Saturday, July 9, 2011

PUMA Mens RTW F/W 2010 URBAN HILANDER by Hussein Chayalan

Great Scot Marty!  

If these leather and plastic sneakers don't immediately make you think of Biff's BMW 633 from Back to the Future II (see the last photo if you don't believe me), then....you haven't seen enough sci-fi movies and/or need to work on your tangential mental reference connections.

As was the case with the marbled Jeremy Scott Adidas sneakers (one of my original postings), these caught my eye as something truly special and that weren't readily recognizable as Puma.  Out of what I consider tired and juvenile designs, I usually ignore Puma except for their occasional collaborations.  With these, designed by Puma's Creative Director Hussein Chayalan, even the brightest light, the trademark side design is all but completely hidden.  These look throwback and hyper-futuristic all at the same time.  

Trad, meet the future indeed.


German-spec BMW 633 CSI from Back to the Future II