In vivid hues, haute prints, and streamlined shapes, the season’s best sneakers are low-cut works of high art.


PHOTO: TOP ROW (FROM LEFT): NIKE, RAF SIMONS, BALENCIAGA BY NICOLAS GHESQUIÈRE, LACOSTE. SECOND ROW (FROM LEFT): ADIDAS ORIGINALS X OPENING CEREMONY, NEW BALANCE, WESC, MISSONI X CONVERSE. THIRD ROW (FROM LEFT): MODERN VICE COLLECTION, NIKE, KENZO,THE HUNDREDS. BOTTOM ROW (FROM LEFT): Y-3, REEBOK, SUPRA, VALENTINO. SET DESIGN: TOM MCMILLAN. SPECIAL THANKS: FREDERICK RUEGGER/NEW YORK MODELS,WESLEY O€'MEARA FOR SEBASTIAN PROFESSIONAL/THE WALL GROUP, SHAWN DEZAN/KCD, INC, AND FAST ASHLEYS.