Certificate of
Authenticity
Authenticity
0
Try on
View authenticity certificate
- Cut
- Low Top
- Upper
- Leather
- Colourway
- Dark Team Red
Nike Dunk Low Dark Team Red
Nike Dunk Low Dark Team Red
- Cut
- Low Top
- Upper
- Leather
- Colourway
- Dark Team Red
DELIVERY AND AUTHENTICATION
Includes Authentication Certificate
by Checkcheck global standards
Culture Note™
Designed by Peter Moore and released on 13 January 2024 as part of Nike's Dunk line. This release has a leather upper in Dark Team Red/Summit White/Team White/Black. Nike moved into its Beaverton, Oregon world headquarters in 1990 and opened the first Niketown in downtown Portland the same year, the point at which the company started building physical monuments to itself. Retail became theatre, and the products inside had to hold up under that kind of lighting. The Dunk Low is one of the few shapes that always has. Dark Team Red is a mature reading of the silhouette: not the bright, primary red of a jersey, but a deeper, slightly brick shaded red that sits closer to burgundy in low light and only reveals itself as red in daylight. It is the colourway for people who want the team blocking language without the volume that usually comes with it.
Two fits. Autumn tonal: brown or camel corduroy trousers with a cream knit, where the dark red picks up the warmth in the browns and nothing fights. Or contrast it: raw indigo denim and a navy overshirt, letting the red sit as the only warm colour against cool blues. Suits evenings, dinners, casual offices, weekends, and it handles Indian winters better than pale colourways since the deeper leather forgives dust. Fit is true to size with the usual snug instep. Care is simple but specific: keep the white panels clean because the contrast is the whole design, wipe the red leather with a mild cleaner, and avoid soaking, since deep dyes can bleed into adjacent white panels when wet.
Red and white is the most reproduced pairing in basketball footwear, and Nike is responsible for most of that history: the brand's court shoes became fixtures of urban and hip hop dress through the 1980s and returned as casual staples in the decades after, carrying team colours into wardrobes with no connection to any team. Darkening the red is what separates this from the crowd. It moves the shoe out of sport reference and into something closer to a wardrobe colour, the same register as oxblood or wine in leather goods. That shift is why deep red Dunks tend to get worn hard rather than saved, and why they look better with age than the bright versions do.
Leather panelled low top on a rubber cupsole, with dark team red taking the Swoosh and overlays against a white or cream body. Deep reds are difficult to photograph and easy to wear, which is the reverse of most Dunk colourways, and the depth of the dye means scuffs show as lighter patches rather than as dirt. The build is the Dunk's usual honest one: stitched panels, padded collar, flat laces, foam sockliner, and the flat tread pattern that descends from Bill Bowerman's waffle sole work. There is no cushioning system to speak of, so comfort comes from the sockliner and from the shoe softening around your foot. It reaches its best state after a couple of weeks.
- Cut
- Low Top
- Upper
- Leather
- Colourway
- Dark Team Red
Most asked questions
How we always
Guarantee the best prices?
Luxury marketplace
In luxury marketplaces, prices depend on demand — less popular items sell below retail.
.svg)
Competition between sellers
Our 5,000+ verified sellers compete with each other, giving you the lowest prices.
.svg)
Price comparison
We show you price comparisons across sellers so you always get better deals.
.svg)
Helping sellers, helping you
We help sellers buy smarter inventory, so they can offer you better prices.
Loading…