You would think, what with all the design and technical innovation in trainer design over the past five decades, that the only thing left is retro trawling or hideous over-statement. You would be thinking wrong, grasshopper. Showing a wonderfully subtle touch, the chaps and chapesses at Undeafeated have created our favourite sneaker of the year with their take on the Rod Laver. Made from a lovely sand-shaded canvas and casually showcasing little touches like stitched eyelets, the Laver is, we think, an Instant Classic.

You can snag a pair from those good, good people at Crooked Tongues.