ÿþItaly s Slam Jam recently released their incredible Puma collaboration, which puma suede classic highlighted the clean States silhouette and sporty XT-2 in a staunchly black concept. The good news was that the European-born project eventually hit shops in the United States, giving sneakerheads a chance to cop footwear that s out of the typical range of what s available in terms of sneaker collabs. It looks like Slam Jam has a second colorway of the States in the works, but they re touting this sleek tan leather version as an exclusive to them. Find some additional photos of this finely crafted lux-leather sneaker option below for a better look.

The Puma Stepper is on the upswing over the past few months, having released a handful of luxurious premium leather designs . The latest make you wonder if basketballs always have to be brown, a couple of Stepper Classic Luxe Camo puma speed colorways whose name refers to the sockliner graphic, and belies the use of a pebbled texture on the upper. One s done in black, the other a brown shade closer to a pigskin, and you can get yours before the Super Bowl now that they re in stock puma ignite at retailers like SNS .

Puma seems to be releasing Steppers in packs of three. The last three sets we ve seen also coincidentally center around the same three main colors, so the material selection and use of patterns is what gives each its identity. Following up on the  Rugged and  Animal packs comes the simplest style yet for 2013, the Puma Stepper Classic in suede uppers with white contrasts. Red, blue and black colorways give you the bold primary look that we associate with classic sneakers, and you can see each member of the trio from puma evospeed more angles below before buying at stores like SNS .

The Stepper midtop is part of Puma s Macht s Mit Qualitat premium collection, but here s proof that the model s top notch new releases can also have a rough and tumble appeal. The Puma Stepper Rugged is crafted in a unique mix of materials, with a grainy black leather upper adding cream colored canvas Formstripes that match the sole. Have a closer look with the aid of more images after the jump, then grab a pair of Rugged Steppers from stores like Titolo .

Puma s Leopard Pack is right around the corner, which means there should be three colorways on this classic midtop silhouette available with cat spots soon. But if you re looking for something a bit subtler in the Puma Stepper department, this new drop will be right up your alley. Featuring a blue suede upper with white Formstripe, this new Stepper is about as simple and satisfying as it gets, so have a look at a full complement of photos after the jump, then grab yours from shops like Size?

We re still waiting for Puma to make good puma trinomic on the first round of Trinomic XT1 retros , but this new piece of news all but confirms they re still on track for a FW13 release. We don t have release dates for them just yet, but the fact that more are coming for the first half of 2014 is a pretty good sign of what s to come in between. Joining the XT 1 in this SS14 preview at BRIGHT are standby models like the Suede , Stepper and Disc Blaze Lite , so click through to see them all and stick with Sneaker News for release info.