Nike Dunk High sizing & fit
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Get a personal size recommendationReleased in 1985, mere months after the Air Jordan I, the Nike Dunk High was designed as a shoe for college basketball teams.
The Dunk High was created for NCAA basketball players and their fans. Its first marketing campaign, “Be True To Your School,” was an attempt to capitalise on the rising popularity of collegiate leagues as cable TV brought college basketball games to the masses. The concept was to provide successful college teams with color coordinated basketball shoes and then market these shoes to the fans and allow them to support their favorite team wearing matching sneakers.
Designed by Peter Moore, the Dunk combined the elements from some of the Nike’s best hits - the Air Jordan 1, the Nike Terminator, the Air Force 1, and the Nike Legend.
In fact, the shoe was originally called the College Color High but the release coincided with the 40th anniversary of the “first” slam dunk, which led to a last-minute name change.
The original 12 colorways were those of top basketball schools, including UNLV, Iowa, Arizona, Georgia, Kentucky, Syracuse, and Georgetown.
Eventually, the skateboarding community started to favour the silhouette. Nike introduced small changes to the Dunk over the years, including a nylon tongue to reduce weight, a shorter shaft and a bigger, thicker swoosh, which made the shoe all the more appealing to skaters.
It started out as a second fiddle to the AJ1 but the Nike Dunk went a long way from a basketball shoe to the first unofficial skate shoe to an iconic fashion sneaker.
Nike Dunk High sizing compared to 1116 other shoes
Dunk High fits exactly like Air Jordan 1 (according to 32 users)
Dunk High fits half a size smaller than Nike Air Force 1 (according to 26 users)
Dunk High fits exactly like Nike Blazer Mid 77 (according to 20 users)
Dunk High fits exactly like Air Jordan 5 (according to 18 users)
Dunk High fits exactly like Vans Authentic (according to 18 users)
Dunk High fits half a size larger than Nike Air Max 97 (according to 17 users)
Dunk High fits exactly like Nike SB Dunk High (according to 16 users)
Dunk High fits exactly like Air Jordan 4 (according to 15 users)
Dunk High fits exactly like Air Jordan 3 (according to 14 users)
Dunk High fits half a size smaller than Converse Chuck Taylor Core Ox (according to 14 users)
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Get a personal size recommendationDunk High fits exactly like Air Jordan 12 (according to 14 users)
Dunk High fits exactly like Air Jordan 6 (according to 12 users)
Dunk High fits half a size larger than Nike SB Dunk Low (according to 12 users)
Dunk High fits exactly like Nike Air Max 95 (according to 12 users)
Dunk High fits half a size larger than adidas YEEZY Boost 350 V2 (according to 12 users)
Dunk High fits exactly like adidas YEEZY Boost 380 (according to 12 users)
Dunk High fits exactly like Nike Dunk Low (according to 11 users)
Dunk High fits exactly like Air Jordan 11 (according to 11 users)
Dunk High fits half a size larger than Nike Air Max 90 (according to 10 users)
Dunk High fits exactly like Nike Air Max 1 (according to 8 users)
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Find your fitDunk High fits half a size smaller than Clarks Desert Boot (according to 8 users)
Dunk High fits exactly like adidas NMD R1 (according to 7 users)
Dunk High fits half a size larger than adidas YEEZY 700 V3 (according to 7 users)
Dunk High fits half a size larger than adidas Ultraboost 1.0 (according to 6 users)
Dunk High fits exactly like adidas Ultraboost 2.0 (according to 6 users)
Dunk High fits exactly like adidas Superstar (according to 6 users)
Dunk High fits half a size larger than adidas YEEZY 500 (according to 6 users)
Dunk High fits exactly like adidas Ultraboost 3.0 (according to 6 users)
Dunk High fits exactly like Nike Air Relentless 2 (according to 5 users)
Dunk High fits exactly like adidas Ultraboost 4.0 (according to 5 users)
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Get your size recommendationDunk High fits half a size smaller than Sperry Top-Sider Authentic Original (according to 5 users)
Dunk High fits half a size smaller than Sperry Top-Sider Striper Slip On (according to 5 users)
Dunk High fits one size larger than Nike Air Huarache (according to 5 users)
Dunk High fits half a size smaller than Allen Edmonds Fifth Avenue (according to 5 users)
Dunk High fits exactly like Air Jordan 13 (according to 5 users)
Dunk High fits half a size smaller than Eastland Lumber Up (according to 5 users)
Dunk High fits exactly like Air Jordan 10 (according to 5 users)
Dunk High fits one size smaller than Oak Street Bootmakers Navy Suede Red Brick Sole Trail Oxford (according to 5 users)
Dunk High fits half a size larger than adidas YEEZY Boost 700 (according to 5 users)
Dunk High fits exactly like Nike Free Run+ 3 (according to 5 users)
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Get your true sizeDunk High fits exactly like Air Jordan 14 (according to 5 users)
Dunk High fits half a size smaller than Sebago Campsides (according to 5 users)
Dunk High fits half a size smaller than Sperry Top-Sider A/O Loafer Penny (according to 4 users)
Dunk High fits exactly like adidas Samba OG (according to 4 users)
Dunk High fits half a size larger than Nike LunarFly+ 3 (according to 4 users)
Dunk High fits exactly like Nike Dunk NG (according to 4 users)
Dunk High fits half a size smaller than Nike Air Max Excellerate+ (according to 4 users)
Dunk High fits exactly like Nike Roshe Run (according to 4 users)
Dunk High fits exactly like Nike Lunareclipse+ 2 (according to 4 users)
Dunk High fits half a size larger than Vans Authentic Lo Pro (according to 4 users)
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