Two pieces of the Dunks rebirth I remember with great fondness have appeared on the Nike Dunk Chronicles, Nike’s first project with a hip hop group and one of the first and if not most inspirational pieces with a streetwear brand. The Wu Tang "Killa Bee" piece and the first Stussy project need no ontroduction although probide great stories behind them, perhaps offering some facts unheard of before making for some well worth reading so take a look at them here.
Nike Be True Chronicles
Nike Be True Chronicles
The Nike Be True Chronicles haves featured two very different yet similar Dunks for the latest story’s including the AKA Dunk Low collection and the Ura Dunk Low.
The ultra exclusive AKA Dunk collection was the creation of Allen Benedikt who is also the man behind 12 Ounze Prophet and inspired by his graffiti roots. The collection which entails seven tones Turned-On Yellow, Groovy Green, Hash Brown, Hot-Dog Mustard, Out of Site Orange, Groovy Pink and Moody Blue all inspired wet paint from a spray can hence the patent leather. With only 5 collections in production one was auctioned off for New York City’s children charity Free Arts.
The Ura Dunk was part of the Japanese exclusive dubbed the City Attack Pack which was released some nine years ago in 1999, and included four colorways. Only available in select stores in Harajuku making the sneaker a huge hit on the streets and setting a large tone for future things to come out of Japan with the Dunk.
Make sure you check out the stories on at the Nike Be True website along with the interview with AKA’s Allen Benadict.
Nike Be True Chronicles
With the Nike Be Ture campaign in full swing, the Be True website and the Chonicles are celebrating some of the finest editions of the famed sneaker with the latest to be features are the Futura F2T.50 Dunk High and Kicks HI Dunk low. The F2T.50 is a sneaker that enjoyed the efforts of Stash as he paid tribute to Futura on his 50th birthday which was celebrated in Hawaii and the sneaker was designed and presented to the guests that made the trip. The Kick Hawaii edition really epitomizes the feel of Hawaii and the famous store in Honoulu with an audacious pallete of colours designed by Ian Ginoza. Check out gripping interviews with Stash and Ian Ginoza respectively on each of the sneakers and the Dunk in general.
Check out the features and interviews on the Nike Be True website now.
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