The Puma Clyde sneaker has been a fashion and basketball staple worn by everyone from basketball legend Walt “Clyde” Frazier (for whom the shoe was named after) to fashion kids who enjoy...

Back in 2007, sneaker customizer Rob L officially teamed up with Puma to create the "Archipelago" Clydes, a tribute to the Greek word for range of islands. For 20 years, Rob L has become an incessant fan of the Clyde and Suede profile, beginning with the book "Spraycan Art". The original custom sneakers featured a special technique involving Pantone markers to create the patchy upper, mimicking small concentrations of islands. The popularity of this sneaker has spawned a full production version. Capturing the essence of the original, the Clyde is very much similar to its custom sneaker originator (perhaps the status can be upgraded to sample now). The sneaker will be available in two colors, with a nubuck upper and special padded tongue to ensure the laces are spread wider apart and achieve that "jellyroll" look. A worldwide release date is set for June 21st. Available at Solebox.

A follow up release from the Tommie Smith x Puma Suede collection are a two-pack of sneakers based on another Puma classic, the Clyde. The shoes revolve around sprinter Tommie Smith's achievements including a 200 m time of 19.83 seconds. Both styles reference the location, the 1968 Olympics. Source: Streething

Arguably one of the most beloved and significant shoes from PUMA’s past, the Clyde has been a part of contemporary sneaker culture since its inception in 1973. This time, Puma gave a material update of the re-issued shoe and added it into their 2008 spring season. Metallic leather is adopted and the word 'Clyde' is written in a cursive font in lower case (in place of the usual block lettering), which gives the luxurious impression. Unlike most sneakers in general, this Made In Japan model all but ensures a high quality product. Source: Mita Sneakers

A new pack of colorful Puma Clydes have dropped. Despite the relatively simple nature of the Clyde, Puma has three highly contrasting colorways on this basketball classic. The uppers feature buttery monotone colored suede with a contrasting color on the sole. The colors include green/violet, orange/blue and blue/red. Available now at Ubiq.

With the last few years bringing multi-colored and often complex themed release in abundance, we've seen an apparent return to the roots of many vintage and retro models which have quickly been integrated into the lifestyle market. Puma's almighty Clyde can be seen in black, baby blue and red full leather uppers. Source: Bingorunner

The proliferation of vintage treatments to sneakers and its trickle down effect sees the venerable Puma Clyde undergo a faded and weathered look. In all honesty, with suede and its impossible upkeep, this gimmick is all but unnecessary as the first freak rain storm or spilling of beer on your suede Clydes/Suedes will leave the same effect seen here. However, classic colorways seen here definitely shouldn't be overlooked. Look for a worldwide roll out soon. Source: Mita

In a trend that began earlier this year with Solebox, Puma has been reaching out to some of their most prominent accounts and supporters and supplying them with special Puma Clydes. Gary Bone of Livestock was the latest on the receiving end of a new pair of Clydes featuring hand drawn graphics on an all white sneaker and "1 of 1" printed on the inside.

Here's the full and comprehensive deal regarding Puma's Poison Frog Clyde pack. The psychedelic hallucination-esque uppers are inspired by the actual dizzying effect induced by the poison frogs. These two renditions represent the last two sneakers as part of the 5 pair release slated for February 29th to correspond with the leap year. Source: StreeThing

Of the flagship vintage models from Puma, the Puma Clyde easily ranks as among the top of its class. Its simplicity and smooth lines can never be over-looked for the often chunkier releases of its original era. A new batch of Clydes have hit for Spring each featuring simple colorways of red and blue. Available now at the Japanese store mischief.