DUNKLE

DUNKLE

Year	2004
Type	Shoe

James Lavelle and Nike collaborated to create the Nike SB Dunk Hi DUNKLE, known simply as the DUNKLE to fans.

While many credit the shoes design to Futura, and therefore the shoe as a Nike/UNKLE/Futura collaboration, in the 2005 documentary Sneakerheadz Futura reveals that he had no input in the shoe, telling the documentary the following:

"The Dunkle, which everybody goes crazy over, I see a posting of a Dunkle daily on Instagram, it’s a shoe which is pretty much like a Futura “shoe”, with the UNKLE characters that I created for Mo’ Wax Records in the ‘90s. And I never really liked it. I don’t want to blow up the spot and say it was completely unathorised, but it was a little bit like “Oh…oh you’re doing it? Oh ok.” Y’know, thanks for asking me."

Futura did have his own Nike SB shoe released in 2003 which notably features none of the illustrations associated with him, whereas the DUNKLE features not only the UNKLE Pointmen, but Futura swirl designs.

The shoe was released in September 2004, and was followed by the Nike Dunk SB Low – Unkle Pro SB in 2005.

Nike SB (Nike Skateboarding) began in 2002, initially with four Nike SB Dunk shoe designs. The shoe design itself was based on the 1986 Nike Dunk basketball shoe, with the Nike SB Dunk featuring alterations to make the shoe a better fit for skateboarders. Many of the Nike SB Dunk designs have gone on to become collectors items, including the Dunkle.

Gallery

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  Dunkle

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  Dunkle Inner Sole

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  Dunkle Back

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  Dunkle Base

External Links

Dunkle on Kicks On Fire