GOODS OF DESIRE

Street shoes with cachet.

OFF- WHITE X CONVERSE CHUCK 70

Designer (and artistic director of Louis Vuitton) Virgil Abloh’s The Ten collaboration with Nike was an Internetbreaking success. This tie-up with Converse sees a reinvention of the brand’s classic Chuck 70. It has Off-White’s signature diagonal strips on the midsole, printed text on the canvas, and a bright orange sole. (Off-White is Abloh’s version of Nike’s Air Force 1.)

NIKE AIR MAG ‘ BACK TO THE FUTURE’, FROM SNEAKER- RESELLER GOAT

These kicks, which were featured in the 1989 movie BacktotheFutureII, were finally released over two decades later. Note that the real-life version does not come with the film’s self-lacing feature. Only 1,500 pairs were released, practically guaranteeing this is one pair that will continue to command top dollar.

LIMITED EDT X SBTG X ASICS GEL LYTE 3 ‘ MONSOON PATROL’

Singapore boasts impressive sneaker cred too. This collaboration among Limited Edt, sneaker artist Mark Ong of SBTG, and Asics features waterproof elements, a camo pattern and removable shroud.

PHARRELL X ADIDAS NMD HU TRAIL ‘ HAPPY’ CHINA EXCLUSIVE, FROM GOAT

Sometimes, sneakers that are launched exclusively in one country end up on collectors’ most wanted lists because they can’t be bought anywhere else. This China-exclusive version of American rapper Pharrell’s NMD Hu Trail features the word “happy” on the right shoe and its Chinese characters on the left.