Inspiration can come from unexpected directions: the breakfast table, the commute to work or even a quiet moment on a fishing trip. This month’s big sneaker reissues and releases have their heads in the clouds – but, thanks to cushioning and traction technology, their feet firmly on the ground. From the latest Nike Dunk in a colourway that pays tribute to Mr LeBron James’ cereal of choice to a mid-1990s archive find from New Balance that would hold their own in the great outdoors, should you deign getting them dirty, all the shoes you need to know about.

Mr LeBron James’ $1.5m health regimen is said to included 5.00am wake-up calls and six meals a day, starting with a high-protein breakfast piled with eggs, avocado and French toast. But post-season, the basketball icon is also partial to Fruity Pebbles, the sugary rice cereal also endorsed, since 1971, by Fred Flintstone. So much so that King James’ signature Nike shoes have appeared in numerous colourways to match his favourite bowlful. These Dunks play with the theme, with pops of red, yellow and blue, rainbow laces and insoles and milky midsoles, with the Fruity Pebbles logo on the tongue. Just yabba-dabba-doo it.

All Saints’ Day might be behind us, and things that go bump in the night banished with it, but it still pays to have a silver bullet or two. Specifically, the Nike Air Max 97, with its full-length Air window, in the era-defining Silver Bullet colourway. Inspired by Japan’s 320km/h Shinkansen trains, this metallic finish was the perfect, er, foil for Mr Christian Tresser’s futuristic design. In fact, the reflective Scotchlite 3M taping was influenced by another mode of transportation: mountain bikes. And, like a magical solution to a problem, these shoes, rereleased to mark their 25th anniversary, will go with almost any outfit.

First released in 1996, the 580 runners have recently resurfaced reimagined by both Palace Skateboards, then Stray Rats. However, the standalone New Balance version is not to be missed. Featuring Abzorb and C-Cap cushioning technologies, there’s a lot crammed into the chunky midsole. And fitted with a Rollbar unit for improved traction, it was built for trails – even if that might risk messing up this clean navy and white colourway.

Pulled in from the ACG team, the hope was that designer Mr Sergio Lozano would introduce the subline’s cutting-edge approach to outdoors sports to Nike’s flagship running shoe. Instead, Lozano journeyed inward, producing an iconic mid-1990s design that mirrored the contours of the human body. Or, in this colourway, a Japanese koi carp, apparently. Perhaps the red Air units represent the fish and the upper ripples in the water. Either way, don’t sit there idle – reel a pair in.