What does Mostro mean?

Monster, in Italian. The name refers to how the shoe is assembled from two completely different archive models, and to the sole covered in rubber studs that gives the silhouette its menacing character.

Why are there points on the sole?

They come from a 1960s sprint spike crossed with an 1980s surf shoe. In later production versions the points were flattened into lower studs to make the shoe wearable on the street.

What year is the Puma Mostro from?

From 1999. Puma expected around 10,000 pairs but sold more than a million, after which the model disappeared for years and began a second life from 2024.

Does the Mostro have laces?

No. A strap lies over the instep that pulls the shoe closed; the upper folds around it. That makes it quick to put on, but the fit is less finely adjustable than with laces.

What does OG or Mule mean in a Mostro title?

OG versions follow the 1999 original most closely in shape and materials. Mule versions omit the heel and are worn as slip-ons; XC titles have a weather-resistant finish.

How does the Mostro fit size-wise?

The silhouette is narrow and low-cut, so those with a wide foot will notice immediately. Many wearers stick to their usual size; if in doubt the larger size is the safe choice, because the strap closure leaves little room to adjust.

Puma Mostro – compare prices & all colorways

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Puma Mostro OG Prime “Puma Black / Puma Black” (403206_04)

Puma Mostro Perf (black) – 397331-02

Puma Mostro OG Prime “Puma Black / Puma White” (403206_09)

Puma Mostro Perf (white) – 397331-01

Puma Mostro Craft “Aries – Mahogany Teak” (401318-02)

Puma Mostro Flex Mesh “Black” (403214-01)

Puma MOSTRO FLEX MESH “White” (403214-02)

Puma Mostro OG “Puma Black / Puma Silver” (397330_17)

Puma Mostro OG “Gold Moon / Silver” (397330-16)

Puma Mostro “A$AP Rocky – Pony Hair” (406497-01)

Puma Mostro OG Prime “Warm White / Alpine Snow” (403206_08)

Puma Mostro XC Gore-Tex Vapor Grey Black (402957-02)

Puma Mostro Camo II Chocolate Strawberry Burst (405312-02)

Puma Mostro OG Prime (403206-15)

Puma Mostro “JJJJound – Deep navy” (403823-03)

Puma Mostro Archive “Monochromatic Frosted Ivory” (397329-01)

Puma Mostro “Sansan Gear – Black Shadow / Grey” (404242-01)

Puma Mostro Camo II Black/ Ice Coffee (40531201)

Mostro Fey Lace “PUMA Black” (405318-01)

Puma Mostro “A$AP Rocky – Black/Silver” (404408-01)

Puma Mostro Camo Light Sand (401540-01)

Puma Mostro OG “Team Royal Silver” (397330-03)

Puma Mostro Camo Black (401540-02)

Puma Mostro OG Red Silver (397330-05)

Puma Mostro “Perforated Leather – White / Black” (400992-01)

Puma Mostro Jelly Lemon Sherbert (401667-02)

Puma Mostro Mid “Aries – Black Chocolate” (401192-01)

Puma Mostro Craft “Aries – Tan Suede” (401318-01)

Puma Mostro Fey PRM Warm White Vapor Gray (401062-02)

Puma Mostro “Ecstasy Lavender Alert” (400993-05)

Puma Mostro Leather “Frosted Ivory” (402273-02)

Puma Mostro Archive “Monochromatic Black” (397329-02)

Puma Mostro Warm White / Puma White (405509-02)

Puma Mostro OG Dark Clove Silver (397330-10)

Puma Mostro OG Green Moon Silver (397330-09)

Puma Mostro Leather (black) – 402273-01

402273-01

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5 shops

From
€ 61,00

Which Puma Mostro gives off the strongest hype signal?

The Hypescore reads the signal strength of every Puma Mostro colorway. Community votes, resale movement, search demand and scarcity together decide how much hype a sneaker gives off, expressed in GSv. On the left the strongest hype signals, on the right the colorways just being picked up and rising fast.

Strongest hype signal

1Puma Mostro A$AP Rocky Disccords (403027-01)SEISMICPuma Mostro · from €100 · 4 shops53GSv
2Puma Mostro Archive “Monochromatic Black” (397329-02)SEISMICPuma Mostro · from €40 · 6 shops52GSv
3Puma Mostro AC “Aries Black” (39934701)SEISMICPuma Mostro · from €64 · 6 shops51GSv
4Puma Mostro Perf (white) – 397331-01CHARGINGPuma Mostro · from €41 · 14 shops48GSv
5Puma Mostro Ectasy “Fresh Mint” (397328-07)CHARGINGPuma Mostro · from €150 · 4 shops46GSv

Just in, rising

1Pokémon x Puma Mostro ‘Day To Night Pack – Espeon’ (40701001)CHARGINGPuma Mostro · from €72 · 5 shops39GSv
2Puma Mostro OG Intense Lavender (397330-08)CHARGINGPuma Mostro · from €47 · 3 shops37GSv
3Puma Mostro JJJJound Dark Chocolate (403823-02)CHARGINGPuma Mostro · from €129 · 4 shops35GSv
4Puma Mostro Camo Black (401540-02)CHARGINGPuma Mostro · from €47 · 7 shops36GSv
5Puma Mostro Camo Light Sand (401540-01)CHARGINGPuma Mostro · from €53 · 8 shops40GSv

About Puma Mostro

Puma Mostro: the monster Puma itself didn’t see coming

Mostro is Italian for monster, and that name is not a marketing joke. Turn the shoe over and you see a sole full of rubber nubs that climb up the edge at the toe and heel, like the teeth of an animal sinking into the asphalt. Puma pulled that idea in 1999 from two completely incompatible corners of its own archive: an eighties surf shoe and a sixties sprint spike. The result was stitched together like Frankenstein’s monster, and that’s what it’s called.

The rest of the construction is equally idiosyncratic. There are no laces: a strap lies across the instep that tightens the shoe, and the upper folds around it like a skin. The formstrip runs like a muscle along the flank, the silhouette stays low and wedge-shaped, and on the perforated versions the leather is riddled with hundreds of holes. Everything about this shoe says speed without ever having seen a track.

Puma expected ten thousand pairs. More than a million went over the counter. The spikes were somewhat flattened along the way into lower studs to make the shoe wearable, but the shape remained, and after a quarter-century of silence it returned from 2024 in a wave that is still growing. Versions with OG in the title follow the original most faithfully; Mule versions omit the heel and XC titles have a weather-resistant finish.

Within the Puma house the division of roles is now complete. The Suede is the stripped-down classic, the Speedcat the flat racer, the RS-X the maximalist with its layers, and the Mostro the odd one out that doesn’t resemble any of the three. Whoever wears it consciously chooses the shoe that looks least like a sneaker.

On this page you can see which versions of the Puma Mostro are currently hottest according to the Hypescore, the starting prices they can be found at, and at how many shops they are in stock.