NikeLab And Jun Takashi Combine The Dunk, Jungle Boot, And Air Huarache

UNDERCOVER‘s Jun Takahashi has been one of Japan’s most influential designers for his ability to not only buck trends, but to create them through contemporary simplicity and a knack for head-turning aesthetics. You’ve seen this countless times with the ongoing Nike Gyakusou running collections, an homage to Jun’s love and daily ritual of running recontextualized as fashionable apparel. Now Jun’s latest creation combines three seemingly unconnected Nike offerings in the Nike Dunk, Nike Jungle Boot, and Nike Air Huarache for the UNDERCOVER Nike Jungle Dunk, available in two colorways on January 28th from NikeLab locations.

Jun set out to create a winterized boot that was fashionable enough to be considered streetwear ready while harkening back to some of Nike’s most iconic designs in the areas of basketball, running, and skateboarding. While the UNDERCOVER Nike Jungle Dunk debuted at international retailers this past weekend, an official launch will hit NikeLab locations and online at nike.com/nikelab this Saturday. The unmistakably UNDERCOVER design offers up a winter-ready construction thanks to an SFB boot outsole found on Nike’s restructured ACG category while the Air Huarache’s heel cage features ‘Chaos’ and ‘Balance’ in an homage to finding your center in the hectic nature of the modern-day metropolis. While the silhouette is definitely a Nike Dunk in origin, the sidewall utilizes a bold triangular pattern featured in past NikeLab Gyakusou collections.

Two colorways range from a Black/Loyal Blue to a simple White/Game Royal. Be sure to check out more of the latest UNDERCOVER Nike Jungle Dunk creation below and know that you can buy your pair from select retailers and NikeLab stores on January 28th. For more of the latest weekend offerings, be sure to head over to our Release Dates page.

Update: Available now at Nike.com

Source: Nike News