NIKE DUNK LOW PREMIUM 'SETSUBUN'

WHITE ONYX/PURPLE

04. 11. 2023

IN JAPANESE CULTURE, IT'S TRADITION TO CELEBRATE THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING IN THE COUNTRY'S OLD CALENDAR, A DAY KNOWN AS SETSUBUN. NIKE HAS CAPTURED THE ESSENCE OF THIS ANNUAL HOLIDAY IN THEIR LATEST DUNK LOW THROUGH A COLLECTION OF UNIQUE DETAILS ATOP THE ICONIC SILHOUETTE.
EMBROIDERED IN PURPLE ON THE LATERAL HEEL IS TSUNO DAISHI, A FIGURE KNOWN TO PROTECT FROM EVIL AND SICKNESS. ON THE INSOLES, JAPANESE FOLK HERO KINTOKI IS DEPICTED THROWING BEANS AT A FLEEING DEMON, AS THROWING BEANS IS A MAJOR ASPECT OF THE SETSUBUN CELEBRATION. THE SHOE FINDS ITSELF ADORNED WITH OTHER SPECIAL ELEMENTS AS WELL, ALL OF WHICH ARE TIED TOGETHER PERFECTLY BY THE ROASTED SOYBEAN-INSPIRED UPPER WITH HITS OF PURPLE THAT ADD A VIBRANT TOUCH TO THE ENSEMBLE.
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