As part of the ‘Brazil Custom Series’, Nike Brazil along with Nike SB have collaborated with skaters Cezar Gordo, Fabio Cristiano and Rodrigo Petersen to present this collection of limited edition Nike SB Dunks, utilizing a running theme of music. Delving deep into the history of skate to find an iconic marriage with the sport, the skaters along with the design team had a light bulb moment! The humble Walkman, which has sadly been superseded by the troublesome Ipod, was the only way to rock your dome back in the day, so what better way to celebrate its history with skate culture than to reinterpret it on a collection of Nike SB Dunks. The basic elements of the old Walkman are: the box, the earphones and the cassette. Each of the skaters chose the part with which they identified the most: Rodrigo Petersen chose the box of the old yellow Walkman as inspiration to create his model. Cezar Gordo selected the earphones as a source of creation, while the audio cassette was chosen by Fabio Cristiano to compose his work.
Remember when rocking a chunky yellow Walkman gave you a bucketload of street cred? From the hipster clip holster to the fat buttons, this was the Ipod of the ‘90s. Rodrigo Petersen obviously identifies with this iconic part of skate history utilizing this object of desire as the foundation of his Nike SB. With a dark gray background and several yellow details, Rodrigo Petersen sneakers design has a clear inspiration: the yellow Walkman. Petersen’s sneakers have Walkman symbols for PLAY, STOP, REWIND and FAST FORWARD printed and engraved with laser across its structure, which also served as inspiration for the design of his "RP" signature. Illustrations of the Walkman appear on the sneakers insoles. Limited to 480 pairs worldwide and featuring a tie in t-shirt, check for these to drop Nov 13th in all good SB accounts.
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