The 50 Best Nike Dunks Of All Time
10. Nike Dunk Low “AKA” (Patent Charity Dunk Pack)
YEAR OF RELEASE: 2006
• Allen Benedict, purveyor of AKA (also known as) and curator of 12oz. (Complex Cartel what up!) put together this set of patent low tops inspired by iconic spray can colors. There were only a few sets of these sneakers, never released at retail. Instead, Benedict worked with Nike to raffle the shoes off to benefit Free Arts NYC—a non-profit organization that helps at-risk and neglected children. The set of seven dunks raised nearly $15,000. Win/win.
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9. Nike x HAZE Dunk Low
YEAR OF RELEASE: 2003
• HAZE is an O.G. New York graf head, and the man has paid his dues. Nike was/is aware of that, which is why he was one of the early collaborators (Stash’s AF1 was around the same time). Still coppable? Not really, so why not sit back, relax, and take notes.
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8. Nike Sportswear x Nylon Magazine Dunk Hi
YEAR OF RELEASE: 2009
• Dare we tip our five-panels to another magazine? Nike and Nylon teamed up on these and debuted them on editor’s feet during New York Fashion Week in Feb. 2008. The sneakers went to retail (and the magazine cover) this past summer. These bright bangers were done right, and gave the big “F you” to those who were all about toning down their sneakers. Gotta co-sign.
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7. Nike Dunk Hi “Orchard St. Customs”
YEAR OF RELEASE: 2003
• Oh, you don’t want to give us a collab? Watch this. During the summer of 2003, streetwear label Orchard St. customized 40 pair of Dunk His and tossed them over lampposts. You want to climb up there? Go get yourself a free pair of sneakers. Ranking this version at #7 might be high for a pair of customs (these are the only ones on this list) but the idea was genius, and the resale on these puppies is up over the $1K mark. You can go make your own list if you want to line ‘em up differently.
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6. Nike Dunk Hi “Nylon Vandal” (Coachella)
YEAR OF RELEASE: 2008
• The first colorways of the all-nylon Dunk were gifted to artists at the Coachella music festival and were introduced to retail later that year as the Vandal Dunks. New colorways are still dropping every couple of months, and are a must cop if you don’t have a pair. Reasonably priced, still coppable, and more staying power than nylon pants- don’t expect them to go anywhere near out of style for the next few years.
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COPPED THEM TO ROCK THEM September 7, 2009 at 1:40 am
WHOEVER PUT THIS LIST TOGETHER DOSENT HAVE A CLUE WHAT WAS THE CRITERIA? SHOULD HAVE BEEN 43 WORST AND 7 HOT LIST
King AUbrey October 20, 2009 at 3:09 pm
if you include sb’s i am with alot of sb’s wud merk these n wur r the huf quakes and earth quakes??
ALikeno1 September 7, 2009 at 2:47 am
Good Picks Thanks for putting that together.
lustyman September 7, 2009 at 12:09 pm
where are the melvins?????
TheBrownMaMba September 23, 2009 at 9:52 am
thank you thats wat i said along with the unkles the de la souls and the original FLOMs.
ali September 7, 2009 at 12:56 pm
this is just a dunks list…sb’s are not included!!!
ted September 7, 2009 at 9:07 pm
is this a joke?
this was compiled by someone who spent 2 weeks reading iss, not someone who knows dunks…
B.Payton September 7, 2009 at 10:29 pm
Did I miss something? Where are the Supreme Dunks With the stars? Craziest dunks Ive ever seen. I’d gladly rearrange this list
B.Payton September 7, 2009 at 10:32 pm
De La Souls?
Jon September 8, 2009 at 8:09 am
Horrible list. Where are the Tiffany’s?
JerseyFame September 8, 2009 at 1:28 pm
Where are the MF Dooms? Did I miss something?
I saw some pink polka dot craps and some scribbled crayon catastophes…but no Dooms?
Are the MF Dooms not Dunks?
Prize September 8, 2009 at 3:18 pm
Did anybody even buy 80% of these joints??
zackattack johnson September 8, 2009 at 7:28 pm
what the hell is this. dunks that should be on list tiffanys, what the dunks,mf dooms,de la souls,three pears pack,destroyers (red earths), supreme’s pack, pigeons??!, futuras,sea crystals, dino jr., mork and mindys. the list gos on and on
anonymous September 9, 2009 at 9:26 am
Whoever wrote this list obviously does not know anything about dunks, sneakers, or fashion in general. Needless to say, I don’t think I’ll ever be checking any lists by Complex Magazine again.
californiabullshittin September 9, 2009 at 5:32 pm
what about:
de la soul
the pigeon ones
tiffany’s
???
Andrew September 9, 2009 at 7:26 pm
WOW this list is terrible. you can tell whatever idiot at complex decided on this top 50 has NO clue about shoes (probably some typical ass LATE HYPEBEAST) wow “zackattack johnson” you are retarded… 3 bears pack, dino jr… mork and mindy??? are you fucking kidding me?
Andrew September 9, 2009 at 7:30 pm
by the way … when the majority of shoes posted on this piece of crap “top 50 dunks of all time” are mostly from 2008 and later you know something is wrong…
BABYLATIN September 9, 2009 at 8:52 pm
I SEEN ABOUT 7 OR 8 HOT ONES,,,,THE REST R BOOTY
brooklyn1976 September 10, 2009 at 7:02 am
This list is ass i bet the people who pick’d them stated wearing dunks in 2006 lol
fownownah September 11, 2009 at 8:28 am
Yea most are pretty ugly… :S
DPPPP September 13, 2009 at 9:36 am
vvvv Are you guys dumb, this is the “50 best nike dunks” not the “50 best nike dunk sb’s”
mjoeyson September 15, 2009 at 10:31 am
This is stupid. No untiffanies?
kuyang.maneuver September 15, 2009 at 2:37 pm
wow. drooling ~
SBoy! September 15, 2009 at 8:58 pm
whoever puts this list doesn’t know about dunks.. lame ass LIST!! where’s the tiffs, unfuturas, wtd, pigeons, doom, dela soul, unkles.. mo’fo!
Charles September 17, 2009 at 6:30 am
Are you serious? These are the 50 Best?
chocolate September 19, 2009 at 3:10 am
air jordan fusion
CassavaLeaf.com September 20, 2009 at 8:30 pm
sweet list
the truth September 20, 2009 at 10:08 pm
NOTHING FROM BEFORE 2000 I CANT TAKE THIS LIST SERIOUSLY THERE ALL NEW RELEASES MOST ARENT EVEN NICE
Chris September 22, 2009 at 1:58 pm
where are the Osaka’s or the Dinosaur Jr’s…..the scholastic pack (Elmer’s Glue, notebook, crayola)…this list is a fail
Brian September 23, 2009 at 12:07 am
Come on guys. These are lists of DUNKS. NOT SBs. Most of them they listed were general releases and quick strikes. Know ur shit guys.
sam September 23, 2009 at 2:53 pm
I guess this was the non-SB list.
CrossuOUt September 26, 2009 at 5:06 pm
Man , You could only expect this outcome From a Toy Like Marc. Spits on your Face!
CrossuOUt September 26, 2009 at 5:07 pm
Marc is a TOY!
sliz October 19, 2009 at 11:07 pm
WHERE ARE THE DE LA SOULS??
KidddFresh October 26, 2009 at 3:19 pm
Yall are fucking stupid this is dunks not SB’s MORONS STFU KNOW YOUR SHIT
secret November 12, 2009 at 2:43 am
what happen to the coralines & mf dooms!?
rs November 16, 2009 at 8:36 pm
iLLLL!!!
You guys blow November 20, 2009 at 2:49 pm
ITS A FUCKING DUNK LIST, NOT AN SB DUNK LIST.
Learn to read fucking idiots.