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Luxury imprints continue to tap into the streetwear community through various collaborative projects, and the latest to be announced is a guest capsule from Tremaine Emory with Dior. The Denim Tears founder and Kim Jones have put their creative juices to work and crafted an entire range of apparel and footwear, the latter of which has just been teased by Thibo Denis — Dior’s Men’s Head Footwear Designer.Emory seems to have honed in on a low-slung silhouette from the French fashion house, and whipped it up in multiple colorways that feature different colors, materials and patterns. A trio of the sneakers are engineered with suede uppers that alternate between striped lateral and medial panels and smoother overlays atop the heels and toe boxes. Lined up are a blue pair with notes of yellow stripes, a brown option with red stripes and a beige offering with Rastafarian and African American flag-inspired accents that are reminiscent of Denim Tears’ Converse collaboration from 2020. In addition, Emory has also prepared a pair that comes blends Dior’s signature monogram pattern and his floral emblem on the lateral panel. Parked on the backside of the midsoles comes a Dior bumper panel that is stylized with the address of the Dior flagship in Paris.Expect the full collection to be revealed tomorrow, December 3, 2022, in Egypt in front of the Pyramids of Giza.In case you missed it, Dior provided a closer look at its racing suit for Gran Turismo 7.

As you can likely infer from their name, Free & Easy are about the good life. Their products are sunny in tone and unbothered in style, and their signature, flowing “Don’t Trip” graphic has been spotted on everyone from LeBron James to Pete Davidson and Mac Miller. Since leisure is the name of the game for the brand, they’ve teamed up with Jon Buscemi’s Lusso Cloud for a lavish layout of lampin’ footwear.Buscemi, best known for co-founding Gourmet, launching his own eponymous luxury footwear line and his work on Oliver Peoples, conceptualized Lusso Cloud during the pandemic. As many sneaker lovers were stuck at home during quarantines, he wanted to create house shoes that were just as luxurious and comfortable as the sneakers they stomped the streets in — and decided to do so by using the same high-end foams used in running shoes to leisure footwear. Free & Easy has reworked the brand’s Pelli slide with a rainbow gradient makeover and given the loafer-inspired Esto a true West Coast makeover with a corduroy upper and thick embroidered hits. Both feature Lusso Cloud’s signature “Triple Stack” EVA foam tech for comfort, while the Pelli opts for a minimal mesh lining and the Esto uses an extra soft terry cloth. The shoes are also accompanied by a heavyweight crewneck and sweatpants, plus a corduroy bucket hat. The Free & Easy x Lusso Cloud collection is available now via the Free & Easy webstore. Each piece of footwear is priced at $150 USD, while the matching apparel ranges from $40-$165 USD.For more footwear news be sure to check out the latest installment of Sole Mates, a weekly Hypebeast series that spotlights notable individuals in street culture and the connection they share with their favorite sneakers.

In recent years, luxury fashion house Maison Margiela and American sportswear brand Reebok have come together and combined their iconic themes and silhouettes to create unique footwear that is instantly recognizable as a collaborative project. Last month, the two looked to the Reebok TZ Pump, presenting it in several aged colorways. Now, they have once again reworked the Classic Leather in a finish that pays tribute to the Classic Nylon and Margiela’s iconic Tabi design.Appearing in “White” and “Black” colorways, the newly crafted Classic Leather Tabi Nylon is a lighter take on the duo’s Classic Leather Tabi that debuted in 2020 and has been revisited several times since. Each are outfitted in monochromatic looks with suede detailing in a light brownish-gray and black respectively. Additional detailing on each pair includes nylon inserts, a co-branded tongue with Margiela’s classic number system and an EVA-backed sole unit. Last but not least, Margiela’s Japanese-inspired split-toe design completes the looks.For those interested in purchasing either colorway, the Maison Margiela x Reebok Classic Leather Tabi Nylon will be available December 9 via Reebok at a price of $350 USD. An additional “Navy” colorway is also expected to launch with the pairs.In other footwear news, ENGINEERED GARMENTS has teamed up with Reebok on the LX2200, featuring “Black,” “Beige” and “White” colorways.