The Nike SB Dunk Low Dashawn Jordan is a sneaker deeply rooted in Arizona. It did not simply stem from a desire to give a Nike SB skater a personal colorway, but from an idea that Dashawn Jordan had been holding onto for years: to transform the colors, symbols, and memories of his home state into a Dunk.
The starting point is the iconic 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks cap, the team that won the World Series that very year. Black, turquoise, purple, and copper-colored details are drawn from that palette, while snake-effect textures directly reference the fauna of the Arizona desert.
The result is one of the most interesting personal collaborations in recent Nike SB Dunk history: a sneaker that simultaneously tells the story of a skater, a city, and a sports culture.
From Chandler to the global skate scene
Dashawn Jordan grew up in Chandler, Arizona, in the Phoenix metropolitan area, and began building his skateboarding career when he was still very young.
One of the turning points came in 2016, when he won Tampa Am, one of the most important competitions in the world for emerging skaters. That result quickly led him to major international circuits and, the following year, he joined the Street League Skateboarding World Tour.
In the following years, victories, X Games medals, and national championship finishes followed, but his relationship with Arizona has remained central to his story.
Jordan is also a co-owner of Faces Skateshop in Tempe, which opened in 2022 and has become a landmark for the local skate scene. His first signature Dunk therefore stems from a journey that starts in Arizona and, after years of international competition, symbolically returns to the same place.
An idea born years before the collaboration with Nike SB
The most interesting part of the story is that Dashawn had imagined this sneaker long before he knew if he would actually have the opportunity to create one.
Jordan has spoken about his deep connection to the commemorative 2001 World Series champion Arizona Diamondbacks cap. Black, turquoise, purple, and copper formed a combination he had hoped to use if, one day, Nike SB entrusted him with a Dunk.
The idea was concrete enough to lead him to work with a friend on creating a document filled with visual references and concepts. Dashawn kept that material for about five or six years, waiting for the right opportunity to turn it into a real sneaker.
When the chance to create his first personal Nike SB Dunk finally arrived, it wasn't necessary to invent a story after the fact: the story already existed.
The 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks behind the Dunk's colors
2001 holds a special place in Arizona sports history. The Arizona Diamondbacks won the World Series by beating the New York Yankees, and that season helped make one of the team's most beloved visual identities instantly recognizable.
Dashawn Jordan was especially fascinated by the colors used on merchandise from that period. Black, turquoise, purple, and copper thus became the sneaker's starting point.
But the reference to Arizona doesn't stop at baseball. Nike SB also built the design around the landscape and fauna of the American Southwest. The Dunk's overlays use a snakeskin-effect texture inspired by the rattlesnakes found in the region.
The result is not just a sneaker with the Diamondbacks' colors, but a project in which sport, territory, and the natural environment are blended within the same silhouette.
Nike SB Dunk Low Dashawn Jordan: materials and design
The sneaker uses a black suede base that allows the project's most distinct elements to emerge without making the design overly cluttered.
Above this base, panels with a snake-effect texture appear, one of the most obvious references to the Arizona desert. Turquoise and purple accents appear on the tongue, heel, and inside the shoe, picking up the palette that had inspired Dashawn from the beginning.
The sole also remains predominantly black, maintaining a very compact visual foundation. This is an important choice because it allows the brighter colors and the texture of the overlays to take center stage.
The shoe thus manages to be instantly recognizable without moving too far from the functionality of a Dunk designed to actually be used for skateboarding.
The copper-colored detail that completes the snake reference
One of the most characteristic elements is found right on the laces.
Nike SB created small copper-colored metal dubraes inspired by a snake's head and fangs. The detail completes the narrative started by the upper's texture while simultaneously introducing another color linked to the Arizona landscape.
Copper is not used in an invasive way. It appears as a small accent and functions almost like the signature of the entire project: you have to get close to the sneaker to really notice it.
Personal references also continue on the inside, with graphics and artwork dedicated to Dashawn and the sports culture of his homeland.
Why this Dunk is so personal for Dashawn Jordan
Many sneaker collaborations start with the silhouette and subsequently build a narrative around the product. In this case, the process is practically the opposite.
Dashawn had chosen the references, colors, and general idea years before an official project even existed. The Dunk represented something he had imagined back when he was still talking to friends about the possibility of one day having his own sneaker.
The fact that this concept made it to production makes the collaboration particularly cohesive. You don't need to know every detail of Dashawn's career to appreciate the design, but knowing the history allows you to understand why every element is exactly where it is.
It is also a project strongly tied to the community. Faces Skateshop, Arizona skateboarding, and Jordan's relationship with his city are as much a part of the story as Nike SB.
When was the Nike SB Dunk Low Dashawn Jordan released?
The Nike SB Dunk Low Dashawn Jordan arrived in March 2026.
The first phase of the release took place on March 14 at Faces Skateshop in Arizona, the shop co-founded by Jordan himself. Distribution then continued on March 17 through other select skate shops and on SNKRS in the designated markets.
The decision to start right at Faces perfectly closed the circle of the project: a sneaker inspired by Arizona, created by a skater who grew up in Arizona, and initially presented within his own community.
Where to find the Nike SB Dunk Low Dashawn Jordan
After the retail release in March 2026, the model continues to be available through certain retailers and on the secondary market.
The Nike SB Dunk Low Dashawn Jordan is also included in the ResellZone selection, where it is possible to directly check the availability and sizes of the model.
In this case, the link to the product also has editorial value: it allows for a transition from the story of the collaboration to the actual sneaker without inserting a separate CTA or interrupting the narrative with a purely promotional section.
A Nike SB Dunk that truly speaks to its roots
The best quality of Dashawn Jordan's Dunk is arguably its consistency. Every choice leads back to the same place.
The 2001 Diamondbacks cap provides the colors. The Arizona desert brings the snake-inspired texture to the upper. Copper completes the reference to the territory. Faces Skateshop connects the sneaker to the community in which Dashawn continues to be active.
Even the project's history follows this path: an idea imagined years earlier with friends finally becomes an official sneaker and is presented back home.
This is why the Nike SB Dunk Low Dashawn Jordan works beyond its aesthetics. It is the first signature Dunk by the skater, but above all, it is a project that succeeds in transforming his personal history and the identity of Arizona into something instantly recognizable.
