Puma’s problem is inconsistency, IMO. They have hot streaks and they have cold streaks, not just in terms of popularity but in terms of actual design success. Like New Balance on the other hand have ups and downs in popularity, but they’ve always been very consistent in their design language and continuity of thought. The same is very true of Diadora, ASICS, etc. Even Adidas, who people are quick to criticize right now, IMO, they always have at least some good new designs every year.
Puma is very unreliable. They were on fire a few years ago with banger after banger—the RS-X, RS-0, Thunder Spectra, Alteration, the Future Rider, the Cell Endura, all the Rhude collabs, all the Han Kjobenhavn collabs, etc.—but they’re ice cold right now.
Puma’s problem is inconsistency, IMO. They have hot streaks and they have cold streaks, not just in terms of popularity but in terms of actual design success. Like New Balance on the other hand have ups and downs in popularity, but they’ve always been very consistent in their design language and continuity of thought. The same is very true of Diadora, ASICS, etc. Even Adidas, who people are quick to criticize right now, IMO, they always have at least some good new designs every year.
Puma is very unreliable. They were on fire a few years ago with banger after banger—the RS-X, RS-0, Thunder Spectra, Alteration, the Future Rider, the Cell Endura, all the Rhude collabs, all the Han Kjobenhavn collabs, etc.—but they’re ice cold right now.