Puma Suede Bloc 'Mix - Dark Slate Butterfly'
Colorway: Dark Slate/Butterfly · Style code: 384241-02 · Release date: October 26, 2022 · Price: $2452 · Availability: Available now
More colorways: Puma Suede Bloc 'Mix - Nimbus Cloud' (384241-01)
Slate and Butterfly are the two colours on this Bloc Mix, laid over a brushed leather upper. At 120 dollars it sits well above the rest of the blocked series, which points to a more involved build than a straight colour swap. It came out on October 26, 2022, eight months after the first wave of Bloc colourways reached stores.
Mix is the word doing the work in the name, and a two-tone shoe at this price is generally paying for construction rather than materials. The intent of the palette is clear enough: slate is a neutral, and pairing it with a second, less predictable colour keeps the pair from reading as corporate grey. An autumn date suits it, since both tones sit on the cool side and neither will look out of place under a coat. The brushed finish is the part that asks for care, and on a blocked design the seams are where dirt gathers first, so a brush with a narrow head earns its place.