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06/23/2008: "Puma x Santa Cruz - First Round"

Ran into some proxy issues, which prevented from updating the site for the whole week. Well, we are back and let's get back to the regular programming.


Puma and skateboard cult icon Santa Cruz will be dropping this First Round collabo this September. The collaboration pack includes this nice pair of kicks and a special tee. The design of this First Round came from Jim Philips' (Art Director of Santa Cruz) "Screaming Hand" graphic. That graphic is as iconic as Santa Cruz the screw itself. On the side of the upper, where Puma usually print the shoe's model name, it reads "1987" on this one. 1987 was the year Puma came out with the First Round model and the year that Thrasher Magazine had the sneaker on its cover page. Very dope kicks, cop it if you get to see this on the selves.

喜欢滑板文化的朋友们应该对Jim Philips (Art Director of Santa Cruz)和Santa Cruz这滑板团体十分熟悉。在80年代与90年代，Santa Cruz为Skateboard Culture创作过不少深入民心的图案。最为出众的莫过于Screaming Hand一图。今年秋季，PUMA将推出与Santa Cruz合作的Collabo系列。鞋类单品选用了First Round机种。配色与设计也源自Screaming Hand一作。虽然离发布日期还有几个月，但fans们已迫不及待。喜欢Puma和Santa Cruz的朋友务必留意。