One of the most iconic cartoons of all time, Spongebob Squarepants and characters from the show have made appearances on various silhouettes across the footwear industry with its most famous collaboration being with Nike on the Kyrie 5. Following the show's work with independent footwear brand Sonra, Spongebob and his friends Patrick and Squidward are brought to life on a series of Puma silhouettes.
Taking the color palette of Spongebob and applying it to the Puma Slipstream, the silhouette takes on a leather, terrycloth, suede, and transparent TPU construction throughout its design. Along the toebox, circular embroidery in a tonal yellow mimics the holes found on Spongebob while the tongue features a terrycloth, sponge-like construction that is complemented by tonal yellow laces. On the Puma-branded tongue tag, we see a depiction of Spongebob Squarepants with more hits of the show and its main character found on the co-branded insole and via a debossed graphic on the heel tab. Rounding out the upper is the Puma Formstrip that comes with an actual sponge behind a transparent TPU overlay while the entire sneaker is rounded out by a white midsole paired with a brown rubber outsole.
The other three pieces of footwear in the collection include a Spongebob-themed Puma Suede with sponge-like graphics along branding details as well as hits of terrycloth all in a vibrant yellow hue, a Patrick-themed Puma Rider FV, and a Squidward-based Puma RS Slide. For the Rider FV, we see Patrick himself included on a hangtag as well as back on the heel tab while the majority of the sneaker takes on his pink and green appearance. Squidward's RS Slide comes in a gradient blue to purple finish along the sole with yellow details accenting the all-purple forefoot strap.
The Spongebob x Puma Collection 2 is set to release on March 17th, 2023 through Foot Locker online and in-store while a Puma Mobile App release is set for March 19th. Coming in an assortment of sizes between the four silhouettes, the retail price will range between $60 and $100. Keep it locked to our Twitter and the Sole Retriever mobile app to stay updated on the latest releases, raffles, news, and more in the sneaker and streetwear world.
Images via Puma
Spongebob Squarpants x Puma Slipstream (GS)
Spongebob Squarepants x Puma Suede
Spongebob Squarepants x Puma Rider FV "Patrick"
Spongebob Squarepants x Puma RS Slides "Squidward"
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