Nike Dunk High Pro SB 'Iguana Camo'
Colorway: Iguana/Black · Style code: 305050-205 · Price: $298 · Availability: Available now
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Two materials split the upper of the 'Iguana Camo' Dunk High Pro SB, and each gets a job. Black suede makes up the main upper, and iguana green camouflage printed on canvas fills a set of panels, so the pattern shows in patches rather than covering the shoe. Iguana is Nike's name for a muted, olive-leaning green, and the camo reads as woodland rather than parade-ground bright. The suede supplies the durability a skate high needs, while the canvas keeps weight down and lets the print sit flat.
By limiting the print to canvas inserts and leaving the rest in black, the pair keeps camouflage restrained and easier to wear than an all-over pattern would be. The build is the Pro SB High spec: thick padded tongue held by elastic straps, padded collar, Zoom Air unit in the heel. The Dunk began as a college basketball shoe drawn by Peter Moore, the designer who also drew the Air Jordan 1, and skaters adopted it on their own for its cushioning and flat, grippy sole before Nike built an official skate version. The 'Iguana Camo' is that skate version in an outdoorsy colourway, and the mix of matte suede and printed canvas is what separates it from the single-material Highs in the same line.