History of Your Life in 4 Objects/ Early Teenage...

My Dunks. The Dunk was first introduced by Nike, Inc. in 1985. Originally designed for basketball, the intent was a lighter weight and staying closer to the ground shoe. In addition, the paneling was revised to improve basketball game performance during pivoting and blocking. Moving on to the colour of the shoe the Dunk was used to spearhead what Nike called the 'College Colours' program; essentially the shoe matched the teams uniform. Moving into skate culture Nike's basketball shoe line was fairly popular in the skate- boarding scene, and the Dunk soon 

became a popular shoe for skaters due to the stability and lower profile sole which improved grounding performance. In 2002, Nike created a Dunk specifically for skateboarders, known as the Nike Dunk SB. The popularity of these dunks has grown so wide that it has prompted Nike to create many other kinds of shoes specifically for skateboarding such Paul Rodriguez's, Tre's, Blazer's and Team Editions to name a few. When I first bought these shoes I thought they were amazing, I thought they were comfortable, the colours everything about them I liked. However, after growing since then, looking back at the shoes I can't help but find them, repulsive. I didn't play basketball or even skate so the reasons for wearing them were merely casual. As to their current significance and future importance I really can't see myself wearing the shoes ever again and in terms of their significance I honestly have no attachment to them anymore whatsoever.