Does the Puma Palermo run large or small?

The Palermo runs on the roomy side; many wearers take half a size down from their usual. The last is rounded with a low cut, and the soft suede gives a bit after a few days. If you're between sizes, choose the smaller one here — the opposite advice to most archive models from other brands.

What's the difference between the Palermo and the Handball Spezial?

The same idea, two signatures. The Palermo wears a thick, rounded formstrip where the Spezial has flat, serrated stripes, places its name on a slanted label beside the laces, and stamps its brand into the sidewall of the gum sole. The Spezial is narrower and stiffer; the Palermo rounder and softer. They both have roots in the terraces.

What does Vintage mean on a Palermo?

A finish option: rougher, bristlier suede and muted colors that make the pair look as if it's been in a closet for decades. The shape and construction are the same as the regular version. If you want the clean version, choose the OG or the regular releases; if you want the lived-in character, choose the Vintage.

Where does the name Palermo come from?

From the Sicilian city, following the naming tradition of terrace shoes from the 1980s, which were often named after European cities. The model belonged to the football culture of the time: shoes supporters wore, not players. The reissue deliberately plays on that, even releasing a version in the city's club colors.

Is the Puma Palermo suitable for everyday use?

That's what the reissue is made for: light, flexible and low, with a gum sole that grips well on dry surfaces. Keep in mind the limited cushioning — it's still a flat terrace shoe — and that the suede needs protection from rain. It's right at home in the city; less so for long days on hard floors.

How do I care for the suede and the gum sole?

Brush the suede dry with a suede brush and protect it beforehand with a spray; the Vintage versions with rough suede require a gentler touch, otherwise you'll brush the character away. Wipe the gum sole with the stamped brand name with a damp cloth; yellowing of the rubber is part of the material and can't be prevented.

Puma Palermo – compare prices & all colorways

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PALERMO LEATHER “PUMA WHITE / VAPOR GRAY / GUM” (39646401)

PALERMO LEATHER “PUMA BLACK / FEATHER GRAY / GUM” (39646403)

Puma Palermo Premium “Puma Black / Warm White” (401744_02)

Puma PALERMO “Black Sunset” (396463-26)

Puma PALERMO “Team Light Blue” (396463-44)

Puma Palermo Vintage (green) – 396841-05

Puma Palermo “Mauve Mist Mint” (396463-23)

Puma Palermo Rose Mauve Dark Crimson (396463-50)

Puma Palermo Vintage Update Archive Green Bright Aqua (401364-01)

Puma Palermo “Black White Gum” (396463-10)

Puma Palermo Premium “Warm White / Alpine Snow” (401744_01)

Puma PALERMO WEATHERED “Green/Yellow” (401722-01)

Puma Palermo “Puma White / Vapor Gray / Gum” (397275_01)

Puma Palermo Elevata “Black” (399348-01)

Puma Palermo Moda “Puma White / Puma Black” (397727_01)

Puma Palermo Black (40032302)

Puma Palermo Vintage Magenta Gleam (396841-07)

Puma PALERMO OG “Light Mint/Orchid Shadow/Gum” (383011-07)

Puma Palermo Elevata “Puma White / Gum” (400461_02)

Puma Palermo 2 “HARRY POTTER – Dark Myrtle Black” (401210-01)

Puma Palermo “Cobalt Glaze” (396463-07)

Puma Palermo “White Vapor Gray Club Red” (396464-05)

Puma PALERMO MODA VINTAGE “Green/White” (398824-03)

Puma Palermo The NeverWorn IV “Frosted Ivory / Alpine Snow / Golden Fog” (399656_01)

Puma Palermo Green (396463-52)

Puma Palermo HARRY POTTER “Dark Crimson Yellow Sizzle” (401209-01)

Puma Palermo “Pink Delight Green” (397549-01)

Puma Palermo Vintage “Cool Cucumber Frosted Dew” (396841-09)

Puma Palermo “Puma Black / Feather Gray / Gum” (397275_03)

Puma PALERMO “Mars Red Caramel Latte” (396463-24)

PALERMO LEATHER “PUMA WHITE / VAPOR GRAY / GUM” (39764701)

Puma PALERMO MODA XTRA “Pink/Red” (398534-01)

Puma Palermo Pink Delight Green (397858-01)

Puma Kidsuper X Palermo “Grey” (397306-02)

Puma PALERMO VINTAGE “HYPERLINK BLUE” (396841-01)

Puma PALERMO MODA XTRA GUM “Light Blue/Orange” (400323-07)

400323-07

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4 shops

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€ 65,00

Which Puma Palermo gives off the strongest hype signal?

The Hypescore reads the signal strength of every Puma Palermo 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

1PALERMO F.C. “BRIGHT PINK-PUMA BLACK” (397245-01)RADIATINGPuma Palermo · from €77 · 7 shops61GSv
2Puma Palermo “Pink Delight Green” (397549-01)RADIATINGPuma Palermo · from €26 · 7 shops59GSv
3Puma Palermo OG (383011-01)SEISMICPuma Palermo · from €66 · 3 shops55GSv
4Puma Palermo Vintage Black Frosted Ivory (396841-04)SEISMICPuma Palermo · from €41 · 3 shops55GSv
5Puma MAPF1 PALERMO X MDJ “Pink” (308479-02)SEISMICPuma Palermo · from €75 · 6 shops54GSv

Just in, rising

1Puma Palermo Sophia Chang Frosted Ivory (397307-01)CHARGINGPuma Palermo · from €23 · 3 shops40GSv
2Puma Palermo Astro Escape Silver (400450-01)CHARGINGPuma Palermo · from €44 · 5 shops35GSv
3Puma Palermo New Gen Footy (398151-01)CHARGINGPuma Palermo · from €46 · 3 shops45GSv
4Puma Palermo Grape Mist Peach Fizz (396463-06)CHARGINGPuma Palermo · from €32 · 5 shops48GSv
5Puma Palermo Vintage Magenta Gleam (396841-07)CHARGINGPuma Palermo · from €33 · 8 shops48GSv

About Puma Palermo

Puma Palermo

The Palermo bears its name on a slanted label next to the laces, and that small plate is immediately the identifier: no other model from the brand places its name on the midfoot like that. The shoe itself comes from the eighties, from the world of football stands and train trips to away matches, and it returned recently when precisely that stand style reclaimed the streets.

The answer to a German question

Anyone who places the Palermo next to the Handball Spezial sees two versions of the same idea: low, suede, gumsole, sporting origins. The differences are in the details. The Palermo wears its formstrip thick and rounded, like a thick slab on the side, whereas the German stripes are flat and serrated. And the gum sole literally carries the brand: PUMA is stamped in a frame on the sidewall of the rubber, visible on the outside. It’s the side the brand chooses when the competitor has the momentum — and it works.

Suede, nylon and a collar with piping

The upper combines suede on the toe and side with nylon panels in between, finished with a contrasting piping along the collar. The reissues come in two versions: the standard model sleek and clean, the Vintage versions with rougher, more brushed suede and muted colours as if the pair had lain for decades. The shape remains the same; the character shifts from neat to lived-in.

Within the house

The Palermo sits in the catalogue next to the Suede — the brand’s American basketball side — and thus forms the European counterpart: stands instead of the pitch, gum instead of cupsole. Comparing the lineup of low archive models, the Samba, the Spezial and the Palermo are the three main players of the same wave.

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