Update and info on the Nike Dunk SB High Hair, Courtesy of Chris Nieratko of NJ Skateshop.
The shoe, as you may or may not know, was inspired by a can of old Aqua Net Hair Spray because during those ugly high hair 80s years Aqua Net sold 3 times as well in New Jersey than it did in any other state in America.
The shoe was designed by the three partners at NJ Skateshop, (Steve Lenardo, Troy Jankowski and myself, Chris Nieratko) with world famous Artist Todd Bratrud, who’s “Send Help” Dunk just came out.
(Todd’s art can be seen at www.burlesquedesign.com
and www.consolidatedskateboard.com)
The shoe will be released on March 2nd, 2006 at NJ Skateshop
and a week later everywhere else.
March 2nd is Jon Bon Jovi’s birthday and the reason for that date and the whole hair spray-inspired, 80s theme is because Jon Bon Jovi is actually from our little town of Sayreville where NJ Skateshop is located.
Granted,since his fame Bon Jovi has never bothered to return to his home town to perform or say hello but if you went into any of the many small bars in town, it’s like going through a time machine, instantly transporting you back to 1985. The 40 year old girls all still have high hair and low expectations. Stone washed, frayed denim is the norm and every juke box has every Bon Jovi album loaded into it. It’s a bit surreal.
