Nike SB’s historic run throughout the 2020s has seen Nike’s skateboarding division partner with several skate shops, team riders, and outside collaborators on the SB Dunk Low. For the latest skate shop-led project, California-based shop Arts-Rec is getting its colorway of the SB Dunk Low that features exotic materials.
Covering the mudguard, eyestays, and heel overlay is a safari-esque cheetah print, likely an homage to the iconic print that has graced a variety of SB Dunks and Nike Sportswear Dunks over the years. Most recently, Nike SB used safari print on the Olympics-inspired SB Dunks from last summer, though its most famous use case came in 2020 when the inline Safari colorway was released, itself inspired by the famous atmos x Nike Air Max 1. Alongside the exotic print is a textured tumbled leather on the midfoot panel, coming in green, and a hairy suede Swoosh in orange.
