The brand endures and the message is clear.  Puma has a got a nice sneaker on tap with their Clyde Court Peace On Earth Sneaker.  Inspired by the goodwill of the holiday season, this sneaker features a textured knit feather upper that takes inspiration from the plumage if a dove and a translucent sole with hints of light blue to represent the sky.  Other features like the branded rear heel guard and tan rib knit center panel & collar make this a functional and performance shoe as well as a cool visual stunner.  To seal the peaceful and humanitarian deal, five dollars from every pair sold will go towards supporting the Trayvon Martin Foundation that helps to end gun violence.  Available now at Puma.com.

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.

Indestructibly oversized and appropriately fashionable would be the best way to describe this new sneaker collabo from Axel Arigato and Cat Footwear.  This new collabo from the suave new shoe brand and the tough-as-nails footwear house takes the dad-shoe oversized footwear trend and makes it cool and fashion-forward.  The upper is a combo of premium leather, padded mesh and suede with chunky hiking laces, eyelet & heel pull tabs and 3M-reflective detailing.  What makes this a truly characteristic sneaker is the heavy-treaded and tire-like rounded rubber sole that is built sturdily and seamlessly blends into the upper for a smooth compact sneaker with style and stomp.  Available now in all three color ways at AxelArigato.com.

It's Friday! Got drinks on the brain?  With the holiday soirees rolling around, a glass in hand will  surely become the festive norm.  Stubbs and Wootton paid a little homage to some man cave classics with their Scotch Slipper.  Suavely embroidered onto black cotton velvet is a clean glass of scotch on the rocks on one foot and a smoking cigar and ashtray on the other.  The gems were handmade in Spain and come fully lined in buttery leather with a leather sole.  So you can feel the comfort, look at your feet, then your glass and smile.  Available now at StubbsAndWootton.com.

The classic do endure!  This modern classic from Margiela has endured to become a timeless sneaker that can be dressed up or down with its nods to a Germain trainer and its premium leather and suede panels.  This update sees an all black color way to the 22 Replica High the infamous gum sole being replaced with a sleek black rubber sole and black laces.  This is a winning stunner that will be worn for years with trousers and denim alike.  Available now at EndClothing.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.

It's a well-known modern fact that your white sneakers do not have to go away in the Winter.  Fendi has made it so that you most likely won't want to put these sneakers away anyway.  These White Leather Slip-Ons are lean and slightly avant with a buttery leather upper and criss-crossed elasticized classic-branded straps that cover the eyelets asymmetrically leaving them coolly obsolete.  It's a bizarre effect but not so bizarre that you wouldn't rock it with a contemporary suit or even denim and trackies.  Available now in both color ways at Fendi.com.

Graphic sneakers are always a cool finisher to a great streamlined look or even a nice segue from hard-bottoms below a cool cosmopolitan suit.  These Bolt Sneakers from Harrys Of London showcase why.  The upper features a  nice clean silhouette of tech leather which is scratch and rain resistant that is also kept simple with clean stitching and comfortable with a 3D Technogel insole.  Details like the bolt striping to runs from the vamp to the Xtra light rubber sole in a swash of graphic coolness only serve to make this sneaker a plausible one to dress up or down as it walked a nice line between sport and casual.  Available now in all color ways and suede varieties at HarrysOfLondon.com.