It goes without question that I am in love with sneakers. The only problem is, I never really made the leap to buy all the shoes that I wanted. Well that old lifestyle has changed, and today, I made my first leap (not really) into the sneaker game.
Truth be told, I have several pairs of kicks already, but these shoes are special and important to me, because I have wanted them since I first saw them on the internet. These are my first SB’s and I couldn’t be happier. I bought them from my boy, Paolo Del Castillo, from Florida, and three days and a UPS address mix-up later, they finally arrived.
The shoes themselves have a lot of great design aspects besides the super loud colorways. Nike SB always has a great story to back up their designs, and these shoes are no exception.
“Skate or Die” Nike SB Dunk Low Pro
Back in ’91, before I was even conceived, a game for the NES came out called, “Skate or Die”. The object of the game was exactly like the title said. Shred on your skateboard and do some gnarly tricks.
Fast forward to 2008. Nike’s Skateboarding division is in full effect, and month after month, they release new shoes that fly off the shelves, from hype being built up on internet forums.
These shoes were a general release, but that didn’t stop anyone form doing whatever it took to get their pair. I waited, and waited, and waited some more, and finally, I decided it was time to scoop these up. Not a second to soon, I might add.
“Ms. Pac-Man” Nike SB Dunk Low Premium
Whenever you see “Premium” after anything, you know it’s going to be of great quality, (unless you are buying a steam iron from a mall kiosk…). These dunks are nothing short of that.
Pink nubuck, blue and black suede, and 3M reflective piping, all great ingredients of a near perfect shoe.
In case you couldn’t tell, the colorway for these is also inspired from a retro video game, (Geeks , stand up!) Ms. Pac-Man.
If you don’t know the History of Ms. Pac-Man, you’re doing it wrong.
Another two have been added to the Fleet.
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