After a whirlwind couple of years, Japanese skateboarder Yuto Horigome lands his first Nike SB Dunk Low. Winning the gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, it’s no secret that Horigome represents the next generation of skateboarding.
His debut collaboration strings together a range of soft hues, making these both highly wearable and easy on the eye. White leather on the vamp and sidewalls go beautifully with the muted blue overlays, an olive Swoosh tying into the soft palette. The rear portion of the upper is where a chocolate brown accent contrasts the heavy presence of off-white, sandwiched together by the brown outsole underfoot. As a final dabble in the softer set of hues, a pink leather heel tab rests neatly at the back, a possible nod to Stüssy’s infamous “Cherry” Dunk from ’05. Yoto Horigome’s name is woven onto the tongue label, sitting elegantly underneath the standard Nike SB logo, while on the heel a crossed-feather insignia echoes the presence of Hiroshi Fujiwara’s fragment logo, another Japanese legend and cultural powerhouse.
