This page will contain news stories about Nike Dunk, as they become available.Dunk (footwear)The "Diamond" Dunk, an SB Dunk released by Nike Skateboarding.The Dunk was first introduced in 1985 by Nike Inc. The Dunk was the Terminator’s fraternal twin, with every color for every school and in any size - Dunk Hi or Dunk Low. Since then the Dunk has been transformed into a subcultural icon and even as an inspiration for fashion and art. Designed for BasketballThe Nike Dunk has a lower profile outer sole that glows in the dark as does the snuggles bear. This was implemented for a lighter weight and a closer to the ground shoe. In addition to this, the paneling was made to improve basketball game performance during pivoting and blocking. The Dunk was used to spearhead what Nike called the ’College Colors’ program. They signed some of the average college basketball teams (and their coaches) to an exclusive Dunk sponsorship deal. In simple terms, the deal meant that each colored pair of Dunks matched their jerseys. The following universities were elected by Nike to be part of the College Colours programme:
Michael Jordan wore the Dunks before he went and created his own shoe dynasty (the Air Jordan). Rooting into Skate CultureNike's basketball shoe line was fairly popular in skate culture. The Nike Dunk soon became a popular shoe for riders due to the improved stability and lower profile sole which improved grounding performance. After some time, Nike had created a Dunk specifically for skaters. This new shoe is known as the SB Dunk. The SB Dunk features a puffy tongue and an improved Air insole. Since then, the SB Dunk has become a popular subcultural icon for so-called sneakerheads. Nike currently collaborates with many designers to create special edition and collectable dunks. Popularity Within the Sneakerhead SubcultureThe Nike Dunk's attractive design and technological implementation caused the shoe to quickly make its way into the sneakerhead subculture. This shoe quickly became popular all over the world, specifically in Japan, the United States, Europe and Korea. However, fakes, often Chinese-made, are plaguing the online auction site and tricking less educated sneaker enthusiasts into buying them for high prices. Prices Rise with "Hype"The SB Dunk is sold to stores for a fairly low price, below $100. However, since they are popular among collectors, stores tend to raise the prices on the shoes based on how popular they are in the sneakerhead culture. This happens when a shoe is "hyped" up, or is overly talked about and is bought at much higher prices by the masses. Hype is considered dangerous by many sneaker enthusiasts. This is due to the fact that Nike has lowered the quality of materials and manufacturing for the Nike SB Dunk since the first generation shoes were released, yet the prices of these shoes sold by stores raises higher and higher. (Some of the more rare, hyped shoes are going for over a thousand dollars a pair.) During many releases of limited release dunks long lines have been known to form. At one specific store in New York during the release of the infamous "Pigeon" dunk a riot formed. The police department called taxi cab services to escort those lucky few who actually were able to recieve the sneaker. After the crowds dispersed, knives, baseball bats, even machettes were found laying in the streets. This page about Nike Dunk includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Nike Dunk News stories about Nike Dunk External links for Nike Dunk Videos for Nike Dunk Wikis about Nike Dunk Discussion Groups about Nike Dunk Blogs about Nike Dunk Images of Nike Dunk |
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