Unless you’ve been walking around with your eyes shut, you’ve most likely seen this one pair of white and black Nikes that a lot of people have been wearing. If you have seen these in your local city, town or village then you have indeed laid eyes on the Nike “Panda” Dunks.

The Nike Dunk is a shoe that originally came out in 1985 as a high-top version that was designed for basketball. Since then, the shoe has been adopted by a number of different subcultures, most notably skateboarding. Thanks to its simplistic silhouette, the Dunk has seen a number of different uses but today seems to be more of a fashion statement via Instagram ‘fit pics’ and TikTok Trends.

A simple upper and clean colourway has removed the overt expression of other sneaker releases and made the “Panda” dunk a shoe for everyone. Collaboration, storytelling, and technical features are all pushed to the side so that this shoe could exist as is, a black and white shoe with a big Nike Swoosh on the side.

Whether you consider yourself a sneakerhead or these are your first Nikes, you can’t go wrong with a pair of “Pandas”. The leather construction that sits on top of the Nike Air sole means these will stand the test of time, regardless of if you’re skating in them or busting out some wild moves for internet clout.