Puma Suede Bloc 'White Amazon Green'
Colorway: White/Amazon Green · Style code: 380705-02 · Release date: February 6, 2022 · Price: $91 · Availability: Available now
More colorways: Puma Suede Bloc 'White Yellow Pear' (380705-01) · Puma Suede Bloc 'Black Ivory Glow' (380705-03) · Puma Suede Bloc 'White Dark Slate' (380705-04) · Puma Suede Bloc 'Black Ice Flow' (380705-05) · Puma Suede Bloc 'White Silver Blue' (380705-06)
Deep and forest-weighted, Amazon Green on a white leather base produces the most traditional-looking pair in the Bloc series. Green over white has been a sport shoe staple for decades, which gives this one a familiarity the brighter members of the set do not have. Puma released all six on the same February day in 2022, and this is the one that could pass for a much older design.
The choice of leather over brushed hide changes the character more than the colour does. A smooth upper holds a crisp edge where the two panels meet, so the blocking looks deliberate and graphic; on nap the same split would soften slightly at the seams. Deep green benefits from the finish as well, reading as a solid colour rather than as a texture. As a wardrobe piece it is close to a neutral, since dark green behaves much like navy and works with denim, grey and tan without any thought. The white sections will yellow eventually, which is the one thing that will date the pair, though that takes a couple of seasons to show.