This Upcoming Nike Dunk Low References the CO.JP Program
News on this release was first posted December 15, 2022.
Update January 3, 2023: On-foot images of the upcoming Nike Dunk Low have surfaced via @yankeekicks. The model is expected to land sometime in 2023.
Update December 19, 2022: Further images of this upcoming pair of Nike Dunk Lows have surfaced via @prvt.selection! Check them out here and find more information below.
Nike don’t seem to be slowing down with the Dunk in 2023. After all, it’s been one of their most popular models over the past couple of years since its revival. This upcoming low-cut edition makes an overt nod back to an era when most of today’s Dunk wearers were probably still in diapers: the CO.JP years of the early 2000s.
CO.JP, also less commonly referred to as ‘Concept Japan’ – and also once the URL for Nike Japan – spawned dozens, if not hundreds, of memorable releases about 20 years ago. It acknowledged the street appeal of the Swoosh’s former and current performance models at the time and remixed them with crazy colours and materials.
This seems commonplace now on a model like the Dunk, but it was pioneering stuff back then. This new edition references that with the judicious use of faux snakeskin on the upper, plus an earthy on-trend colourway. The CO.JP homage is spelled out on the tongue, and the insoles also depict the ‘LE’ (Limited Edition) logo used during that era.
Take an early look at these Dunks via @masterchefian ahead of an expected release in 2023.
