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THE NIKE DUNK RAINBOW
Emblematic of basketball courts, skate parks and high streets alike - the Nike Dunk lives on, in every rainbow color. Though it’s a style with a lot to offer, the black and white dunks are not what you think of when you think of the classic b-ball-come-skater style. For the Dunk, Nike partnered with key players in the underground skate scene instead of celebs and mainstream brands. It brought out endless exclusive colorways for independent skate boutiques. Despite all of this, the Dunk’s simplistic style hit the mainstream and stayed there, helped out by the fact it was offered in so many colorways The most remarkable part of all this? It’s done this without losing its cult status in the skateboarding community. Respect to the Dunks.
FROM HOOP TO HALFPIPE – THE NIKE DUNK JOURNEY
If you’re big into your skating or basketball, ‘what are Nike dunks’ probably isn’t a question you’ve ever had to ask. If not the name you will recognize the shape and the classic fat tongue. This is useful as the Nike Dunk comes in so many colorways that you would never recognize it by color. These very colorways became the style’s most defining characteristic since its 1985 introduction mimicking the colors of the college basketball teams in the US. The style has been popular ever since, competing with other classic basketball shoes like the Jordan 1 before swapping hoop for half-pipe. Skaters adopted the Nike Dunk low as a firm new ffavoritethanks to its top-drawer cushioning, traction ,and support.
In 2001, the Dunk was taken on by the Nike SB line, adding more padding to the insole, more grip to the sole and that iconic fat tongue. This brings us closer to the Nike Dunk we know today, in all of its many iterations.
THE DUNK BETWEEN
The Nike Dunk is a gap-bridger. It has bridged the gap between basketball and skating, and the gap between skaters and sneakerheads. The next gap up is the one between you and your next new pair of kicks - if you can ever decide on the color…