The Nike SB Dunk Low Arts-Rec is a San Diego-inspired collab with Arts-Rec Skateshop, pulling heavy influence from the SD Zoo and Balboa Park. Nike SB loves a good story-driven collab, and this pair goes all-in on the theme with plenty of animal references throughout.
[Read more…] about Nike SB Dunk Low Arts-Rec ReviewNike SB Purple Box
Nike SB’s site refers to this time as the “Striped” era thanks to the rainbox colored quickstrike boxes from this time. To me though, this is the Purple Box era. We got some modern legend-style releases from this time such as the Chunky Dunkys, Travis Scotts and Grateful Deads. I remember the releases for those three pairs being crazy!
The resurgence of Nike SB in terms of hype began around the end of the Teal Box era, and continued to ramp up during this time.
Nike SB had pretty much standardized the ankle padding and shape by this time, and many of the GRs (general releases) began to have that signature stiffly padded feel.
While this time period represented the modern pinnacle of SB hype, the popularity of the SB Dunk is still going strong partially from the momentum gained during this time.
Nike SB came in the purple boxes from 1/2020 – 3/2023
See Purple Box SB reviews below from most recently updated to oldest:
Nike SB Dunk Low Dark Team Red Review
The Nike SB Dunk Low Dark Team Red is a general release that leans into fall colors — even if it dropped right in the middle of summer!
[Read more…] about Nike SB Dunk Low Dark Team Red ReviewNike SB Dunk Low Red Stardust Review
The Nike SB Dunk Low Red Stardust is a general release from 2025 that continues Nike SB’s recent run of tonal suede colorways. The all-suede build and muted colors give this one a laid-back, everyday look. Nothing wild on paper, but solid execution.
[Read more…] about Nike SB Dunk Low Red Stardust ReviewNike SB Dunk Low Hayley Wilson Review
The Nike SB Dunk Low Hayley Wilson brings major personality with a tattoo-inspired design straight from the Australian pro skater herself. This collab is packed with details pulled from Hayley’s own ink, and you can see Hayley’s name right under the Nike SB logo on the tongue tag to make it official!
[Read more…] about Nike SB Dunk Low Hayley Wilson ReviewNike SB Dunk Low Pro B (Pale Ivory) Review
The Nike SB Dunk Low Pro B in Pale Ivory continues Nike’s throwback to the pre-SB era, tapping into the roots of the Dunk with a clean, wearable colorway and a build that nods to the early 2000s.
[Read more…] about Nike SB Dunk Low Pro B (Pale Ivory) ReviewNike SB Dunk Low Nicole Hause Review
The Nike SB Dunk Low Nicole Hause is a clean and well-executed collab with Nike SB Team skater Nicole Hause. While this is a special collaboration, it sticks to the Purple Box era instead of the Sail Box often used for limited releases.
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