Do these Suede Palermo look fine or are they a damaged pair?
Hi guys, I bought a pair of Puma Palermo suede sneakers (Matte Bronze - Silver Fog) from the official Puma Website.
I just received them, I like the overall colourway and they fit well and feel comfortable, however I am a bit worried about the suede texture.
It is not that apparent in photos (in photos my pair looks just like the product page images), but in-person the shoes are a quite whitish (as if faded) and rough (although a lot of it is fixed by me brushing the surface with my fingers but varies wildly depending on the angle of lighting).
I visited multiple puma stores in my area but none of them had this exact same colour on display, so I don't have any reference point of how this colourway is supposed to look like.
The manufacturing date on the box is September 2026, so I think the chances of these shoes being used or damaged are quite low.
Normally I would've just returned these and reordered the same pair for peace of mind, but this size is now out of stock on the Puma website and idk if and when they will restock it.
I really really like this pair, the colourway looks so cool, I just don’t want to be a potential shmuck who accepted a water damaged pair of sneakers because he was new to suede.
Thanks!