Puma steers the style conversation with a bold new Speedcat colourway
The reimagined Puma Speedcat was introduced in the summer of 2024 with immediate celebrity co-signs — think Grammy award winner Dua Lipa and K-pop sensation Rosé — and sell-out appeal. By October last year it was named the hottest sneaker on the Lyst Index, the quarterly ranking of the hottest brands and products based on shopper behaviour, including searches, product views, social media mentions and sales.
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Moodley approached malls to set up a table and sketch portraits and because the locals knew him, they let him work there. 'That's how we raised rent money and moved into our flat. My dad got a job after that, but food was still tight.' They didn't have any family to turn to because they disapproved of his parent's marriage. His mom is Indian, his dad Xhosa. 'Neither of our families helped us because of who we are. It's been hard, but it made us stronger and closer,' he said. In 2023, while digging in a bin behind a mall, Ricollin found a box of lipstick and other makeup. 'I started painting with makeup, nail polish and lipsticks. I just kept trying. I wanted to stand out. And it worked.' His lipstick paintings caught people's attention and when the Springboks won the Rugby World Cup that year, he painted captain Siya Kolisi and recorded himself doing it. That video went viral. 'People talked because I was painting 'manly' men with lipstick; mixing sports, art, and makeup.' 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They wanted to switch off the machines, but we said no. By God's grace, he's healthy now, just sometimes he has breathing problems,' said his mother. Moodley says there's only one other artist who paints with lipstick and her technique is very different from his. 'People might try, but no one puts in this much detail. I even made my own formula to seal the paintings so they don't smudge. It makes them unique,' he said. Despite the widespread publicity and even securing some opportunities to promote products like sunglasses, Moodley says it's still a daily struggle. Many people expect him to sell his work for next to nothing, or they want to bargain. But he says painting with lipstick, coffee and other makeup is expensive and they should respect his art. 'A customer once told me, 'I thought you had a professional gallery. I didn't expect you to be doing this from your house.' People think that just because I'm working from home, it lowers the value of my work.'
