Nike SBTG Dunk Low SB + Interview
It’s a sign of the times that the customizers have triumphed, taking it one step further than funded exhibition one-offs and bringing their vision to the production line. In a time when the consensus from manufacturers is that a tired theme-pack for just about anything, from kitschy TV shows to animals, will act as a pacifier for hype hungry consumers to chow down on, appeasing their rapidly diminishing desire for all things limited, we need a little something extra. And no shoe has been made over than a certain once-cult mid-eighties ‘baller, but in the hands of Singapore’s SBTG, he’s dropped a product that doesn’t compromise his custom style, with a plethora of his Royalefam graphics, and some interesting logo placement…yeah, it ticks a lot of boxes- camo and Asian-only release status, but it’s an interesting project in that there’s substance amid the panels- if you’re not gonna leave ‘em in the box like some tinpot eBay sales person, these will actually last more than a few sessions of their intended purpose. Yeah, the new jack cynics who were scrabbling for Dunk releases last Summer like crackheads looking for crumbs will roll their eyes, but this is one of the most interesting Dunks in a while, so we got in touch with Mark, aka. SBTG to flesh things out…
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