Puma Suede Classic 21 'Desert Tan'
Colorway: Desert Tan/Tangerine/White · Style code: 374915-53 · Release date: August 3, 2022 · Price: $84 · Availability: Available now
More colorways: Puma Suede Classic 21 'Black White' (374915-01) · Puma Suede Classic 21 'High Risk Red' (374915-02) · Puma Suede Classic 21 'Grey Violet' (374915-03) · Puma Suede Classic 21 'Peacoat' (374915-04) · Puma Suede Classic 21 'Honey Mustard' (374915-05)
Warm sand with an orange accent sets this Classic 21 apart from the cooler pairs around it. Desert Tan takes the bulk of the upper, tangerine handles the contrast, and white runs beneath both. Puma released it August 3, 2022 at 70 dollars, in the middle of a summer where tan and off-white dominated the shape. The tangerine is the deciding detail: without it this would be a plain neutral, and with it the shoe gets one hit of colour in a palette that otherwise keeps quiet.
Tan is the most forgiving version of a light upper, because it starts at a shade dirt cannot move very far. That makes it a more sensible summer buy than a white or cream pair, even though the two look similar at a distance. Orange belongs alongside it in a way few other accents do, since both sit on the warm side of the wheel and neither is fighting for attention. With washed denim, khaki or olive it holds together easily; the one thing to avoid is red, which puts the tangerine into a competition it cannot win.