Hong Kong, Aug. 11 -- This August, we are looking at some of the best, under-the-radar sneaker drops to garner skyrocketing prices and attention.

Nike has officially climbed to the top of The Lyst Index of this year's hottest brands, so it's no surprise that the majority of the most hyped sneaker picks this month fall under the Nike umbrella.

Releasing its quarterly ranking on the world's leading brands, The Lyst Index is a survey of the online shopping behaviours of more than nine million users a month. For Q2, Nike climbed two places and came out on top, reporting a 75 per cent increase in digital sales. No doubt Nike's highly sought-after Air Jordan x Dior collaboration sneakers, released last month, would have contributed a fair sha...