There's a growing rise in making fashion technical and playing up the functional aspect for design, lifestyle and physical activity.  Well here is a sneaker from a brand that has been perfecting this aesthetic for years.  The Y-3 Harigane II Sneaker continues to showcase what the brand does best and that is to combine form and function with style for a sweet design triune.  The upper is mesh, textile and leather on the heel wrap and features a lacing/eyelet system that incorporates the raised cording detail all over the sneaker for a nicely blended design element to creates a kind of subtle visual energy flow over the shoe.  This is all anchored onto a molded rubber midsole and finished off with a razor edge outsole.  It's a supremely lightweight and stylish sneaker that'll meet your functional and design intentions.  Available now in both color ways at Kith.com.

A cool store has given an American classic some sweet surface treatment.  Undefeated has teamed with Converse on this Chuck 70 Ox Remix.  The upper is an abstract image of a tiger embroidered in black and orange chenille for a plush textural effect that is both eye-catching and avant.  All the classics of the Chuck 70 are in tow with the vulcanized rubber middle, metal eyelets and rubber outsole.  A definite cop for Converse enthusiasts and cat lovers alike.  Available now at Kith.com.

I started off the week with Clarks Wallabees so how fitting to end the week with them and a nice bit of bordeaux.  These Ronnie Fieg X Clarks Shearling Wallabee Boots are a nice update to the Wallabee gang in this sweet bordeaux color way.  What's even sweeter is that the entire lining is sheep shearing making these classic looking gems incredibly cozy and warm for the season.  Details like the leather Kith branding and classic crepe soles are just a topper on top of an already almost full glass of bordeaux.  Available now at Kith.com.

Crisp suede and sweet Vachetta tan leather looks bright and sunny for the great days of Fall/Winter ahead.  Nike has teamed up with Victor Cruz on the Air Force 1 Mid CMFT Sneaker.  This mid-top features the natural colored suede and leather upper together with great details like the Cruz' rose gold monogramming on the tongue with matching D-ring hardware that controls two leather straps  and a front eyelet loop detail.  This is a great shoe for the season with the Fall shade and styling that gives it a nice balance for the shearling-lined jackets, plaid toppers and oversized hoodies on tap this season.  Available now at Kith.com.

A little askew can be very refreshing.  The ongoing collaboration between Converse and designer JW Anderson is given an interesting low-key pop here with this Chuck 70 Hi-Top.  The upper is a subdued olive felt even down to covering of the midsole and sole.  The details like the tight topstitching, the JWA side heel branding and the slight color variance for the midsole and sole make this sneaker up to be an understated winner.  Available now at KithNYC.com.

Since it's almost winter then why should your classics become season-ready as well?  The Chuck Taylor All-Star Hi Sneaker has gotten trick out for the Fall/Winter with the Black Gore-Tex© Edition.  The upper is a crisp black canvas made with Gore-Tex© and also features tonal webbing trim, rubber sole and striping detail on the heel.  Also, in case you forget how tricked out the upper is, they've printed the rear vamp with a half branding and outer Gore-Tex© label.  What can't you pair Converse Chuck Taylor's with, including now, the Fall/Winter weather.  Available now at Ssense.com.

It's the season to shake up those anoraks, pullover hoodies and tech vests with a bit of characteristic fitness meets lifestyle tech.  The Kaiwa sneaker from Y-3 is an interesting shoe for Fall that serves as a nice balance for all the pieces of tech and traditional outerwear this season.  The upper is a combination of leather, suede overlays and textile with a neoprene bootie liner and sweet details like and extended tongue and key chunky areas of molding on the sole.  The effect makes it seem almost as if the molding is floating which enhances the avant, tech and cushy vibe of the shoe.  Pair this with great tech outerwear, like anoraks and oversized sportswear or classics like pea coats and field jackets alike.  Available now at KithNYC.com.

When an American footwear staple meets and American workwear staple it can be kismet.  Take this special collabo of Converse and Carhartt on for size.  They've collaborated and redone the brand's iconic One Star silhouette only tricked out Carhartt-style with a tough heavyweight CORDURA® nylon upper, D-ring heel pulls and vulcanized midsole.  The added workwear detail of the lot serial-stamping on the sole finish this off to make it a great shoe that subscribes harmoniously to the well-made Americana vibe of Converse and the workwear meets streetwear vibe of Carhart WIP (Work In Progress). Available now in all three color ways at KithNYC.com.

What voice does the newly appointed head of Dior Homme speak into the footwear monolith that is Nike?  Sporty meets savvy perhaps.  Jones, who has always has his finger on the trigger of easy covetable sportswear, teams up with the innovation powerhouse that is Nike for a remix of the Air Max 360 High Sneaker for their NikeLab division.  The upper is a nice blend of ergonomic fit, function and form with its canvas upper, leather swoosh, nylon eyelets, Kim Jones branding on the velcro strap & 360 visible air midsole unit, taped paneling and mesh tongue.  This is a nice collaboration of Jones' attractive sportswear tenure for with Nike's mass appeal for functional shoes that can also double for lifestyle-wear.  Available now in both color ways at Kith.com.

Adidas is just on a roll with forward footwear that commands comfort and makes a statement.  Here is one of their latest efforts, the Adidas Consortium Kamanda AQV65 Sneaker.  The upper is a crisp suede cut in a a close streamlined silhouette with a knit mesh eyelet panel, minimal tooled vamp detailing  and a sleek raised contrast leather heel tab.  The most characteristic features is the wave-like sole with almost aerodynamic molding rubber patterning in a gum-sole color that adds to the comfort-looking and feeling factor of this sweet sneaker.  Available now in both color ways at KithNYC.com.