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PUMA Foot Cred
2006-12-15 16:40:05
I got 2 words for yas!!! Imperial Leisure!!!! That’s right, Imperial Leisure is a small creative production company in London, UK in which work in motion graphics, film, music promos, commercials, viral marketing and much more. Foot Cred is a short film directed by Yunus Akseki. It featured various world wide film festivals. Sound and music by Jude Greenaway (Scanone). Well, this video is well done (even though I’m not heavy on graphics) with nice side scrolling old school images of BBOYS in their PUMA sneaks manipulated by motion graphics and freeze frame shots along with good quality audio mixing. Overall great video clip with a remix theme to it also the video clip tries to fit the PUMA brand into the urban “Sneaker World”, street lifestyle, however the only thing I would of done was to put include real footage of BBOYS in the street rocking PUMAS. I’m not sure if this video was for PUMA N. America or PUMA Europe (UK) - but somehow I doubt ...
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Street Fashion Blogs
2006-12-15 16:40:05
I love Street Fashion and so should you!!! I took the time to compile a few of my favorite “Street Fashion” blogs, most of which are in Europe & Japan. I just love looking through each picture to see how we are all different and people express themself in the streets through fashion!!! Through these images you are about to see, it’s clear that none of these people care for any designer names they just love to mix & match. Ok so without too much talking here are the blogs also feel free to make suggestions of street fashion blogs by posting a comment. So in order for you to go to the blog just click the banner!!! On that note - enjoy!!!!
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PUMA States: available @ Size
2006-12-15 16:40:05
The PUMA Stat e s are now available @ Size Online.co.uk - the price check is @ £59.99 (almost double for USD/Canadian) so here are the links. 1. PUMA States (Lime Green): http://www.size-online.co.uk/product.asp? id=3426 2. PUMA States (Cherry Red): http://www.size-online.co.uk/product.asp? id=3427 3. PUMA States (Purple): http://www.size-online.co.uk/product.asp? id=3428 And once you get’em please share your thoughts with us & talk about’em here: http://www.pumatalk.com/forum/viewtopic.6 94.html
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Michelle Yeoh - Ninja Fight StoryBoard
2006-12-15 16:40:05
Thanks to our friends @ Michelle Yeoh for hooking up the story board of the PUMA Ninja Holidays fight scenes. Here they are - enjoy the holiday giggles
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HUMAN Nature - update
2006-12-15 16:40:05
As you know the PUMA HUMAN Nature was this past weekend and PUMATALK brings you the update. Columbian Artist, Federico Uribe created a 4000 sq ft exhibit entitled Human Nature , which was made entirely out of 750 pairs of PUMA shoes and thousands of laces. Federico created the installation showcasing life-sized predatory animals in their natural forest environment and showcased the exhibit during Art Basel Miami Beach. PUMA donated the product to Uribe over a course of six months while he created the concept and design of the exhibit. Uribe, is known for us transformation of everyday objects into art. So here are a few images of the event donated by our homie Gabe @ PUMA. I noticed a few Mihara’s in the artwork, that was pretty dope, I’m totally full blown by Federico’s work. PUMATALK highlighly congradulates this collabo between PUMA & Uribe - well done folks!!!
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PUMA presents: HUMAN NATURE!!!
2006-12-08 04:39:02
Ohhh PLS don’t miss this event!!! This is a fantastic collabo between PUMA & Federico Uribe!!! The HUMAN NATURE (which runs only from Dec 7th to Dec 10th) installation made entirely out of PUMA footwear. The Jungle installation includes predatory life size animals in action and surrounded by a forest. HUMAN NATURE challenges the individual to see the violent, predatory, arrogant and blindly self destructive characteristic of nature. His works adopts a hybrid character that creates resistance to classification. Uribe is a conceptual artist resorting to the language of pop art through the use of objects of daily life, but with a formal reference to the history and tradition of classical art. So for all of you in the Miami, FL area who are either sneaker lover or freaks for this kind of stuff come out and check this out!!! Also for all of you Latin Americans please come and support your fellow Columbian artist! Here is the leaflet for the event and be sure to chec...
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PUMA & David LaChapelle
2006-12-07 04:38:01
PUMA has formed an alliance with the rule-breaking and provocative photographer David LaChapel le, supporting his section of the “Men, War, & Peace” exhibition at the Helmut Newton Foundation in Berlin. PUMA has always worked at the forefront of fashion photography with brand campaigns, and complements the presence of David LaChapelle in Berlin with a PUMA’s in-store book signing, celebrating the launch of his new book “Heaven to Hell”. A David LaChapelle - designed window display adds to the transformation of the PUMA store. For some of you who are used to going to “Clydes & Suede” launch parties this event will prolly seem weird to you as it totally contrasts from the North American mentality of brand. David LaChapelle’s photographic style is very provocative therefore this theme set @ this event is very provocative as well. PUMA Europe is simply too STYLISH and WAY AHEAD of the PUMA North America!!!! For some who don&...
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PUMA Future Cat Low ?Patent L?
2006-12-03 16:35:06
Finally!!! It’s about time to give something to the F1 sneaker freaks!!!! Well here you have it PUMA Lovers your first look @ the 2007 PUMA Future Cat Low “Patent L”. This looks fantastic, it’s all in 1 color and 3 quarters of the shoe is in patent leather leaving the back of the shoe in suede which looks very nice. Also It’s a good thing they worked with only 1 color as if looks more “quality” as opposed to if you colored the PUMA cat in which creating that contrast, to me the style would of looked cheap if they mixed 2 colors especially when you have such a nice leather at the front of the shoe! Here is it - enjoy!!! I know in Japan they started allready selling the PUMA Future Cat Low “Patent L”.
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The Blue Peter Shoe Biz Supporting Unicef
2006-12-02 16:34:04
  Every week in the UK around 2 million pairs of shoes are just through away. By collecting shoes for Shoe Biz, your old shoes can be ahuge help to children in Malawi. So you find the shoes …. together we’ll do the Biz! The Blue Pete r Shoe Biz Appeal is raising money for very poor children in Malawi like Esau, age 12, Enelise, age 13 and Mayasero, age 6. Many of the children have lost their parents and are orphans. All the money you raise through the Blue Peter Shoe Biz Appeal is going to help children just like them, through special children’s clubs in Malawi called Children’s Corners. Why Malawi? Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world. Thousands of children have lost their parents because of a serious illness called AIDS. Without their mum or dad – or both – the children are missing out on all the things that your parents do for you. Many are all alone, with no one to look after them. There are some grown-ups ...
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PUMA V1.06 Italia Four Star
2006-11-29 04:15:02
In tribute to Italy winning a fourth World Cup and to take advantage of the fact that Puma were the shirt sponsors of Italy, Puma are launching a limited edition football boot. Based on their popular V1.06 football boot model, the World Cup football boot is decorated with a metallic gold upper. The Italia Four Star football boot, is to have just 2006 pairs available, with each pair being allocated a number. It will also be officially sealed in the sock-liner, together with ?Berlin 09-07-06?, the place and date of the World Cup final against France. This gold Puma V1.06 comes in a special commemorative blue and gold shoebox, with autographs of the Italian World Cup players. Inside the box you will find a shoe bag and card, celebrating Italy?s unique feat, winning four World Cups. Even though I am and will always be a French Supporter and dispite the unpleasing World Cup 06 finaly - I must admit these V1.06’s are gorgeous!!! Thanks “FB” for the images & news. ...

Crank - was it PUMA sponsored?
2006-11-27 16:09:02
Some of you might of heard of this film which came out during Sept 2006. I haven’t seen the film yet - I’ll just wait till it comes on DVD, even though I’m a big fan of Jason Statham, I just don’t like american version of Luc Besson films and It’s clear that the director of this film has micmicked established shots from “Layer Cake & Snatch” but in a Americanized film style. OK so why am I showing you this? Well it’s quite interesting, word is PUMA sponsored this film by supplying Jason Statham with PUMA sneaks & gear. So here’s the trailer check it out… There are a few shots where the director put the focus on the PUMA brand - and it’s pretty clear from there that it was PUMA sponsored another big give is (again I haven’t seen all of it) if Jason Statham happens to mention the PUMA brand as part of his dialogue in the film. Here are some extra image from the film Crank . And you can t...
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BLACK Friday @ Outlet Mall
2006-11-27 16:09:02
Some people go crazy over money while others go crazy trying to save money!!! This friday was the “Black Frida y ” in the Chicago area “Outlet Mall ”. As you see - the 2 images below show us exactly how people feel about their PUMAS and when their on SALE I feel sorry for the employees who have to clean up this mess - I know it’s their job to serve customers but there’s a limit to everything and I don’t always believe in that “customer is always first” rubbish - there are some people who are respectful towards others and some people who aren’t!!! You can’t deny that - the truth is the truth!!! Some customers are cool and courteous and some aren’t but it also works the other way around. Some employees are mad laid back while some are just ignorant!!! Enjoy the mess
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PUMA Javelin
2006-11-27 16:09:02
Here’s a little history on the PUMA Javelin: Klaus Wolfermann, was a former West German javelin thrower who won a gold medal in Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics wearing these trainers. As far as I know only PUMA (Germany) and Japan (Tokyo) have relaunched the Javelin in limiteds. I love the design - the suede with the leather buckle is dope and it’s great that PUMA didn’t tweak with the original design as it would of killed the trainers. Normaly when PUMA relaunch a Vintage product into mainstream is they either try to tweak with the design, texture or make difference versions such as HI, Mids & Lows and they totally kill it… so it’s good they stayed true to this original design and if you be any chance appriciate Vintage sneakers get these cause they are very rare to find - I don’t even know the price check on them - but my guess is 100$ or less - you might find a couple pairs of the Javelin on eBay.de
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PUMA x Ducati: Riding Together
2006-11-27 16:09:02
On November 7th 2006 - PUMA and Ducati announced a new cooperation: in search of a suitable partner to further develop “PUMA Moto”, launched in spring 2006, PUMA has teamed up with Ducati, the world’s premier motorcycle manufacturer and one of the top Moto GP teams, to raise sustainable equity and credibility in the greater motorsport market. The new cooperation, initially lasting for three years, contains two separate agreements: first, PUMA will be the footwear official supplier of the Ducati Corse racing teams as of 2007. Second, in a licensing agreement with Ducati Motor Holding, the two companies will create and market co-branded products starting in 2007. “We aimed at teaming up with a brand that is deeply rooted in the core business of motorsport without neglecting the sportlifestyle component. Like PUMA, Ducati is known throughout the world for pushing the boundaries of both performance and style, and we believe that this partnership is a perfect way...
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Counterfeit Sneakers Seized in Germany
2006-11-27 16:09:02
Nov 14th 2006 - German customs overlooks the destruction of fake designer shoes in Hamburg, northern Germany . German customs officers have seized what they said could be the world’s largest haul of counterfeit goods, including nearly 1 million pairs of ‘knock-off’ Nike sneakers. The customs department in the northern port of Hamburg said it had confiscated a total of 117 shipping containers filled with fake goods since the end of August. The equivalent amount of genuine branded goods would be worth about euros 383 million (US$ 490 million), it said in a statement. The goods included 101 containers loaded with 945,384 pairs of counterfeit Nike sneakers, and 10 more containers with about 105,000 pairs of fake Adidas and Puma sports shoes. Also impounded were 76,760 fake watches and 1,454 toys. So this information is important to know for all of you PUMA consumers & sneaker lovers also alot of these fake good are spread on auction websites such as eBay & i...
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PUMA States: Return to the UK
2006-11-27 16:09:02
Thanks to Mike & Bibice for bringing the relaunch of the PUMA Stat e s to our attention and thanks to our homies @ HighSnobiety for the pics The PUMA States which are originaly known as the PUMA Clyde - both of which are the exact same shoe however in the early 80’s when the Clydes made it’s way to the UK & Australia the Clydes were nicknamed “The States” and now their coming back to the UK in 3 dope colors and the heel features the question mark logo of exclusive retail partner, Size. Colours include purple, burgundy and lime and Only 750 pairs of these limited edition shoes will be available beginning in December: so keep your eyes on - SizeOnline.co.uk for the launch.
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PUMA x APPLE - What?s this?
2006-11-27 16:09:02
I just received a APPLE newsletter since I own an IMAC G5 and I totally heart MAC and they ROCK!!! Now the interesting thing I noticed was the Marketing pictogram they used for the Holiday season, it a copy of PUMAS pictogram that’s be marketed for the past year or so. It’s possible that the graphic designers (or the outsourced Marketing company) work for both PUMA & APPLE however I felt like putting a little something for you PUMA Lovers & PUMA Marketing employees to look at!!! So here’s the APPLE Holiday leaflet - you’ll notice all APPLE products however there is 1 thing I want to highight which I find could of been a better collabo and could of been well suited for the concept of the brand. So before I tell you what it is - look at the APPLE leaflet carefully and compare it to PUMAS pictograms. To me, this is a hint & a compliment to PUMA on behalf of APPLE. Ok - so you noticed now that APPLE pretty much bit PUMAS pictogram. Ok, n...
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President Bongo - is da man!!!
2006-11-27 16:09:02
If house is a nation… you know who’s the President ! Prepare yourself ment-ally, physic-ally and joy-ally! Measure out your dancing space, tape up your feet tie down your jockstrap! The President hits where it hurts! And it hurts twice as bad as it should. The producer/dj from electronic soul band gusgus from Reykjavik, Iceland has been there, and is about to come here. With an amazing roster of the coolest, the hottest, the dirtiest clubs all around the world the President is sure to direct everyone to the dancefloor with his compacted fusion of techno, house and whatever comes into that rotting mind when connected to his native Gaybon superpowers. The president is never to busy to make love, and his love is music. Soft leather gloves and blackened matt hand-grenades, do you like fisting? He does. A fist full of records. Number one records. Amen!!! He’s currently touring Germany, Iceland & Russia till Christmas Time I’ve put together some Elektro-...
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The PUMA History - how it all started
2006-11-27 16:09:02
I thought it would be nice to show & educate all of you PUMA Lovers on how it all started in the 30’s for the two Dassler brothers, so here’s a very small clip of a glimpse at the past. This video clip comes to us straight from the PUMA headquarters in Herzogenaurach, Germany. In this clip you’ll see the original boots made in the 30’s & 40’s for Olympic athletes also you’ll see the original Adidas & Dassler & PUMA logos. What’s great is that we show you images of the Dassler family moreover the factory workers were mostly women who were sewing and stitching the trainers. It’s nice to look back @ the past on how things started and compare them with today’s market where everything is very commercialized and all about competing with other brands.
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PUMATALK #20 on GOOGLE!!!
2006-11-27 16:09:02
If the above image didn’t ring a bell for you allow me to summarize… Out of 47 500 000 PUMA related sites - PUMATALK is #20. Yes sir - that’s a MAJOR achievement especially if you have a marketing budget similar to ours which is a big fat 0, zilch, zip, nada, arien… well you get the point now!!! The site has been launched since March 2006 and we’re allready #20 out 47 500 000 PUMA related websites who have been in business for years and years. It’s just a matter of knowing what you’re doing and manipulating the right tools to their best ability. My good friend Mark McNeece (from the UK) has helped me a great deal and I wish to thank him for his skills and his company (BSolveIT) for their hard work. Much appreciate it mates!!! As for PUMATALK - *laughs* PUMATALK will continue to succeed in all forms simply because we are heavily fixated on bringing you “The PUMA LOVERS” accurate information and relevant information relating P...
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