Puma Suede Mid 21 'White Mineral Yellow'
Colorway: White/Mineral Yellow/White · Style code: 380205-08 · Price: $96 · Availability: Available now
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Pale from collar to sole, this mid-cut pair runs white brushed leather with mineral yellow trim and nothing else. Puma asked 80 dollars for it. The yellow is a soft mineral shade rather than a bright primary, which keeps it firmly in an accent role on a shoe that is otherwise light throughout, and it turns up on the trim rather than across any full panel.
A white mid-cut is the least practical version of this shape and the best looking of them when it is clean. The taller collar means more upper to keep white, and nap is the harder of the two finishes to clean, so this pair demands a protector and a brush rather than a quick wipe. What the effort buys is the clearest possible view of the construction: against a white upper every panel line and every row of stitching is visible, and the yellow trim marks out the edges. It behaves like a summer shoe even though the collar height suggests otherwise, and it looks best with pale denim or a light trouser that does not fight it.