You might have just missed plum season in much of the northern hemisphere. However, the stone fruit, thought to be among the first cultivated by humans, is likely still available in the form of jams, cakes and crumbles (“plumble”, if you will). Whether you could use a plum to obscure the celestial body that we know as the Sun depends on how big the plum is and how close you are to it. But as trademark Nike colourways go, we dig it. Written down, pink suede draped over a brown mesh sounds a bit overbaked, but in the flesh, it looks the part, with black leather Swooshes and 3M reflective details thrown in for good measure. The shoe of the moment in the tones of late autumn. Best enjoyed while hot.

The Dunk is perhaps best known as a canvas for experimental clashes of colour, thanks to collaborations with everyone from skate brands and rappers to ice-cream manufacturers. But, rather sensibly, Nike’s own premium reissues of its signature sneaker often play it straight. In this case, the shoe has been constructed from literal canvas, with a denim/canvas twill taking up most of the real estate across the upper wall. The monochromatic interplay of greens only adds to the luxury feel – although the padded collar should also help on that front.

“Life is collaboration”, Mr Virgil Abloh once noted. The much-missed designer and Louis Vuitton artistic director might have been known for his singular vision, but you’d suspect he’d rather be remembered for banging a few heads together. Founded barely a decade ago, his label Off-White rattled through partnerships with numerous disparate brands including Levi’s, Ikea and AC Milan, as well as yours truly, MR PORTER. But perhaps the team-up that really stands out was his ongoing relationship with Nike. This latest posthumous release certainly does that. Surpassing even the patent leather “Sheed” model we covered in September, this version of the Air Force 1 (with a few other lines thrown in) comes in an unmissable yellow with white contrast and a grim reaper embroidered into the heel. “Mid” in size only.

With the launch of the original Air Max, the cushioning unit that had previously been hidden away in the heel suddenly came to the fore. And in its OG colourway – a vivid red with contrasting white and grey – the rest of the styling was hardly supposed to go unnoticed, either. Following the reissue of that guise of the Big Bubble for Air Max Day earlier this year come flurry of new colour schemes. This iteration might just be our pick of the lot. The overall vibe is neutral. Although purple, seen here in on the Swoosh, laces and details, is always a big colour, no matter how muted.

It took more than a decade, but the 1906’s moment is finally here. Released in 2009, it was first dismissed as a dads’ shoe; a heritage piece – the name even nods to the year New Balance was formed. Fast forward to last year and the world was finally ready for the reissued model, with a collaboration with Korean streetwear label thisisneverthat. Protection Pack takes and further collabs with Comme des Garçons and, here, Auralee have taken things up a notch, the latter both unveiled at Paris Fashion Week. And for all the neutral tones, this is a shoe that really sticks out.