ALEXANDER McQUEEN x Puma Joustesse Mid Wedge Sneaker 💫collector item

Puma has once again teamed up with the legendary design team over at Alexander McQueen to create the Joustesse Mid Wedgesneaker. True to the late McQueen’s Savile Row beginnings, bespoke-type detailing makes this sneaker second to none. One of the main design features is a cushioned double tongue that is leather lined on the inside and features python leather on the outside. Python is also used as an accent along the heel strip.  The padded heel collar is a micro-perf suede with a shiny underlay that provides an almost metallic sheen effect. The strap that crosses the top of the sneaker is made of the same smooth leather featured as accents throughout the shoe. To finish the shoe off, a clasp made of an oiled bronze provides an appropriate industrial element to the shoe. The work between Puma and Alexander McQueen has been foundational in that it laid the groundwork for fashion’s acceptance of the bulky or conceptual sneaker while pushing the irony of exaggerated proportions and palettes as more than a faux-pas. It was also one of the original collaborations between fashion and sportswear. McQueen, a self-described sneakerhead who claimed to own more than 500 pairs, described the partnership as one that married his design philosophy with Puma’s technical capacities to create “totally unique product.” * 2013: The AW13 collection was inspired by Robert Falcon Scott's doomed South Pole exhibition Used condition, some wear marks but, great shoe collector addition💫