COLLABORATION GLOBAL
HERZOGENAURACH, GERMANY
By IFAB MEDIA - NEWS BUREAU - October 9, 2023 | 151 2 minutes read
PUMA announces the forming of a new creative partnership with Coperni. A ready-to-wear and accessories brand hailing from Paris, Coperni becomes the second-ever collaborator from the fashion space to create an original footwear design with PUMA.
Together, PUMA and Coperni explore new forms of innovation through a truly unique hybrid. Coperni brings its modern and fresh view of fashion-tech to PUMA’s authority, authenticity, and history in the world of sports.
“Coperni is a visionary, futurist partner. We want to bring innovation and technology into the fashion space, and that really excites me”, said Heiko Desens, Global Creative Director, PUMA.
“It’s such an honor to collaborate with PUMA for our first sportswear collaboration. It's every designer dream to work on a sneaker, and we are so grateful to PUMA for opening us the doors of their innovation department. We look forward to seeing people wearing our common avant-garde and sharp aesthetic,” said Coperni founders Sébastien Meyer and Arnaud Vaillant.
The product is centered around an ambitious and radical concept – a dress shoe that is engineered to the specifications of a performance football boot, inspired by the PUMA Future, as a blend of sport and fashion.
The PUMA x Coperni partnership is set to launch in January 2024.