The story behind the birth of DUNK
In 1985, the DUNK was born from the Nike College Program, backed by the popularity of the NCAA (National Collegiate Association) basketball league.
Until then, basketball shoes were dominated by white, but Nike advocated the value of team models.
White and Blue: University of Kentucky
White x Red: St. John's University, North Carolina State University, University of Maryland, College Park, University of Georgia
White and Orange: Syracuse University
White and Navy: University of Arizona, Villanova University
Gray x Red: University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Ohio University
Navy x Yellow: University of Michigan
Black and Yellow: University of Iowa, Purdue University
When the shoes were first released, the demand was expected to be from basketball players due to the nature of the product being basketball shoes.
However, after its revival in 1998-1999, it became popular for everyday use around town, and in 2002 it was reborn as the skateboard model "DUN SB."
Since then, a wide variety of variations have been sold, and collaboration models continue to be sold.