At last, 2025 is coming to a close, with the holiday season ramping up to conclude the year. While many footwear brands are taking the week off, Jordan Brand, Clarks, Nike, and New Balance have all prepared drops to look forward to. Before we work our way through the top 10 releases that are on our radar, let’s look back at which headlines stood out in the sneaker space across the last seven days.On the feature front, we announced ASICS as the 2025 Footwear Brand of the Year as part of our Hypebeast100 rollout. Connected to this, we visited ASICS’ Institute of Sport Science (ISS) in Kobe, Japan. A third footwear feature came courtesy of Village PM, who we connected with to discuss the emerging brand’s unique approach to skate sneakers.As for the standard slate of news, LEGO and Nike teased their own take on the Air Max 95 “Neon,” which will be limited to kids’ sizes. We also previewed a Pendleton x NIGO x Nike Air Force 3 Low “College” pack that is due to drop in 2026. Speaking of next year, Swarovski has its own Air Jordan 1 High OG on the way that will cost over $1,000 USD. We also expect J Balvin to drop a rumored Air Jordan 4 “Lemonade” colorway next fall. Rounding things out for the Swoosh, an EKIN-exclusive Air Jordan 1 Low “Never Not Working” was unveiled.Elsewhere in the industry, adidas previewed its Megaride F50 in a stealthy triple black colorway. New Balance is set to drop more sneaker loafers soon, with “Rose Sugar” and “Concord” colorways of the 1906L revealed recently. ASICS rounded out the week with news of collaborations with HAL STUDIOS and MDS (MIYAKE DESIGN STUDIO).Now that you’re all caught up on what’s been going down in the footwear industry, let’s look ahead at which drops you should have an eye on this week. Once you finish reviewing our list, don’t forget to head over to HBX to shop styles that are available now.A Ma Maniére x Air Jordan 4 “Dark Mocha”
