It was conceived in 1985 as the shoe of choice for basketball.

Now, Nike Dunk shoes are popular with skate boarders and the fashionistas too. They come in various categories: the Nike Dunks High and Dunks Low, the Nike Dunks Low CL, Nike Dunks women, Nike Dunk SB, Nike Air Dunks, Nike Dunks Mid, and also the Nike Custom Dunks.

Original Dunks have become a collector's item prompting Nike to re-release the line of Nike Dunk in 1998. Since then, many colorways have also been manufactured due to the demand. In 1999, Nike initially released Dunks for skaters. It featured a padded shoe tongue with ankle collars. In 2002, Nike collaborated with the Supreme Skate'a brand assigned to produce these Supreme Dunks. In year 2004, Nike then released Nike Dunk Mid model.

The high quality design features that Nike is consistent of are fogrrrund in Nike Dunk SBs, Nike's most popular skateboarding shoe. They come in more than 65 colors and have their own unique style. Nike comes out with special and also limited editions.

Nike Custom Dunks include Nike Dunk High Custom (Glow in the Dark), Nike Dunk SB Custom Series Brazil Exclusive ?Rodrigo Gerdal?, Nike SBTG Dunk Lo Scapegoat, Air Force 1 Mid Custom Jordan xx3, Nike Dunk Infobar Japan exclusive in green, red and white, Nike SB Custom Series 02 Pico dos Sonhos Dunk Highs to cite a few designs.

These retro basketball basic shoes have become a favorite for casual and everyday wear. The new releases come with outrageous colors. The Nike Dunk X SBTG X Methamphibian Collaboration Anthology comes in bright green, pink and blue streaks. Nike Dunk High Premium SB-Boba Fett for example is inspired by the movie Star Wars. Nike Dunk High SB Royal Pinkfire and Nike Dunk SB Low-Michaelangelo (TMNT) are pairs that will surely not last long in the display window.

Another hit is the Nike Dunk-Low Supreme. This Dunk Supreme design is ?R9 Mercurial? inspired. The ?R9 Mercurial? boots for soccer that was worn by Ronaldo (the FIFA World Player Award winner) in the 90s. It features indeed supreme materials colorways in varsity maize, metallic silver, varsity royal and translucent outsoles. Under the sole Nike showed the cleat pattern of R9 Mercurial.

Many are in favor of the board feel given by Nike Dunk SBs. It can also be well utilized for other sports when other large skate shoes don't work well for other sports. Well, the Nike skater's team comes very well with players like Paul Rodriguez an X Games gold medalist.

Other limited editions Nike released include special day models such as Christmas and Valentine's Day. Also, some Laser Dunks have laser artwork while Harris Tweed Dunks use tweed fabric.

With all these Nike models and the others more which shook the world with their innovative design and engineering, made Nike as one of the most sought after shoe brand not only in USA but also the whole world. Nike shoes remain to be in the top of shoes manufacture and marketing as new models and styles come out yearly.