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The PUMA SKOPE Forever, the signature sneaker of British musician Skepta, is making a return in a second colorway. But there’s some confusion on what to call it. 

Following its debut release earlier this year, an all-black affair with reflective paneling and contrasting silver detail on the sole, a more light-hued version has emerged.

Initially, the beige-colored sneaker was being dubbed the SKOPE Forever Granola, however, Skepta took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to set the record straight: this is not a Skepta-approved name. This shoe is, according to him, called BLACK ICE.

But the shoe's name is just semantics, what matters is that beige looks good on the SKOPE Forever.

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The new sneaker comes with an all-beige upper that puts focus on the SKOPE Forever’s contrasting black sole unit. Spilling onto the upper with a square-shaped tread pattern, the chunky sole was a detail easily missed on the original all-black colorway.

A relatively new silhouette, designed entirely by Skepta, its releasing in its BLACK ICE colorway on August 24 at select retailers including the Highsnobiety Shop. It retails for $200. 

Part of Skepta’s partnership with PUMA, which was penned two years ago, this sneaker is one of many custom-designed pieces created by Skepta. The musician-cum-designer has teased a host of other designs on his social media, including what looks to be a hybrid brogue. 

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The freedom to create entirely new products is seemingly one of the things that lured Skepta into signing a deal with PUMA: the caption to his Instagram post announcing his partnership with the brand opened with “Cheers to creative control.” Unfortunately, that creative control doesn’t seem to extend to naming colorways.

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