‘He Slimed Me!’: The PUMA Suede XL Celebrates 40 Years of Ghostbusters

is without a doubt one of the annual holidays sneakerheads mark on their calendars early in the year. Over the course of footwear history, we’ve seen some hair-raising renditions that now belong to sneaker lore, including infamous editions like the ‘Freddy Krueger’ and the Nike SB ‘Dawn of the Dead’. To really make your blood run cold, check out prices of these on the secondary market.

The latest reveal to join this spine-chilling history is XL. Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Ghostbusters, this ghastly two-pack takes cues from the notorious villains of the franchise, the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man and Slimer. First up is the beloved Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man. The perfect canvas to explore his swollen proportions, the Suede XL of course already features chunky, skate-ready tongues and extra thick laces. Over on the lateral sides, a red PUMA banner mimics Stay-Puft’s whimsical red neckerchief. A puffed up PUMA Formstripe emphasises the villain’s comically large proportions, while over on the outsoles, the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man appears inside transparent outsoles.

Over on the ‘slimier’ side of things, the footwear is just as monstrous. Imitating the visuals of the green gelatinous ghost, the Suede XL is manufactured in an oozing green suede upper, which gets extra hairy on the tongues. Given some more depth with citrusy lemon Formstripes, the collaboration adds some nice fan service via the translucent outsoles, which depicts a hotdog graphic (an ode to Slimer’s insatiable appetite). Both the ‘Slimer’ and ‘Stay-Puft’ colourways feature unique Ghostbusters graphics on the tongue tags.

Look for the Ghostbusters x PUMA Suede XL pack to appear on October 1 via the PUMA website. The collection will then arrive at the brand’s NYC flagship and select retailers on October 3. As part of the collaboration, PUMA will also be dropping two graphic tees.