A peek into the design process is always a fun thing to have. The Nike SB camp reigned supreme with their Dunks and while that hasn’t changed silhouettes like the Reese Forbes Hunter Gatherer have been through a few changes. Which brings us to this post.

The image above is the model that was first concocted but couldn’t stand the wear test. The shoes were made of corduroy and a woven sea-grass with hemp laces and rubber soles but from simple wear they’d tear up around the area’s were normally creases would simply reside. Nike Dunk SB Mid “Donatello”While this may be a selling point to some it does not meet up with Nike’s ‘must be able to go through a washing cycle and stay intact’ rule. Take a look at what could have been and what became and wonder what if with us.