Nike SB continues its marathon of collaborations and special editions on the famous Nike SB Dunk Low. Today, the latter paying tribute to an American rock band « Grateful Dead » and more precisely to the design of one of their live album, full of history.
The Nike SB teams were inspired by a serie of bears appearing on the album History of the Grateful Dead, Volume one (Bear’s Choice) by the rock band Grateful Dead. The album, released on July 13, 1973, is a tribute to Ron « Pigpen » McKernan, who died during the preparation of the record, intended to honor the end of the Warner contract. The term « Bear » is a reference to Owsley Stanley, an « underground » chemist and producer of the album. The illustration on the back cover features walking bears, each dressed in a different colour.
This SB pays tribute to the green bear. It consists of a suede upper and long cottony material of flashy green colour. We see a jagged swoosh, in blue and black colours, referring to the bear’s collar. We find a zippered pocket on the tongue. The whole is based on a green midsole and a blue outsole.
The Nike SB Dunk Low Grateful Dead should certainly be released as part of a larger « Grateful Dead Bears » pack of Dunk Low in the colours of the other bears. Stay tuned.
