Department of Nike Archives "Be true to your school." It was the 1985-'86 college basketball season, and Nike had the idea of putting sets of warmups and shoes together in top collegiate teams' colors. Thus, the Dunk and the College Colors Program were born.

Things You Should Know Real Nike Dunks have an evenly stitched “NIKE” logo on the back of both heels and well-punched perforations all over the toe box. Search the style number on the interior size tag online to see if you have authentic shoes. The style number for Nike Dunk Pandas is DD1391-100.

All Nike shoes are packed inside a box with a certain label and tag. The colour and print of the box usually vary depending on the style but mainly the boxes revolve around the colors red, orange, and brown. The print on the box should have the size, serial number, and style, with a barcode.

“The hype around NIKE Dunk releases is at an all-time high and due to popular demand, we're currently out of stock,” explained Foot Locker on its website. Even if you shop directly from NIKE, it can be hard to get your hands on a pair of Dunks because, again, most sizes sell out almost instantly.