Ok, ok, so maybe Puma DO do some pretty nice trainers after all. I read about this new collaboration via the ever lovely
Sneaker Freaker (I have to avoid reading too often as we already have a slightly ludicrous number of Adidas boxes in the flat housing half of my CD collection). Just to mix things up, it's a three way collaboration between Puma, trainer retailer
Atmos and (here's where it gets weird) wildlife photographer Mitsuaki Iwago. Odd. Each is inspired by an endangered animal... seriously, I can't believe I'm writing this about a blinking trainer; this must be one of the oddest trainer collaborations and concepts that I've heard of in a while
They're, shall we say, variable in the style stakes. The
one below, based on... well, a seal I guess, is my favourite. I love the blue base which is just see through enough to evoke the icy waters. I'm also a sucker for spots and dots of all kinds.
I quite like the
penguin ones too, but can't quite work out what you'd wear them with to show them off. Short perhaps? The
Ibis pair are pretty cool, but I suspect you wouldn't really be able to appreciate the delicate pattern when wearing them. Plus, I'm aware that some people just
aren't that into pink. The
Panda pair though? Meh. Just meh.
3 comments:
These trainers are incredible...do you know where you can buy them in London?
wow, these are seriously cool. im not usually into puma as i feel they always look too sporty without looking vintage but these are brill.
i think id say the seal ones are my favs, with the penguin ones coming a close second. i reckon if you wore really skinny drainpipes and turned them up a bit that could be enough to show them off.
Ha! I love it!
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