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Name: Vans x Futuremade Premium LX Old Skool “Migratory Patterns”Colorway: TBCSKU: TBCMSRP: 459 RM (approx. $111 USD)Release Date: June 27Where to Buy: FTMD.Drawing inspiration from the natural phenomenon of animal migration, Vans has re-teamed with Malaysian street culture label Futuremade Studio (FTMD.) to introduce the Premium LX Old Skool “Migratory Patterns” collaboration.The uppers are crafted in premium suede and canvas, presented in tonal mossy green, and embellished with embroidered detailing along the quarters and heel panels. Breaking up this earthy palette are fuzzy shoelaces coming in a gray-ish purple — a color that echoes as a single strip around the white midsole and as the base of the translucent waffle outsole. View this post on Instagram A post shared by FUTUREMADE STUDIO (FTMD.) (@futuremade_studio) 

Name: JJJJound x New Balance 1890Colorway: Black, Silver/WhiteSKU: TBCMSRP: TBCRelease Date: June 25 (Paris), June 26 (Online)Where to Buy: JJJJound Paris, JJJJoundJJJJound and New Balance have unveiled the 1890 collaboration, a two-colorway release built around a silhouette the studio describes as technically modern with a clear ’90s sports foundation, approached with the same restraint JJJJound applies across its catalog.The 1890 is not a silhouette with the same mainstream recognition as the 990 or 2002R, which is precisely the kind of selection that defines JJJJound’s approach to the New Balance archive. The studio cites the shoe’s lines and ’90s sports energy as the draw, framing it as a technical yet modern shape that offers enough structure to work from without requiring reconstruction. The stated goal was to fit the 1890 within the JJJJound ecosystem as a year-round wearable option, a brief that prioritizes longevity and versatility over seasonal relevance.The two colorways operate as opposing expressions of the same form rather than variations on a single theme. The Black colorway reduces the 1890 to its most elemental read: a black and white palette that simplifies the silhouette’s visual complexity and lets the shoe’s lines carry the composition. The deliberate decision to contrast the outsole and tongue against the upper introduces a retro reference without resorting to archive-accurate colorblocking or overt nostalgia. It is a small intervention, but in the context of JJJJound’s design language, small interventions are the methodology. The result is a shoe the studio describes as a timeless classic, a claim that the restrained palette makes difficult to argue against.The Silver/White colorway takes a different entry point. Where the Black strips the 1890 back, the Silver/White uses the shoe’s existing structure as a scaffold for color contrasts drawn from American collegiate campus athletics. The 1890’s technical shape lends itself to that reference: the silhouette carries enough ’90s sports heritage to make the collegiate reading feel grounded rather than applied. The color contrasts are used to articulate the shoe’s construction rather than decorate it, working with the panels and overlays the 1890 already defines rather than introducing new geometry. Together the two colorways demonstrate what JJJJound’s preview text articulates directly: that a single silhouette can shift through color and context without changing its role.JJJJound’s New Balance collaboration history is one of the more consistent bodies of work in the sneaker collaboration space, spanning multiple silhouettes across several years and maintaining a recognizable point of view regardless of the base model. The 1890 continues that trajectory by introducing a silhouette the studio had not previously worked with, extending the range of the partnership without departing from the logic that has defined it.The JJJJound x New Balance 1890 drops June 26 online in both colorways. Limited pairs of the Black colorway are available in-store at JJJJound Paris on June 25 only.

Name: Padmore & Barnes x Realtree Original x Albino & Preto Sport BootColorway: CamoSKU: TBCMSRP: TBCRelease Date: June 24Where to Buy: Albino & PretoAlbino & Preto has unveiled a four-brand collaboration with Padmore & Barnes, Realtree Original, and RCarryall, reinterpreting the Padmore & Barnes Sport Boot through an outdoor utility lens and pairing it with a special edition tote bag series from cult Southern California bag maker RCarryall.The Sport Boot’s place in the Padmore & Barnes catalog has always rested on a particular tension: a silhouette with genuine craft heritage, worn most often in contexts that have little to do with the terrain it was built to handle. Albino & Preto’s reinterpretation leans directly into the boot’s utilitarian origins rather than softening them. The Realtree Original camo canvas upper is the most immediate signal of that intent: Realtree’s pattern vocabulary comes from hunting and outdoor performance apparel, a world that operates on concealment and durability rather than aesthetics, and its presence on a Padmore & Barnes silhouette recontextualizes both brands simultaneously.The Vibram 1375 Bifida cupsole is where the functional argument is made most concretely. Vibram’s 1375 compound is engineered for dependable grip across shifting terrain and changing conditions, with an aggressive tread pattern that separates this build from the cleaner, more lifestyle-oriented soles typically found on the Sport Boot.The choice of a cupsole construction rather than a cemented or welted sole also speaks to durability under active use, prioritizing longevity over the slim profile that a dress-adjacent boot might favor. Together, the Realtree canvas and Vibram unit give the Sport Boot a credibility in outdoor contexts it has rarely been asked to inhabit.Albino & Preto’s position as the anchor brand is worth noting. The label built its following within the jiu-jitsu community before expanding into a broader streetwear and lifestyle presence, and its sensibility has consistently gravitated toward utilitarian aesthetics and considered craft. A collaboration that pulls Realtree’s outdoor heritage and Padmore & Barnes’ boot-making tradition into the same object is consistent with that trajectory rather than incidental to it.RCarryall’s contribution completes the picture. The Southern California brand has developed a cult following around its artisanal tote construction, and the special edition series produced alongside the Sport Boot gives the drop a functional pairing that extends its outdoor utility logic into carry. The totes do not merely accompany the footwear as peripheral merchandise; they share enough of the collaboration’s material and functional vocabulary to function as a coherent second object within the same release.