The equipment manufacturer PUMA still has some nice surprises in store for us in the coming months. After an elegant « Paisley » collection imagined with the retailer COURIR (article available HERE), the brand with the leaping feline joins forces with the video game franchise Animal Crossing to offer us an exclusive capsule. The first images of the Wild Rider collaborative silhouette have surfaced.
The capsule references the family-friendly Nintendo game, embellishing each piece with playful Animal Crossing illustrations and designs. It includes an apparel and footwear collection.
The Wild Rider silhouette is one of three revisited PUMA silhouettes.
It’s adorned with natural colors and small graphics authentic from the video game. This shoe consists of a white base decorated with many small beige illustrations representing the faces of animals in the game. The overlays are made of pastel blue suede on the toe and water green on the heel. As a reminder, the tongue is also dressed in water green and features a leather branding tag. The iconic PUMA stripe blends into the upper with its semi-translucent white color. To complete the special look, the Animal Crossing « maple leaf » stands out on different parts of the shoe. It appears on the tongue tag alongside the PUMA branding, is embroidered with blue thread on the side heel, engraved on the dubrae and serves as a monogram on the inner lining and white insole. On the latter, we also discover the name Animal Crossing affixed as on the cover of the game. Beige accents add character to the pair, such as the eyelets, heel clip and rubber outsole. A comfortable white midsole finalizes the design.
The Animal Crossing x PUMA Wild Rider will be released soon at select retailers and on puma.com in both adult and child sizes. This Wild Rider will be accompanied by a Suede and a Future Rider. More to come , stay tuned !