Puma is back! And with a heavy dose of retro-chic it seems.
Unkers and GenX-ers will remember the brand from their childhood. Hell, I used to own 2 pairs of Puma soccer boots in Primary school and a pair of Puma sneakers. But somehow along the way in the 90's, the avalanche of Nike, Adidas and Reebok nearly pushed the big cat into extinction.
Now with the Big Boys reverting to classic cuts and bringing back the shapes and forms of the 70's and 80's, Puma has timed its return to the world stage to perfection. The German brand is right at home with its turn-back-the-clock designs that do not seem over-engineered, especially in this day and age of shoes with auto-adjusting shock absorbers :))
For old times sake, I bought a pair today. OK I confess, I didn't really need a new pair of shoes. But since I couldn't find the Nalgene water bottle, pair of black Adidas socks and Nike running singlet I wanted from Queensway, I succumbed to the call of the 'Alternative Purchase' to justify the long drive to the faraway shopping centre.
Nice or not? Latest leh :))
