44 colorways of the Nike SB Dunk Low on SoleBook.
The Nike SB Dunk Low emerged in 2002 when Nike's newly formed Skateboarding division took the existing Dunk Low, a basketball shape from the mid-80s that had already lived a second life in the 90s college colorways, and reworked it for board feel. The changes were subtle but functional: a padded tongue, a beefed-up insole with Zoom Air cushioning, thicker foam collars, and a gum sole with more grip for flip tricks. Skaters like Reese Forbes helped shape the early identity, and his own signature colorway became one of the line's first cult releases. What separated SB Dunk from the standard Dunk was the collaboration model. Nike partnered with skate shops and independent brands, Supreme, Staple, Jeff Staple's Pigeon, Diamond Supply, giving each release a story tied to local skate culture rather than mass retail. Limited runs and shop-exclusive drops created scarcity long before "hype" became an industry term, and resale culture around SB Dunks predates much of today's sneaker economy. The line paused around 2010 as skate style shifted, then returned in the mid-2010s and again strongly post-2019, with brands like Ben&Jerry's, Travis Scott, and various skate shops reviving the format for a new generation raised on reissues and archive drops.