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PumaoutlethombreBalenciaga | PUMA collaboration, debuting on the Winter 25 runway, mergesBalenciaga’s distinctive design language with PUMA’s legacy of high-performancesportswear. Primarily informed by PUMA’s pioneering innovations in soccer andmotorsports, the collection sits at the intersection of technical sportswear andfashion.Founded in 1948 by Rudolf Dassler and headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany,PUMA is an industry leader, with a seventy-five-year history of shaping globalsporting culture through groundbreaking footwear, apparel, and accessories.Balenciaga | PUMA footwear recontextualizes the Speedcat Sneaker—originallyreleased in 1999 with a distinctive flat sole designed for responsive pedalfeedback—by reimagining it in worn-out suede. Stripping away the upper’sstructural elements to create a pliable, sock-like feel, the Ultrasoft Speedcat isfinished with a cut off Formstrip, a reinterpretation of a motif first introduced in1958.