here, like tees, were subject to the brand's intricate methods, materializing as a range of uniquely colored graphic staples. Of course here, too, Stone Island's signature compass motif rounds out the design, for pieces that are at once evergreen and experimental.

In fact, it's this exact duality of nature that constitutes much (if not most ) of the luxury outdoor experts' best goods, previously demonstrated in their Denim Research line.

It's what has kept Stone Island en route of a singular path toward an advanced sense of utilitarianism — one where creativity meets craft, and one they've never treaded astray from, even (or especially) sans traditional "navigation."

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Say hello to the Nike Book 2 McDonalds.

A sneaker that’s basically a love letter to the world’s only turquoise-arched McDonald’s, deep in Sedona, Arizona. 

This is Devin Booker’s second signature shoe, already known for its clean lines and subtle flex, but this pair takes things a step further. The colorway is pure Sedona: sandy neutrals and that unmistakable blue, pulled straight from the iconic arch that’s managed to make the fast food chain feel a little amplified. 

Even the box is a collector’s piece, special-edition, so you know Nike and McDonald’s are in on the joke. Is this technically a basketball shoe? Yes, but it’s also a nod to Americana, roadside nostalgia, and the kind of offbeat reference that only makes sense the more you look at it.

The McDonalds logo is all over this sneaker. On the sides, on the tongue, on the insider. We’re just glad it’s in that same aqua blue and not the usual unmistakeable yellow. 

Happy meals sold separately. 

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The ABZORB 5030 is no exception.

Maxed out in black with metallic accents running through the entire upper, this is an ABZORB, through and through. It’s techy, it’s bold, and it's striking.

Unlike previous ABZORB drops, there's no need for wild color pops or over-the-top branding here. Instead, it’s a sharp, quietly confident flex that works for just about any scenario.

There’s something about an all-black sneaker that just feels right. A little bit mysterious, a little bit “don’t talk to me,” always put together. The silver is there to keep you on your toes, but the rest is pure, unfussy confidence.

You won’t see these trying to keep up with trends, and that’s the point. The 5030 is for people who want their sneakers to work hard, look sharp, and not demand a whole lot of attention. 

It’s the shoe equivalent of knowing exactly who you are, and not needing anyone else’s sign-off.

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