
Lot Closed
March 26, 04:51 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
NIKE, NIKE SB DUNK LOW PRO, US 10
LEATHER, RUBBER, COTOTN
2005
NIKE, NIKE SB DUNK LOW PRO, US 10
CUIR, CAOUTCHOUC, COTON
2005
In 2005, Nike SB enlisted Nick Tershay, aka Nicky Diamonds, of Diamond Supply Co., to be part of the "Team Manager" series – alongside Stüssy, Real Skateboards, Alien Workshop and Hunter Muraira.
Diamond Supply had already made its name as a leading skate and lifestyle brand, and in 2005, Tershay was asked to design an SB Dunk Low. The result: an iconic pair which some regard as the most beautiful Nike SB Dunk Lows of all time.
Dressed in crocodile embossed leather with vibrant Tiffany Blue-like panels, Tershay described his SB Dunk as the most hyped and luxurious shoe at the time. Contrasting with the black crocodile and blue panels is a metallic silver Swoosh. The tongue-tag also features the Diamond Supply Co. diamond logo.
The pair was influential enough for Nike SB to give Tershay a follow-up 2013 collaboration – a high top version of the same 'Tiffany' Dunk – and a further collaboration in 2018, with three new colourways featuring the same motifs.
The Nike SB Dunk made its formal debut in 2002 when Nike officially reappropriated the famed Dunk basketball sneaker originally designed in the 1980s with upgrades suited for the skateboarding community. The man behind it, former Nike executive Sandy Bodecker, is credited with building one of Nike’s most beloved subdivisions in the early 2000s with the Nike SB line.