Puma Suede Bloc 'Pristine Cherry Tomato'
Colorway: Pristine/Cherry Tomato · Style code: 381183-05 · Release date: February 2022 · Price: $80 · Availability: Available now
More colorways: Puma Suede Bloc 'Ivory Glow' (381183-01) · Puma Suede Bloc 'Black Ebony' (381183-02) · Puma Suede Bloc 'Black Paradise Pink' (381183-03) · Puma Suede Bloc 'Ice Flow Parisian Night' (381183-04) · Puma Wmns Suede Bloc HC 'Pristine' (383343-01)
Red against off-white is the most direct pairing the Bloc range offers, and this one uses cherry tomato, a warm red with orange in it, set against Pristine. It is also cut from brushed leather rather than the smooth finish most of the series carried, which softens the edge where the two panels meet. Puma put it out in February 2022.
Nap changes what a blocked design does. On smooth leather the panels read as a graphic, cleanly divided; on a brushed surface they read as two materials, because the pile catches light differently on either side of the seam. A warm red benefits from that, gaining a depth it would never have in a flat finish. The off-white keeps the proportions sensible, since a fully red upper on this shape would be a great deal to carry. As a wardrobe piece it belongs with indigo, grey and black, and the pale sections will pick up marks faster than anything else in the series thanks to the material.