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Nike Dunk Review - The Nike dunks have been ridiculously popular in the last few years and they have been in and out of popularity since they were released over 3 decades ago. So what's all the hype about are dunks good quality are dunks worth the money? These are the questions we are going to try to answer by cutting a pair in half to see what's inside.
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0:00 Intro
0:28 3 Main Questions
0:37 Leather Dissection
1:14 Quality of Leather
2:14 Chicken Nuggets of Leather
2:47 Burning Leather
3:04 Cupsole Construction
3:37 Cut In Half
4:41 Analysis
5:10 Are They Worth It?
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@RoseAnvil 9 месяцев назад

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@caleshriver134 2 года назад

Resellers have absolutely killed the game. Used to love to buy and sell (solely for the w purpose of actually wearing and experiencing the shoe). This is basically impossible now.

@GoHardOrGoHome85 2 года назад

Sure is and its why i buy shoes that arent popular or designer shoes because you can find them easier than jordans or whatever is poppin at the moment which is crazy

@reckasorushound4512 2 года назад

but you sell shoes though

@down2209 2 года назад

they didnt

@iambatman786 2 года назад

@@down2209 they did 😂😂

@down2209 2 года назад

@@iambatman786 no, absolutly not, nike want this, this creates much more hype, popularity and money, if they didnt wanted ressellers, they wouldnt do limited stock. it's as simple as that.

@michaellk2254 2 года назад

Worth mentioning, dunks and dunk SBs are not the same shoe. Particularly the tongue, padding, stitching and insole!

@stirfryjedi 2 года назад

Very interesting. Yeah I noticed one of my favorite musicians (Jason Isbell) doing a shout out to Nike SB and got super concerned after I saw this video. Hope to see a comparison.

@el_gato_de_basille9849 2 года назад

Yep, sb dunks also has air bubble in insole, which makes it really comfy in comparison to OG

@commentator2.0 2 года назад

They’re not much different construction wise tho but never use uppers this shitty. The early SB dunks were just a zoom insole and fat tongue with centering straps, the cupsole was exact same. Some didn’t even have the fat tongue.

@aelrecs015 2 года назад

sb dunks are super comfy!

@caulintanner7380 2 года назад

There are actually a ton more differences than just the air unit and padding. The SB dunk received a huge design overhaul in 2011 which is why on most dunk SBs the tongue actually says “dunk low pro” we plan on highlighting all the key differences very soon!!

@rubix0110 Год назад

This guy should do a breakdown of fake shoes vs real hype sneakers. Always wanted to know how different the qualities are

@lamborgini86 Год назад

Pretty much the same quality

@Sn0rl4x950 Год назад

he really should

@smitty3347 Год назад

@@lamborgini86 your opinion is exactly why we want to hear from an expert

@milktea2422 Год назад

@@smitty3347 he’s done one on Yeezy, and honestly, it’s kinda what you expect from adidas and Yeezy. Yeezy and adidas clearly having better manufacturing and the Yeezys being definitely higher quality, however the fakes weren’t that behind. But thats obviously for adidas. Unlike Nike, adidas kinda had to have better quality and better more innovative things like boost back in 2013 to gain traction. So it would be better if he did a video with expensive nikes look Jordan’s or any of their shoes that aren’t from filled with air or aren’t running shoes from nike- since nike running shoes are probably the only ones you could trust to be of higher quality- mainly because the broke world records with their top line runners. But besides that I 100% that nike shoes are shit quality and are just made from small little children in Indonesia

@CarlosPerez-jp8df Год назад

i doubt you can make something of shittier quality than what nike is doing rn

@johanthgersen4313 Год назад

The reason panda dunks are so popular is that they go with almost every outfit. The basic black and white colorway is so basic that nothing looks bad with it.

@alexnielsen9236 Год назад

its not because i hate dunks or anything but this guys got the right idea.

@potatoboy8493 Год назад

It’s the npc shoe

@Demonutzz Год назад

@@potatoboy8493 fr

@Demonutzz Год назад

vans old skool the same thing

@tombstonejones9581 Год назад

And I have a pair of AF1 white swoosh on black leather. They match with everything and I didn't drop a bag on them. Dunks are overrated imo.

@MikeLaBelle 2 года назад

Has he done this for SBs also? I would anticipate a better experience with getting them on the chopping block

@blister3000 2 года назад

SBs are meant for skating tho

@doublea9482 2 года назад

I promise you the SB are trash as well.

@fatehahmad5197 2 года назад

you didnt watch till the end of the video lmao he is getting chunky dunkys for 500k subscribers

@shiftyuk 2 года назад

@@doublea9482 it depends what versions you go for. I have orange label SB - Dark Russets and the leather on these are quality, I paid resell for them (only ones I have paid resell) but quality is decent.

@nassiglutt6587 2 года назад

Not much of a difference, just slightly more padding all around, bit better quality but still very far from comfy. You feel good fasho wearing them hype shoes but your feet disagrees😩

@RetroKid 2 года назад

Spot on. Dunks ARE dumb, and I've been collecting since the early 90's. The observation that they're better served as a template for color ways and collaborations is great, and I couldn't agree more. In the sneaker world, people aren't paying for quality, they're paying for exclusivity, as sneaker culture has always been about one-upsmanship more than anything else. Make anything limited, and people will put value on it for you.

@G59METH 2 года назад

Not only Dunks, this has happened to Jordan 1s too

@canema7334 2 года назад

It's Dumb

@romanlb1399 2 года назад

So annoying for people like me that just like the design. I aint tryna pay £300 for a shoe worth £80 because people think its hype.

@G59METH 2 года назад

@@romanlb1399 these shoes ain't worth more than 20 euros

@austin2valid553 2 года назад

its all about hype for sneakerheads

@dannythedon82 Год назад

I grew up in the day where you could buy any shoe it was just about if you had the money. But all the shoes were available and there were no such thing as raffles and there were no resellers and I don't ever remember having to line up. It was all about having to choose between all the amazing sneakers in the store. Back then most people could only buy 1 or 2 pairs that would have to last half a year and then when they were worn to death you got another pair or 2 pairs for the next half of the year. Things have changed alot but not for the better. I'm so glad I grew up in the 80's and 90's.

@livelifefree7707 Год назад

you could still wear some shoes for, forever. I had my Vans old skools for like 5 years now and thats when i bought those from someone used already

@TL2005 Год назад

F all resellers

@CorruptionManX 3 месяца назад

A sneaker with you only lasts half a year? What do you do with your sneakers?

@joma7807 Год назад

Hi! I hope you read this because I just heard that when you order Nike’s by you. So the leather on the dunks come in a better quality leather. Wanted to know if this was true? Thank you. And love your channel

@1forTrbl 2 года назад

The hype over "general release" Nike sportswear dunks is, as you say, really dumb! I really recommend the SB dunks on the other hand, since they have more padding, a zoom air-unit in the heel and usually higher quality than the GR, but due to even more hype you have to be really lucky to get hold of a pair.

@geronimo1595 2 года назад

SB dunks are way better quality, I collect sbs and stay away from any non suede sportswear dunk

@sydneygreenacre6480 2 года назад

On behalf of all skateboarders I plead that you don't buy sb dunks if you're not going to skate them, the hype around dunks have made sb dunks soo expensive that unless you are willing to spend 200+ dollars on a pair of shoes that you are going to destroy within a couple of months, then you won't ever get to skate this incredible skate shoe.

@TJV650 2 года назад

@@sydneygreenacre6480 lol stop buying Nike skate shoes you dweeb

@notime2flip 2 года назад

@@TJV650 I mean they are good skate shoes why wouldn't he shred them

@sebastienc.2257 2 года назад

@@TJV650 why should he or she stop. If it wasn’t for skaters SBs would be dead. I swear sometimes people on the internet just talk to talk.

@darkseid2021 2 года назад

Nike is one of, if not the best, marketing company ever conceived. They've managed to fool the masses into thinking that a shoe could be more than just a shoe, and sell that same mold time and time again while jacking up the prices. I applaud them 👏

@jaad9848 2 года назад

I think people are missing the psychology of this. I think the reason they resell for such high amounts for what really is minimal variation is to have a popular shoe with just enough different to "be different" and to have people know the resell value is "high" , ie the point is to "flex" on people so needlessly spending a lot for a little benefit is part of the point.

@icemeoutlikeelsa 2 года назад

They're not the ones jacking up the prices, the resellers are. These retail for like $100.

@noname-ez2fs 2 года назад

its not really that deep. i like the shoe because of the style. mainly sb dunks, and all the different colorways / collabs

@donnapug 2 года назад

@@noname-ez2fs but this crap ain’t the SB dunk!

@noname-ez2fs 2 года назад

@@donnapug yeah the most basic dunk . mind u these shoes were made in the 90s so of course the style is outdated

@yoitsgiook Год назад

Also worth mentioning, different eras = different quality. I’m sure the Low Pro B (pre Nike SB) era, and the early Nike SB Era prob has better quality than the basic regular release ones today. We’re talking late 90s to early 2k. I wish I still had some I skated (threw them out) back in the day. I would totally donate them for dissecting.

@mid-sizesedan488 Год назад

Nike started making products overseas before the 90s.

@yoitsgiook Год назад

@@mid-sizesedan488 I’m really confused by your comment. For starters it’s an obvious (duh) statement, and secondly, what does that have to do with what I said?

@mid-sizesedan488 Год назад

@@yoitsgiook Usually if they’re making their products overseas then it means that they’re cutting costs

@yoitsgiook Год назад

@@mid-sizesedan488 yeah but they were always doing that. That’s normal. My comment had less to do with overseas per se since they pretty much have been doing that for a very long time. However, to your point the quality did change over time. I think I have a pair or two of the old old pro B dunks before they were SBs and I think I have one early release SB and the quality is night and day. Over the years it just got cheaper and cheaper in quality. Things also cost less to make back in the day.

@shezzasid7386 Год назад

I would love to see you also check out the Nike By You dunk low. They can be customised to be almost exactly like the panda dunk low however many have said they’re much better quality than the panda’s so I would be interested to see your take on it. They can be bought in Europe and Canada to my knowledge currently

@BenandSawyer 2 года назад

We know they’re not worth it, but this was FASCINATING to see what’s really inside this 🙌🏼

@mericanignoranc3551 2 года назад

JFC...He said they're worth msrp...sure you watched it....

@Rad69Lee 2 года назад

@@mericanignoranc3551 he said, he gets why people pay it. Never said that he thinks they're worth it, he said he understands why people pay it. Unlike other videos, like the superstars where he said that they were worth it.

@TestMeatDollSteak 2 года назад

@@mericanignoranc3551 - He said he can _maybe_ justify paying the initial retail price, if this is a shoe that you really like and want for some reason, but he absolutely cannot even fathom a justification for paying the after market prices for these things. Neither of those statements are him saying that he thinks these things are totally worth even their initial retail price.

@itsPabo 2 года назад

@@mericanignoranc3551 He never said they we're worth msrp. He said "I get it" he never said anything about it being worth lol. Understanding why people pay 100 dollars for a shoe that costs 29 is not the same as it being worth...sure you watched it....

@timbuck2406 2 года назад

Nike dunks are worth it for retail price just like any sneaker

@jacobjarvis1335 2 года назад

I would love to see your suggestions on what daily/stylish sneakers people should buy in different price ranges. I know you did the series on the white sneakers and have done tons of great boot videos, but it would be cool to see your take on what is actually worth the money and not all hyped up.

@AridnTV 2 года назад

@@klabjcobevj72nso0fj4 I second NB and im a big fan of the 574

@thesequeltoobama7030 2 года назад

@@klabjcobevj72nso0fj4 as are reeboks as well they’re always on sale, the club c vintage is imo one of the nicest and inoffensive silhouettes for casual wear and you can beat the shit out of them

@brandonnickerson8934 2 года назад

@@thesequeltoobama7030 Agreed man. The Classics cannot be beat for the price. Even the reserve colkection ones for $90 are a bargain.

@iqbalhardito3020 2 года назад

NB 550s, reebok club classic, adidas forum 84.

@echoe28 Год назад

To be fair, the Pandas are specifically overpriced when resolled and include terrible materials, worse then other dunks

@pandaslayer Год назад

I'd love to see a comparison between the For You dunks that you can design, vs the out of the box ones like this.

@shigemota 2 года назад

We definitely need to see dunk sb’s. As someone else mentioned they are much different than the OG dunk lows and better quality imho

@DemonbreedGaming 2 года назад

SBs are all over the place though in terms of quality

@HelmuthUrcuyo 2 года назад

We’ll the real OGs have wayyyy better materials! I wish Nike hadn’t change the materials to this cheap leather/plastic…. Totally support the SB comparison tho!👍🏼

@Carltonwanks 2 года назад

Both absolute garbage, enjoy your blister's Hypebeast , same as Air forces ,junk for the masses

@storming. 2 года назад

@@Carltonwanks says the one with a kfc pfp, you’re literally part of the problem bud

@jonathanlyons6436 2 года назад

When i was in high school/college I was obsessed with SB dunks. I think the main appeal for me was that the colorways were really cool and a lot of them were themed off of cool concepts (ferris bueller dunks, marge simpson dunks, etc). Also just the fact that they were rare and no one else at school had them was a part of the appeal. After college (which was 10 years ago) I started liking other shoes more cause every time I threw on a pair of dunks I felt like I was back in high school and I wanted a more grown up look. Now I only wear new balances lol. And the difference in quality is crazy

@Lukabakua 2 года назад

Is it better?

@pierokroppen809 2 года назад

Kinda everything is better than Nike „normal“ dunk quality

@pauldg913 2 года назад

People want to wear the same sneakers in the streets lol nb is unique especially us and uk made

@williamgallegos7183 2 года назад

New Balances go crazy!

@Yerinjibbang 2 года назад

@@Lukabakua absolutely better

@arminmpoulourhs2341 Год назад

nike has a section that called nike by you and u can make custom dunks with 130 euro with "better leather" and i was wondering about the by you qualitys, they have 2 difrent leather and canvas can u review them?

@naveenmagapu4670 Год назад

I'd love to see a comparison between this and the SB dunk lows and maybe bring in a 3rd collab piece with totally different upper materials.

@henry_niko5278 2 года назад

Yeah I agree with you, I personally LOVE the look of the shoes, I dont really care that much about the materials besides the creasing, but it’s not worth the resale price overall

@sandtanmaroon Год назад

you love dressing like an NPC

@ryangks 2 года назад

Thank you for doing this! I had SB dunks back in '08 and it was the most comfortable shoe for me cause of the wide toe box. Super bummed it became a hype thing recently.

@palillo2006 2 года назад

Same, I remember being able to just go buy SBs easily at the local shoe store. Now that is not the case.

@patrickyoungkin8184 2 года назад

has literally always been a hype thing. pigeons caused riots in '05. but these aint sbs

@Navs126 2 года назад

They were hype then! Just didn’t have the social media following it has today.

@misio87 2 года назад

But, these are not SB.

@jamrah8713 2 года назад

@@patrickyoungkin8184 not the regular ones. Of course highly coveted collector pieces would be coveted by people who were deep in the sneaker niche. But regular ass colourways you could get anywhere It’s like the wave of Jordan 1s and 4s. They were always popular amongst actual sneaker heads but not the mainstream. When lockdown hit they shot up in price. A pair of black cats used to be 130 dollars and now it’s more the triple the price. It’s gotten to the point where regular GR releases are going for 2x or 3x the price

@mariano500 Год назад

i like this cutter !!! where do I find it! Your work is great, thanks for sharing.

@RichieColemanSr 5 месяцев назад

Great video. Do you know if the Adidas Forums are leather?

@otrwarrior 2 года назад

You're definitely on point with your opinions about the construction and hype. A person like myself loves dunks for the fashion aspect, IF I can get them for retail it's definitely worth it because of the many different clothes I can wear with them due to their basic color schemes. You can dress them up or down and they look great with almost any fit. I do agree with you about the resellers thing, it's ridiculous. Lastly, Jordans were for the player and dunks were for the people. They came out almost at the same time

@BeatsNDance 2 года назад

Before Nike started doing huge general releases of the dunks as they became super popular they actually had pretty nice quality. The dunks from just a few years back (2019/2020) that are called SP dunks (special project) where more limited and much nicer leather quality. Would be awesome if you did a comparison with a pair of those.

@lukasdubovsky2873 2 года назад

It depends on the release. 2020 lows of kentucky and syracuse were the worst pairs i ever had in my hand. Total garbage quality.

@BeatsNDance 2 года назад

@@lukasdubovsky2873 oh fr? I never owned any of those specifically but I heard quality was pretty good. Surely better than the trash nowadays, like in the video

@tntsquad1876 2 года назад

@@lukasdubovsky2873 bad quality but great material!!!!!!

@max-mkl 2 года назад

Yeah you are right for example the spartan green highs are way better than the low top that released in 2021... the really fucked up the quality ... on the gr gr pairs

@marcv.5574 Год назад

I love this channel: dumbing down the hype, the misleading marketing, the vanity in society. Thank you for giving consumers the nitty gritty about leather and other footwear goods. Never would have known the quality of leather matters.

@The_levi.athan0414 Год назад

The appeal of dunks (at least for me) is the collaborations and color ways that you pointed out that dunks are a great template for. Dunks tend to have the best collaborations and the most experimental color ways and that’s what people like. For example the bubblegum pack that collaborated with different baseball teams and made some cool shoes (although those were SB so they were made better). But you are right that the resale prices are ridiculous and not worth it, and I don’t get why anyone would pay that much for as plain of a colorway as the pandas that you used except for following trends.

@jacksonpayne7211 2 года назад

I would agree with all of the comments on the quality and that almost every regular dunk is trash but with the SB dunks, in my opinion at least, the collaborations they do are just awesome. It is worth mentioning that they use different and often times nicer materials on the collaborations and SBs.

@irwanshufri9163 2 года назад

Congrats on the 500k subs. I think u deserve it man. First time watching your show, I think it's unique and u gave me a second thought about some brands. How crazy the market sometimes marking up the price where cheap materials been used. Definitely will continue watching. Keep it up

@Mr.O.89 Год назад

What r u using to cut the shoe its soooo sharp

@EmmyThyPro 8 месяцев назад

Watching a panda get cut in half brings me joy

@sneakerkev4191 2 года назад

Little bit of background info the Nike dunk “panda” was released in 2021. The last time the panda dunk released was 2011 however it’s incredibly important to mention the 2011 pair has significantly better leather and materials. To simply sum it up the 2021 has poor qualities because Nike intended to mass produce and mass restock these pairs, Nike sees panda dunks the same way as white Air Force 1s, therefore Nike rather sacrifice quality of a color way in order to allow more consumers to own pairs. Logically it makes sense as the colors of this shoe are simple and easy to wear so anyone who isn’t a sneaker head will be incline to purchase this shoe for a certain price tag assuming it’ll be the first and only large sneaker purchase

@jeawhiz 2 года назад

It's truly sad. With all Nike's emphasis on "Better World" and sustainability, they continue to use this cheapest plasticized leather that turns ugly after half a day of wear. They KNOW that the higher quality full-grain leather has beautiful creasing, but they're after a quick dollar, and the know-nothing sneakerheads have no qualms with it. Nelly only wore his AF-1's once... it wasn't about being fresh, it was because they're ruined after one wear!!

@jeawhiz 2 года назад

Or was it Jay-Z? Whatever.

@benjammin8510 2 года назад

$100 aint cheap though lol

@RailRide 2 года назад

_Nike sees panda dunks the same way as white Air Force 1s,..._ Resellers: *Ahem*

@marcello000 2 года назад

not true, its because nike decided to make them in vietnam instead of china, the labor is even MORE cheap in vietnam, hence the quality differences in comparison to the 2011 dunks

@TheGregftw 2 года назад

would be really interesting to see this for some Goretex Jordan 1s, seeing how they do the waterproofing and the differences between non Goretex 1s!

@billtheunjust Год назад

I'm curious, which is better the blemish leather unmodified, or the leather stripped with the poly coating? Asking mostly durability wise.

@OCCollects Год назад

Would love if you did a comparison of regular dunks, dunk by you, and sb dunks

@BigSparky1316 2 года назад

I own a lot of Jordan brand and Nike and love the brand but I have pretty much know for years that the leather is pretty shitty and would rather see them use the old "Durabuck" style again instead of the kinda leather they used now lol. I also love seeing a expert really break down the material and all that too. Great bid bro!

@sole__doubt 2 года назад

Thats why only wear the SB Dunks. Any shoe made for skateboarding has to be made with better materials. Deconstruct a SB dunk and compare it with these, Id love to see that. :)

@JoshLifts05 Год назад

whats the xacto knife that you used? i do leather work and one with a wood handle like that would be very useful

@gameb30232 Год назад

This is my favorite shoe channel. I love when they rip up the shoes and look inside.

@OwnD1 2 года назад

I love this deep analysis of quality (or lack there of lol). Very engaging and informative!!

@TestMeatDollSteak 2 года назад

These things should retail for like $50 - $75, given the cheap materials, cookie cutter design aesthetics, and assembly line construction. I’m sure it costs Nike a small fraction of that to actually make these things, so the retail price is already needlessly inflated to begin with. Nike knows that a lot of people will still happily shell out more than they’re worth, though, so they charge more because they can. These shoes would be like if McDonald’s charged $1 for every single chicken McNugget, and then even greedier goons bought every location out of their entire stock of McNuggets to re-sell them for $3 a McNugget. This is the perfect example of hype and emotional consumerism run amok.

@stylepoint1200 2 года назад

8-12 dollars is around the cost to make.

@larryjimbob 2 года назад

Jordans are about $12-15 a pair to make too. Huge markups! 😠😔

@coldleo4950 2 года назад

They used to be 75- 80 bucks like 15 years ago when I was in high school they were so easy to get like once you walked in the shoe store you would see a bunch of differen't colors of them on the wall never had a problem getting shoes not even jordans but nowadays if you're not stalking the damn shoe release you are pretty much fucked and getting ripped off from scalpers shit is annoying.

@xroyalstevenx9151 2 года назад

They did maybe 8 years ago. I remember my brother buying dunks and I wasn’t sold because it looked cheap. It’s what you’d find at famous footwear.

@freddycalipari4242 2 года назад

They used to retail for $60 before hypebeasts got to them. These shoes were supposed to be abused by skaters.

@smudyeaR Год назад

first of all great video and great knowlegde about all stuff,now to the dunk ive got into SB'S (mvrk1 and mvrk3) about start 2016 and at end of 2016 i've got a colostomy and buying dunks from ebay for 5 - 90€ and so i didnt "noticed" my disease and didnt get crazy about it ....the dunk saved my life in this case...and yes those prices are hilarious and the only time i pulled resale was for the Blue Porsche Dunks last year ....sry for my bad english but i hope you can understand those

@pdeddy Год назад

I appreciate this video because it makes me feel good about not buying Dunks for a long time, mainly due to how fast they sell out and overpriced they become. The last pair I had weren't even leather, but suede and mesh. That was circa 2003 and tbh I loved that pair. My love of the design of these shoes is entirely tied up in sentiment over when they were first released. When I first saw them at summer basketball camp. The primary colorways iconically connected to the top college basketball programs and I always think of dunks as the college counterpart to the respectively "pro" Jordan 1s. A positive of both those lines, not mentioned in this critique, is that they have super comfy tongues. Agree Dunks were never performers, but I always liked the aesthetic. As a lighter-weight basketball player who doesn't mind an utter lack of cushioning, I appreciate the low court feel they offer for hooping. I did have a pair of SB Dunks with Zoom setups, those were actually great for balling.

@BigDirtDawg Год назад

regular dunks don’t compare to Sb’s. Sb’s are almost always made with better leather

@runitup647 2 года назад

You are gonna make a lot of sneakerheads cry when you cut the Chunky Dunky pair. Regardless, thanks again for your work, you are changing how I view shoes and my consumer purchases in general.

@dancechik1133 2 года назад

I have friends who will bypass spending $ on basic needs to cop that “dunk drip”. This video was fascinating to me, I’m with you I don’t get the hype hahaha

@jaibaraoidan2754 2 года назад

Very biased take coming from a "Panda" lol

@Yerinjibbang 2 года назад

@@jaibaraoidan2754 hahaha

@rayneshautar6048 2 года назад

broke boy alert

@ElmStreet 2 года назад

because they can resell them for 3-4 times the retail price if they needed to

@grant5864 Год назад

It's just fashion. Same reason why silver jewelry can vary in cost so much from brand to brand despite being made of literally the same thing - silver.

@davidl.a.6697 Год назад

you have a new follower, incredible work greetings... from mexico

@greenfish Год назад

thanks for this review! kinda gave up on getting a pair of dunks after failing to cop a pair of decent looking ones at release, and returning a customised unlocked by you pair for a bad sizing fit due to material of choice. could you do a review of the Nike SB Ishod Premium Skate Shoes?

@NoNonsense001 2 года назад

Any NB 550's coming up to get cut in half ? Love this review. Definitely hit it on the head with the resale vs retail price, especially with Nike sneakers.

@user-gv8xo5jw3c 2 года назад

really professional and objective reviews, thanks for making all these wonderful videos

@NoNonsense001 Год назад

Just rewatched this. Review is on point especially with the reselling.

@stevemacdonald3248 Год назад

I would like to see a Dunk vs SB Dunk. Is the sole difference. Does the SB have plastic shields under the leather?

@wubbadubnub 2 года назад

As someone who's owned a couple pair of dunks both for wearing and skating, I agree, however I've noticed that older dunks, like those that came out in the mid 2000s ish pre 2017? Had wayy better quality and the leather feels a lot better longer. Another issue with dunks is the heel drag, I don't drag my heel across the floor but after a couple wears they drag and wear down quite a bit.

@tomarnold9724 Год назад

kids in africa couldve ate those shoes

@tomarnold9724 Год назад

@@jessicamiller2002 kids in china made them not africa

@GreoGreo 9 месяцев назад

@@tomarnold9724 You're in Africa. Eat them.

@Lord_Mad_Dog 2 года назад

I used to skate in dunks when the es accel (original ones, not accelerate or anything else) first came off the market because I like chunkier shoes and stitched construction but they didn't last nearly as long as other shoes. Sbs have a good day tongue though so that was nice. They were made better than the regular ones and it would be cool to see a pair of sbs cut in half

@p.r.parasztragu3690 2 года назад

Hell yeah! I skate emerica figgys mostly for technical skating.For me cupsole>vulc any day. My fav skate shoe is probably the es Swift, the sole is a bit stiff but after break-in its perfect. I used to skate Nikes before the hypebeast resell era. Dunks were dirt cheap good shoes with a good amount of colors and a simplistic look. If you wanted to get more extreme the prods were the way. Recently bought dunks (retail only). Imo same quality with the hype pricetag. Definitely looks and feels better built than the one he cut open. Dunks are nostalgic to me the same way it's nostalgic to you... I'm happy they are still around but the market is weird af

@NoRCaLFiNeSt4o8 Год назад

Great video! Can you deconstruct a replica pairs of Nike/Jordan's or any top adidas boost shoes?

@Theebasslord Год назад

You should do air jordan retro 4's next. Does quality match the hype ?

@christianmoraes7206 2 года назад

You should do the actual pro sb dunks since those seem to be a high quality shoe for actual skating

@JoelMatton 2 года назад

Not a big fan of regular dunks, but I love SB dunks. Love the zoom air and extra padding, both the low and high are great.

@josephcumbo1789 Год назад

Did the market for pandas take a shit since this video came out? I copped a pair for 110 on stockx a month ago

@estefaniayadeth Год назад

Recently I bought some dunks for retail price and I STILL feel like I was robbed lmao

@Daniel.rmendez 11 месяцев назад

Yeah I just got the dunks and they feel like plastic

@SuperGear360 2 года назад

I agree, dont spend money for shoes that are just basic. Pay the retail price if you really want it.

@cynkin 2 года назад

lot easier said than done lmao, almost impossible to grab these for retail

@ZZZ-dt6mf 2 года назад

@@cynkin yea buy 1:1 reps instead

@brandonpaulin1595 2 года назад

Thank you so much for pointing this out. Dunks ARE a simple shoe dated to the 80’s. I grew up wearing them a lot. And I remember when I needed a pair I could usually go and find a few colors to choose from, pay retail, and leave with a new pair of shoes…while not feeling ripped off. NOW…forget it. I can’t even find a decent Dunk I like because 90% of them are at a INSANE asking price. Only ones that aren’t are old beat up ones or ones that have an ugly af color combo. This shit is DUMB and can’t wait for the Dunk hype to go down so I can get me another pair. I miss wearing em man. Fucking greedy ass hype-nerds trying to take away the good experience of an old-head just wanting to rock a nice pair of classic Dunks. It’s fucking ridiculous.

@woodski_ Год назад

You could try to get some dunks during drops tho

@aerpods Год назад

@@woodski_ who has the time bruh

@brandonpaulin1595 Год назад

@@woodski_ yea let me sit behind the screen anxiously watching the countdown hoping I get lucky enough to snag a pair. Lol, gtfoh. I got daily objectives that must be met. I should be able to just go into the store, find a pair, and pay a fair price of my own money. But no I gotta compete with kids who live with their parents who are just gunna flip em for pure profit.

@colin6837 Год назад

get fake ones if you jus want the look i don't care about the hype either i just wear fakes 😆

@felidd414 Год назад

@@colin6837 is almost the same quality even 1.1 or g5 sometimes is superior than the original

@mer7593 Год назад

Hi how is this leather compared to AF1's? Seems same thickness of plastic coating to me.

@fernandovazquezsr.4710 2 года назад

I freaking LOVE this video and this is the absolute best explanation of the horrid quality leather, on not only this sneaker, but basically most sneakers dropping currently! The sad thing is... I'm still going to pay resell on some of these. 😐

@user-fo9lw3pq8l 2 года назад

Very sad.

@MorganYTHaha 2 года назад

As a former sneakerhead, I can totally see why you'd rip on these. As I've gotten into my late twenties I've drifted away from the bold kinds of sneakers and choose to grab things that are more minimal and wearable every day, kinda like these! Unfortunately when Nike decided to start bringing back the dunks they were seeded out to influencers and retro ones were already being worn by Travis Scott. So the hype went through the roof just as they hoped it would. Oddly enough Gen Z's style (what I assume to be the target market for hype culture currently) is typically far from minimal, so it really makes you think about the concerted effort there must've been to blow these up. I can find a lot of appreciation for dunks and think their subtle differences in shape from the J1 really lend theirselves to being a sweet streetwear staple, but without a general ease of buying them at retail, I probably will never have a pair.

@ibrahimdelomavicsmithson164 2 года назад

Buy reps 😉

@matthewhanson3204 2 года назад

perfect summary

@DMK195 Год назад

Can you do a versus with the dunk by you version ?

@foisted Год назад

I used to buy dunks 20 years ago and the quality back then was far superior and they cost 40% less. I have some Dunk Scrap that are of decent quality but also got the Dunk 3D swoosh recently and was shocked at how poor the standard Dunks are these days.

@jinsanity 2 года назад

SBs are on another level compared to regular dunks. If I was to go with something that has more quality I would actually go with the NB 550s. Higher quality along with the looks

@MistaBrown420 2 года назад

I got the 550 in hand the shadows and tbh I don't care for them at all on foot or the quality of them.

@MistaBrown420 2 года назад

I'd go for the 990 tbh

@whynot8888 2 года назад

Sb’s are the same exact shoe minus the tounge lol

@TRU2Sk9ng1992 2 года назад

@@whynot8888 that’s 100% false.

@jinsanity 2 года назад

@@whynot8888 def not. Zoom air and better materials. I’ll take my Jedis and Stussy SBs any day before I’d rock one of these plain ones 🤷🏻‍♂️

@kevinmunro3361 2 года назад

I appreciate your honesty and unbiased opinions on all your videos. Even though you leave yourself open to abuse from fanboys it's refreshing to see honest reviews. Well done. Oh and I agree they are absolute rubbish.

@srot7370 Год назад

when im able to buy them from official nike shop for 120 + 10 euro shipping is it worth it ?

@yakashe Год назад

could you talk about the nike sb dunks? and cut them apart aswell ?

@areksoo 2 года назад

Prior to the mid 2010s, the Dunk was a shoe nobody wanted and many of the hyped collabs that were popular in the 2000s were selling for under retail. Retro fashion took off a few years back and Nike's marketing of the Dunks was masterful. They got the Dunks on a few runways and then released original colourways back in the mid-2010s in limited supply. This started a small trend. Then they collabed with many artists, sneakers shops, skaters, and celebrities focusing on the Dunks. All releases were limited, even non-collabs. By the late 2010s, Dunks were popular again. Now Nike has taken it a step further. They have released the Panda Dunk (like the ones cut out) in limited supply to keep the demand high... but released them like 5-6 times and even another release shortly. You would think this would kill the hype for the shoe, but instead the Panda Dunk has reached a level of triple white Air Force 1s in terms of popularity with youths in general and not just sneakerheads. It has become that shoe that "all the cool kids are wearing" and may even become a classic shoe that continues to sell out no matter how many shoes they make.

@leighm 2 года назад

Your editor deserves a raise 😭

@yoshioharuki5760 Год назад

Am legitimately curious to know if there are any 'leather' (apart from suede) Dunks/Jordans/AF1s at all that don't crease when bent

@kaifrohlich8359 Год назад

Very good video. Could you do a video on Yeezy slides too?

@needfortweed8734 2 года назад

I like the looks of these. Simple black and white stylings. Also a fan of the foam thing. But I don't think I'd want to pay more than retail for these...

@diogosantos8645 2 года назад

The hype ruined the dunks for me, people really are dumb when there so many other affordable options with the same vibe

@mhpcoj3677 2 года назад

Your pockets ruined the dunk for you

@freddycalipari4242 2 года назад

What are the other options?

@maxgreen8167 Год назад

Best informative vlog i have seen so far with regard to Nke Dunks... I have requested by favorite vloggers - CARLO OPLE. SETH FOWLER, HES KICKS, and JUMPERMAN KRIS to react to this episode... I HOPE THEY DO. hats off to you for doing this.

@JustTayland Год назад

Back in the day dunks use to have all different kinds of crazy materials and color ways, Nike noticed how much people liked em so they started mass produce them around 2 years ago with cheaper materials like if you look at a dunks from today and a dunk from a couple years ago in the same color way the older dunk will be way better quality wise

@EarlSquirrelsonn 2 года назад

I have a pair and I completely agree that they’re not worth the hype. Managed to get a pair for retail so I don’t really care about wearing them out. The only reason I haven’t is that they’re pretty uncomfortable. They should really make the SB insole/comfort the standard. The normal versions are purely for show.

@rome4060 Год назад

I love mines, I agree there not super comfortable but there a great shoe for any outfit. Not worth resell but I been lucky enough to cop a couple of pairs for retail

@Jake-ig2kf 2 года назад

I like to collect many different nike shoes. I agree with you and would never pay much more than retail for a pair of shoes. But I also understand the hype on limited releases like Union or Travis Scott collabs. To me the value is in the rarity, and style. Kinda like how a first edition Charizard is worth alot of money even though it is a piece of cardboard.

@zAsKaA 2 года назад

true

@sneaky_krait7271 2 года назад

The fact that the rarity is artificially created and easily copied with exact same quality kills it for me though

@Jake-ig2kf 2 года назад

@@sneaky_krait7271 yea I understand your logic. Lots of products have their value artificial created. Even real diamonds can be created in a lab now yet they still go for high prices. The purposeful limited quantities are a business model used to generate hype. If everyone could get any pair for retail then the hype wouldn't exist. But if you are someone who values quality over all else than nikes may not be for you. Just don't be surprised if noone stops you on the street to compliment you about a pair of high quality Nick's boots. Meanwhile you might end up getting tons of compliments on a low quality pair of nikes.

@sneaky_krait7271 2 года назад

@@Jake-ig2kf Real diamonds in general are very inflated because they are all handled trough a cartel which artificially generates limited supply. To me a natural one is worth much more than an artificial one anyway. But with these sneakers the fake and real are both created in basically the same kind of factory in China with the same quality and materials. I don't like boots and do get compliments on my sneakers, but I won't be paying more than 100 unless they are made in Europe with all natural and good quality materials. It's not just boots, also sneakers can be great quality, even Nike could do this.

@sethgt3 Год назад

Have you done this with Nike Dunk SB's? I think the SB version of the Dunk has better quality than the SP version.

@gseifers1 Год назад

That's a real shame, when I was in middle school in 2002-2003 I had a pair of dunk lows in the dark red and white color. I loved those shoes and they held up forever and were really nice. But seems like Nike is cutting corners and still charging more lol.

@GarrettBroadnax 2 года назад

A few tidbits. First, the dunk was the template for the Jordan 1, it pre-empted it by a year or so. Second, the GRs of everything classic are cheapened these days. Old dunks were basketball shoes (duh) and couldn't get away with that. Similarly, SB dunks are real skateboarding shoes so they have the tech to support that load. The dunk lows have never looked that good to me. The highs are most people's go to but I prefer mids over everything.

@Marre-wr8zz 2 года назад

These dunks are one of the most restocked dunsk ever, the leather quality gets worse and worse every year to the regular dunk release ;/

@Swagmaster69N Год назад

I got the Nike dunks "I got next" for about $118. is it a ripoff?

@xmanjstevie8480 Год назад

Could you do a comparison with the Dunk By You? These are the custom ones you can make on Nike which seem like better quality

@PaladioBlaze 2 года назад

Hype moves in mysterious ways. I'd NEVER buy these at resell price. I'd almost say I'd only buy them on sale.

@revenone1077 Год назад

I remember a time when Dunks were pretty much always on sale, usually on the bargain rack.

@PaladioBlaze Год назад

@@revenone1077 I've got a pair from a few years ago that I got from the Nike Outlet. I literally watched them go from 80 bucks all the way down to 30.

@Yerinjibbang Год назад

@@PaladioBlaze are those GRs?

@nikon6163 Год назад

I skate these shoes, in fact I’ve gotten tired of paying resale price for a shoe that I tear through in a month. So now I pay 40$ for a set of reps that take about 2 weeks to get here from China. And I’ll be completely honest, I can’t tell the difference between my real sb dunks and the reps. They skate completely the same, and wear the same

@maxnone1574 2 года назад

dunks look good, thats it…

@ElDoDo87 Год назад

Can u put to test a pair of jordan 35 ? Plsss

@jordanrose2205 Год назад

Please do this for the new balance 550 (preferably the an ALD pair)!

@mikegraham9401 2 года назад

The panda was touted as relatively the worst quality dunk. If you grabbed a different colorway or any SB colorway the quality would be considerably better. I only buy SBs as mentioned by a few other commenters. I really enjoyed the video either way and will be subscribing for future videos.

@Gmoney0731 2 года назад

I think what a lot of people in these comments are missing is that although the resale prices on this shoe are absolutely ridiculous and in part driven by hype, it's an iconic shoe. Out of all the 80's low top bball shoes that are legendary (dunks, NB 550, Adidas Forum Low) they are often regarded as the best looking. People don't buy them for their high quality, most concede the quality is ass, they buy them because they are a standout shoe that catches everyones eyes and can make simple outfits look bold and cool.

@Manu-ny3cw Год назад

The best thing you could do is wait for them to drop these in customise and choose normal leather

@danjohnson3756 Год назад

Specifically Nike Dunk SB from mid 2000’s might be a different story. Would skate hard impact and lots of tech street and they were tough as nails and higher quality.

@Ebilsneezer 2 года назад

Can't believe that these joints are 300 plus on resell wherein they restock almost like every 2 weeks or so, plus theres Nike by you where you can make this colorway.

@SuperDuperSeb 9 месяцев назад

These over retail are a strait scam. SHIT even retail price is a scam for what you get vs what it cost to make

@Devilish._ 9 месяцев назад

That's how you make money. If you sell a product thats $20 to make you'll prob want to make around a $20 or $40 profit so i'll be priced at 40 or 60 dollars. And Nike is a company that is kind of greedy and just wants to make money. That's why they use the same colorways on the same shoe and call it like Jordan 1 Chicagos 2015 or Jordan 1 Chicago retro.

@etebol Год назад

Hey man, love the Chanel; if you run out of things to review, can you check out filling pieces? I love their sneakers, but don't know about the quality.