The PUMA x BUTTER GOODS collection is all about an appreciation for vintage sports marketing. It harks back to the heyday of sporting clubs, vintage tennis teams, and bold ‘90s skateboard merch in a way that feels fresh and contemporary today. The collection embraces a cultural moment where across professional sportswear, vibrancy, personality and authenticity won out over clinical minimalism. Campaign images play on this theme and feature a '90s-inspired teen skateboarder’s bedroom filled with kitschy items that bring about a sense of nostalgia and feel for the era.
The design direction is heavily influenced by the era in which Butter Goods’ founders grew up skating in, full of bold colors, baggy cuts and technical fabrics and finishes. The designs take influence from the past but reinterpret them in a contemporary streetstyle approach. Mixed with PUMA’s sport heritage and classic silhouettes, the collection combines premium materials and bold prints presented in a ‘90s inspired, multi-colored palette.
“When the opportunity to work with PUMA came about, we were so excited to work with a brand with such a rich history and deep archives,” say Butter Goods’ founders. “The most exciting thing about the design process is the discovery both for us as the people designing but also in the finished product for customer.”
Classic PUMA footwear styles are included in the collection, with the Slipstream, one of PUMA’s most iconic basketball silhouettes from the ‘80s, brought back in a leather upper with perforation detail. The sneaker comes in black and white options, with green nylon piping on the formstrip, a co-branded tongue, and suede detailing. Previously released in a cream colorway, the PUMA x BUTTER GOODS Basket VTG comes in two additional colorways with a unique corduroy upper, in blue and orange options.