Puma Suede Classic 21 'Vine White'
Colorway: Vine/White · Style code: 374915-75 · Release date: January 31, 2023 · Price: $106 · 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)
Puma's Suede Classic 21 in Vine sets a green suede upper on a white cup sole, with the Formstrip and the toe wrap also picked out in white. The colour code for the pair reads Vine over White, and the green runs across the quarter panels, the tongue and the heel without interruption. It went on sale January 31, 2023 at 75 dollars, the list price the Classic 21 carried through that year.
Green suede is one of the harder colours to keep looking new, and it is also one of the reasons people buy the material in the first place, since the nap gives a flat dye a depth that smooth leather cannot reach. Because the contrast is limited to white trim, the shoe reads as a single block of colour from across a room and only shows its panelling up close. It pairs easily with raw denim and with olive or tan outerwear, and less easily with anything else green. A soft brush after wear keeps the pile standing; water spotting is the main thing worth avoiding.