Classics Revisited: Nike SB Dunk High “Be True” (2005)

November 1, 2012 by John Kim

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NIKE SB DUNK HIGH 2005 WEEK

Oddly enough, Dunks and skating go hand in hand (or foot on deck). As Stefan Janoski told us in our interview with him last month, Dunks and Air Jordan 1s were the go-to sneaker for skaters who weren’t sponsored by a brand or a shop, which is why Nike used the Dunk as a test-subject of sorts with the Pro B releases of the late 90’s. In Holiday of 2005, Nike Skateboarding paid homage to the 20th Anniversary of Nike Dunk by releasing the original seven installments of the Be True To Your School Series, which included Kentucky, Villanova, Michigan, UNLV, St. John’s, Iowa, and Syracuse (which Supreme sorta did with their 2003 collaboration). Instead of the original leather, these SB version were built with suede and came accompanied with special-edition hangtags. These were released sporadically in October, November, and December, and to this is considered by many of the older sneakerheads to be one of the greatest High-top SB Dunks ever released. A look at all seven is just below, so check out Classics Revisited and let us know which of the seven you own!

Nike SB Dunk High “Be True To Your School”
Holiday 2005