Nike has simply launched a brand new model of its well-liked Dunk shoe that takes inspiration from the enduring 1970 Porsche 917K Gulf.
Fittingly dubbed the Nike SB Dunk Low ‘Gulf,’ the shoe options the enduring blue and orange paint scheme of Gulf Oil. The shoe additionally features a white Nike Swoosh with black outlines and contains quantity ‘58’ decals on the perimeters and the tongue. Along with the orange and blue end, the Nike SB Dunk Low ‘Gulf’ comes with black laces.
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The shoe will launch in Japan on February 27 earlier than arriving on U.S. shores in mid-March with a $100 price ticket. That feels like a fantastic deal though, as Input Mag factors out, the footwear are already being flipped by resellers like StockX for over $400, proving simply how well-received they’ve been amongst sneakerheads.
This isn’t the primary time a Porsche-inspired model of the Nike SB Dunk has been launched. In late 2020, the retailer introduced the SB Dunk Low ‘Pink Pig,’ impressed by a very well-known Porsche 917/20 Coupe finest often called the ‘Pink Pig.’ The automotive raced on the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1971 and was the quickest automotive throughout the pre-race qualification session. Sadly, it failed to complete the race regardless of working in as excessive as fifth place.
Just like the automotive, the Nike SB Dunk Low ‘Pink Pig’ is completed nearly completely in pink with crimson, white, and black accents.
Ought to these Porsche-inspired Nikes not do it for you, Puma and Porsche collaborated on a collection of footwear impressed by the eight generations of the 911 Turbo in late 2020.