December 19th, 2007 Puma Disc Blaze :: Hypebeast :: Sneakerfreaker

Saw some posts on both Hypebeast and Sneaker Freaker, and thought some shoes looked oddly familiar. They look familiar because we recently placed to order to have these beasts arriving at our quaint little shop in April of next year. While the 80s movement might be passe in the most forward of places, it has still got a stranglehold on sneaker culture. Regardless of the colorway (we chose the darker colorway on top), we really liked the tech details and figured if nothing else, at least they are fun to look at!

Which was taken from THIS Sneaker Freaker post:

One shoe to rival the fluoro ‘90s goodness that Reebok will be captivating us with in ’08 is this forthcoming Puma Disc Blaze. As Reebok’s answer to the Pump, Puma attempted to revolutionize how we wear our sneakers with the unique Disc closure system. Originally introduced in 1992 (although some say 1990), this Disc Blaze takes graphic inspiration from the days of video gaming, however we like to think of it as an ode to the Fresh Prince of Belair. All you need now is your Aztec cap and Hammer pants. Get your running man on! Available April 2008.

Here is what Hypebeast said:

Over a night of cheap Zinfandel wine, cheesy 80s Disco and coupled with the booming retro theme in New York, designers at Puma combined all that is 20 years ago to produce this version of the Disc Blaze. Abstract geometric patterns and loud colorways are thrown in to complete the package. No word yet on availability.

It’s funny how according to Hypebeast there is ‘no word on availability’ yet the Sneaker Freaker article the referenced clearly states the release date of April 2008….

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