Nike Dunk

When it was founded over 50 years ago, only sports shoes were on the product range of the US company, which decided on no less names than that of the Greek goddess of victory. But why is it that Nike Dunks trigger such a hype after three and a half decades? We find out by immersing it in history: Let's Dunk into Nike Dunks.

Counting up

How many couples Nike Dunks have been produced in its numerous variants since the first model in 1985 is not officially known; Up to 200 species should be available from the “Paris Dunk” alone. Or better: be difficult to be available. Then what is certain is the unbroken demand of young and old, fans and collectors, athletes and trend setters after the shoes that were originally only designed for basketball in times of the Michael Jordan hype. Hence the explicit naming.

Make one out of four

Nike designer Peter Moore added the best properties to a single couple in 1985: with the outsole of Air Force 1, the upper material of Air Jordan and Terminator and the form of legend was born the Nike Dunk. With these functions, the movement sequence on the court, swiveling and blocking should be designed even more fluid or abrupt. Even more than 37 years later, Nike Dunks are asked as ever. Not only basketball players and skaters swear by the comfortable sports shoes. Modefans Nike Dunks also use in everyday life to give your outfit a touch of cool retro.

Collect instead of carrying

If you buy shoes, you can't always give the box. It is different with the Nike Dunks: Colors and designs of the boxes make it easier for collectors to trade and track the countless couples in their huge abundance of shapes, materials and patterns. Particularly popular: variants from the "Be True To Your School Pack" for the 30th anniversary of the shoes or the Dunk Lux High with transparent vamp inserts. At the latest through photos of this model on the feet of Kylie Jenner, a sneaker hysteria was also triggered in the female fashion world.

A look into the glass ball

The focus was on the focus on sporting performance. In the future, Nike Dunk will play an increasingly important role in Nike Dunk. The first steps have already been taken to take into account the company's own Next Nature Initiative with the shoeics. Since the Dunk "White/Black" was introduced with over 20 percent recycled materials in October 2020, further color variants have followed. The sole is made from the rubber of old sneakers, the replacement of the leather upper material with synthetic fly-leather fibers and the low-energy production follow the company's "Move-to-Zero" efforts. The design remains unchanged - and thus certainly the future popularity of the Nike Dunk.