Puma Suede Skate Nitro OG 'Black Whisper White'
Colorway: Black/Whisper White · Style code: 386600-01 · Release date: August 21, 2022 · Price: $80 · Availability: Available now
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Puma treated this pair as the default for its skate line: black brushed leather, whisper white trim and Nitro Foam under the foot. It came out on August 21, 2022 at 70 dollars. Black with an off-white is the arrangement the original shape has worn more often than any other, which is presumably how the OG label ended up attached, and the skate build keeps that look while changing what happens underneath.
For anything that actually gets skated, dark is the practical choice and the heritage label is a bonus. Griptape destroys an upper quickly, and marks that would be obvious on grey or cream barely register on this one. The foam is the real difference from a heritage pair, adding impact protection a flat board-feel sole cannot provide, and the price sits level with a standard version despite it. Whisper white is warmer than a pure white and ages more gracefully beside black. As a daily shoe rather than a skate one it works just as well, which is the argument for buying the skate version of a classic in the first place.