Nike Dunk Low Michigan

Maize and blue is one of the most recognisable college pairings in American sport, and the Dunk Low is the shoe built to carry exactly that kind of institutional colour. The silhouette's whole design language is panel based, which means a two colour team identity drops straight onto it without a single line needing to change. That is why school colourways of this shoe have outlasted the teams' actual seasons in the public memory. Nike's Swoosh, first used on 18 June 1971, is the anchor: it takes the second colour, and your eye reads the affiliation instantly. Michigan's palette is a strong one, warm yellow against deep blue, and it makes the shoe look brighter than most.