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By John K. · Published Jan 11th, 2011
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The Statue of Liberty has been an iconic symbol of freedom since it was first erected in 1886, and this February, it will be immortalized into the Nike SB Dunk. The Nike SB Dunk High ‘Statue of Liberty’ features a sea-green upper just like Lady Liberty, but the upper is treated in such a way that if normal wear and tear from skating will reveal a bronze and silver under-layer, mimicking the erosion seen on the 19th-century statue. The tongue label also features a special logo taking after the trademark spiked crown seen at the head of the statue. Check out the extra shot after the jump and expect these to hit select Nike SB accounts next month. via N-SB.
66 Responses to “Nike SB Dunk High – ‘Statue of Liberty’ | February 2011”
January 11th, 2011 at 4:38 pm
damnnnnnnnnnnn!!! nike sb making a comback these are dope
January 11th, 2011 at 4:50 pm
i like the erosion effect but i dont, maybe its just in the wrong place but these are hot and i may cop.
January 11th, 2011 at 4:52 pm
great concept and cool shoe, but id never actually wear these.
January 11th, 2011 at 4:57 pm
nike colorway except for the bronze rusting, takes away from the shoe
January 11th, 2011 at 4:57 pm
just another hype shoe. nothing special imo
January 11th, 2011 at 4:59 pm
This is nice. Very thought out and creative.
January 11th, 2011 at 5:06 pm
great concept , would definitely copp .
still feels like its missing somthing tho . . . maybe the torch in her hand .
January 11th, 2011 at 5:11 pm
u seriously sound confused bruh
January 11th, 2011 at 5:13 pm
wdf, days ago the pic aint have them doodoo stains! nah, ima pass.i have 2 dogs icud have used for this design
January 11th, 2011 at 5:15 pm
I love this idea and I am not even a dunk fan. This is sick! I'm coppin these if I see them. No doubt.
January 11th, 2011 at 5:35 pm
Those are DOPE! Thats how to be creative
January 11th, 2011 at 5:44 pm
nike sb is making a comeback
January 11th, 2011 at 5:46 pm
Bro u skate in them and the wear of the griptape makes um like dat
January 11th, 2011 at 5:48 pm
SB getting there act together, these are sick alot better than just that flat colour. Good Stuff
January 11th, 2011 at 6:06 pm
ok now this is classy, finally a SB Dunk I am looking forward to.
January 11th, 2011 at 6:12 pm
the idea is real cool but i dont really want to wear them
January 11th, 2011 at 6:24 pm
aaaah ok … so this is the nike dunk high all green shown in previous pictures … but when you used them, the paint will change colour … just like a Gobstoppers Candy …
January 11th, 2011 at 6:46 pm
must cop ……:) i like these alot
January 11th, 2011 at 6:51 pm
Wow, I haven't been hyped on a dunk in a while until this. Good job Nike.
January 11th, 2011 at 6:54 pm
these are gonna be legendary in a few years. the idea and execution is dope!
January 11th, 2011 at 6:57 pm
These are stupid. I'm sry. yall SB stans can thumbs down me all u want, but the truth is the truth. This colorway is not "dope"…..a "comeback"? give me a break. this shoe is very ugly. Its a hype shoe like Jack Acehole said. So yall can get on youtube and pull out the shoes and be like, "Yea, got my Statue of Liberties !!!" nah. For a lot of SBs the name, and inspiration does a lot for a sneaker than what the actual shoe does. How many of yall think the Skunk dunk is hot? i get the concept. Its a fallacy to hink just because a shoe has a concept its dope. thats dumb. every "concept" is not dope.
January 11th, 2011 at 7:22 pm
dont love it but it is a pretty sweet idea to have the copper coming out of the green like oxidized metal… not a bad effort sb
January 11th, 2011 at 7:24 pm
I wasnt feeling these but after seeing this im ALL IN reminds me of the CLOT AF1s DOPE
January 11th, 2011 at 7:25 pm
u sound angry woosa buddie if u like buy if u dnt pass easy as that now calm down b4 u give urself an aneurysm
January 11th, 2011 at 7:59 pm
I'm with you on this i'm not even a sb dunk fan & ima cop these
January 11th, 2011 at 8:13 pm
right on the money.
the skunk high was hideous, but because of its concept it was the 'dunk of the year' according to most.
same thing applies here
January 11th, 2011 at 8:17 pm
then you obviously overlook the materials and the actual shoe if you just focus on how each SB is named and decide whether or not it's a hypebeast shoe based on that. lame. imo, and plenty of other people, this is a nice clean solid colorway. ill have 2 pairs.
January 11th, 2011 at 8:18 pm
its pointless. people will continue to think the skunks are nice, when in reality it just for immature people to refer back to the weed inspiration.
but for this shoe, the idea is cool, but i would never actually wear these. the green clashes with everything
January 11th, 2011 at 8:19 pm
Umm no the bronze ande copper actualy rusts green not the other way around the statue of liberty was bronze and then oxidized turning green SMH Dunnn nicccas ddunt kno ish
January 11th, 2011 at 8:33 pm
This is Clark Kent's doing. I know this because I pitched him an idea for a statue of liberty AF1 in the Summer of 2010, in hopes he would use (take) the idea, and release a shoe like that. The only problem is, Nike put it on the wrong shoe. Still, the results look pretty good. I'll have to see more pictures before I decide to cop though. I'm not trying to take full credit or anything. But this shoe IS basically my idea. If the swoosh on the left shoe is orange, he used the idea in the most base way described it. I know some haters are probably gonna show up, and be like "Nah, you never talked to Clark Kent. Shut the hell up." But honestly, he's not a hard guy to get a hold of, if you know where to look. Nice guy by the way.
January 11th, 2011 at 8:56 pm
The torch is on the tongue
January 11th, 2011 at 8:58 pm
love this shoe if i get em ima take sandpaper and make then copper show on certain spots like the toebox
January 11th, 2011 at 8:58 pm
would have more of an affect if it was suede on the green parts
January 11th, 2011 at 10:33 pm
i was thinkin the same thing
January 11th, 2011 at 10:38 pm
Thats funny cause the skunk dunks were my idea. The idea came to me while I was gettin blazed at the skate park when the heat rolled up and started askin stupid questions. I stuffed my stash inside my shoe and that gave me the idea for the hidden pocket.
January 11th, 2011 at 10:45 pm
ppl lik u i dnt get is every shoe on this website a "hype shoe' ??? pshh trollers
January 11th, 2011 at 10:46 pm
word
January 11th, 2011 at 11:41 pm
if the green reveals the bronze after regular wear-n-tear, i wonder if the green will fade on clothes….just don't wear light pant/jeans with these on.
January 11th, 2011 at 11:46 pm
how bout you SKATE IN THEM?!?!?!
January 11th, 2011 at 11:53 pm
I like them, Hopefully il be able to get a pair.
Im going to New York this Summer so these would be nice to go around town in.
January 11th, 2011 at 11:54 pm
lol real skaters will look at you like the biggest poser. do it all over the shoe not just toebox.
January 12th, 2011 at 12:11 am
good to see sum real heads on here that just dont buy hype. face it. SB is one of the main reasons we have hypebeast in the game. for good and bad. As for "yall know it" dude its not that serious bro, i know this. im able to separate real life from little sneaker debates. Im doing exactly what ur telling me to dao. Me voicing an opinion and simply not copping a shoe as u put it do not conflict. i can do both! lol. I enjoy sneaker convos. As for Augiegk4life im not over looking the materials and shit. the shoes are lame. nice materials does not make it a good shoe. those two things dont always coincide.
January 12th, 2011 at 2:13 am
and Windows 7 was my idea. lmao
you mighta pitched something similar to this to Clark Kent but your idea wasn't the one that made Nike come up with this sb dunk. glad it makes you feel good tho lol
January 12th, 2011 at 2:15 am
i donno how you expect them to have sea green suede that scrapes off to show a copper color… i guess it COULD be done, but this execution is perfectly fine. lol
January 12th, 2011 at 2:17 am
no it wont, but thats some good thinking. after i took another look, the green has to be scratched off
January 12th, 2011 at 3:03 am
man these r ugly, thumbs down on my comment all u want
January 12th, 2011 at 3:40 am
calm down charlie brown. it was just an opinion. i didn't say every shoe on SN is a hype shoe. i just said this one was. don't lose sleep just because I don't like them. bye for now neighbor
January 12th, 2011 at 4:46 am
Hahahaha… Are you dudes serious??? Too be honest y'all sound like a bunch of new school cry babies…Hype this hype that… Who really gives a fuck… Can we get back to days before all these Internet nobody's started coppin… Either you like em or you don't… No one needs to read a book explaining why they aren't hot or what they should of done…lol they did what they did so cop or don't… More coppin, less chatter…
January 12th, 2011 at 8:18 am
*sheds a rear of joy
January 12th, 2011 at 8:46 am
The skunks were tights as hell with the material the colors of some fire bud. Like 3 6 mafia said it was Bin Laden weed 3 different type of weed rolled up, light that shit , smoke that shit. The white THC effect on the shoes was dope. I got some mad wet pu$$y up in Destin rocking them joints.
January 12th, 2011 at 9:44 am
just to make sure this isnt a fluke, i wanna see another dope SB dunk, come out. Then i'll be convenced that there back. this shoe is crazy tho!
January 12th, 2011 at 9:50 am
the bronze fading is really cool but lets be honest, 85% of people that wear SB's dont even skateboard so it won't really affect them. some hypebeast fruitcake in bape head to toe will have green shoes forever.
January 12th, 2011 at 10:18 am
does any1 actually care what loser skateboarders think
January 12th, 2011 at 11:27 am
I believe that is what this site is for. If not here, than where?
January 12th, 2011 at 1:30 pm
Im pretty sure they know that, because obviously its green now…
January 12th, 2011 at 10:26 pm
YOU JUST GOT SCHOOLED SON. =))))
January 13th, 2011 at 12:58 am
yet u wrote a paragraph? lol
January 13th, 2011 at 1:02 am
ok?
January 13th, 2011 at 1:14 am
You sir, are stupid. It oxidized green, yes. But wind and water naturally erode the surface. Hats underneath the green? Bronze. So don't doubt the creators of the shoe. They're obviously educated and made it somewhere in life.
January 13th, 2011 at 7:47 am
them shoes look like they were kickin peanut butter sandwiches all over tha place, ill pass
January 13th, 2011 at 1:11 pm
no.. i dont think they do know that… haha
January 13th, 2011 at 1:12 pm
yes but the guy he replied to made it sound like it rusts to a bronze color from the green lol. read before you start trying to school some one when there's no need.
January 13th, 2011 at 1:17 pm
i like how you changed the tone of your response, doesnt sound anything like what you wrote earlier. i can understand if you say you dont like the color or something like that, but just simply saying "the shoes are lame," and saying they're just a hype shoe and ugly doesnt explain anything about why you dont like the shoe. which is why you got the response from me that you did. good day my dude.
January 13th, 2011 at 1:18 pm
hahaha
January 17th, 2011 at 1:28 am
sick shoe. i skate but not in quickstrike sbs. I invest in them. why mess something that will be worth possibly 1000s one day? just the thought that they have bronze and silver underneath the grean is a sick concept! DEFINITE COP
January 18th, 2011 at 10:03 pm
It won't clash if u wear all white or grey or get a statue of liberty shirt