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Nike’s basketball shoe line was fairly popular in the skateboarding scene, and the Dunk soon became a popular shoe for riders due to the stability and lower profile sole which improved grounding performance. After some time, Nike launched a line of shoes specially made for skateboarders, known as the Nike SB. Within this series they released a refurbished Dunk which features an extra-padded “puffy tongue” (common among skateboarding sneakers) and Nike’s patented Zoom Air insole. Since then, the SB Dunk has become a popular subcultural icon for so-called sneakerheads worldwide.
Nike currently collaborates with many designers to create special edition and collectible dunks, from Diamond Hardware’s Nick Tershay to the popular graffiti artist known as Futura. Some models of the SB Dunk Low Pro, such as the “diamonds are forever” or “tiffany's” colourway sell for over $500US at various online sneakers stores.
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