At this time of year, you might be thinking about kicking off your sweaty sneakers and dipping a toe into sandals and slides. Or, better yet, a cool body of water. Although, when it comes to ventilation, there is an option of sorts from Yeezy. And while many of us have our out-of-office notifications on and our feet up, the sneaker world doesn’t rest. There’s a bumper batch of releases this month.

Mr Kanye West no doubt had the humble Croc in mind when he came up with his own summer clog. And, very probably, the xenomorphs of the Alien movie franchise. This lightweight EVA shell, partly made from algae, of a shoe has appeared in a number of shades, all of which have sold out almost instantly. The latest Ochre edition comes in a pleasing yellow tone that’s a touch darker than the Mediterranean-tinged Sand released earlier this year. Rather optimistically, the brand has named this shoe the Foam Runner.

Mr Tinker Hatfield is probably best known for his iconic Air Max and Jordan designs, but the Air Mowabb, released in 1991, perhaps stands as a more personal accomplishment. Billed as something between a running and hiking shoe, it lifted elements from both Nike’s Wildwood and Huarache silhouettes. (A Huarache-branded edition was released the following year.) The Mowabb has since become something of a talisman for the ACG line and has even earned the approval of Comme des Garçons, which recently reworked it in an austere monochrome palette. This OG colourway, though, reissued to mark the shoe’s 30th birthday, is hard to better.

The Dunk has been cut up and discoloured. It has been thrown into a completely new sport and, in this latest iteration of the perennially popular pump, it has been doused with a corrosive agent. Well, not actually. The Red Acid Wash is hydrochloric only in name, it being a camo colourway of the sort Mr Andre Agassi might have sported to horrify the All England Lawn Tennis Club officials in his early career. Where would this model provide concealment? Perhaps a Lil Nas X video. The vivid red stands out against the grey panels of the upper, while the tongue features further embellishment – the Swoosh is emboldened, as the wearer will be.

Just when you thought you knew where you stood with Sacai’s LDWaffle, and had got your head around that shelf at the back, creative director Ms Chitose Abe invites her fellow countryman, streetwear designer and musician Mr Hiroshi Fujiwara, along to muddy the waters further. You could argue that Fujiwara’s influence was always a part of this shoe, especially given his ongoing work with Nike, but with this sought-after three-way, the endorsement is official, with co-branding across the dual tongue and bulbous midsole.

Having previously played with glow-in-the-dark materials, the latest drop from Yeezy comes into its own in broad daylight. Perhaps channelling the Hypercolor fad of the 1980s, a mesh stripe along the upper changes colour when exposed to UV light. It’s a neat touch, which harnesses this trademark monofilament detail and gives it extra depth. The best new Yeezys under the sun? It is possible. Lit? Certainly.