According to Nike’s revised company policy, “Animal Skins must not be any species considered to be exotic. Examples include, but are not limited to alligator, crocodile, lizard, snake, ostrich, fish, marine mammals, etc.” This decision also effects Cole Haan which Nike Inc. purchased in 1988.In a bold decision which is sure to change the game forever Nike and it’s Nike Dunk Premium High The Thing Special Edition announced that they will stop selling products that are made from exotic skins. PETA presented Nike with video footage from an undercover sting put on in Asia exposing the extreme suffering caused by the exotic-skins industry and after reviewing the footage the company made the decision to never use exotic skins again, starting with their Fall/Winter 2010 Collection.

I gotta admit, it’s sad to see the skins go, but at the same time it’s always sick to see how the exotic-skin industry is conducted in such a brutal way. If you’re a fan of the exotic release we’ve seen over the years you better hunt around for em now cause we’re sure the prices are gonna get higher now that exotic skins will never appear on another pair of Nike or nike shoes. Dudes were getting tech using the bottom stair as a low ledge and the second stair as a high ledge. The tree grew. In the early 2000’s people started hucking themselves down the 4, pulling tricks that would have been impressive down the first stair ten years earlier. Over the decade the tree has grown larger, like the skating going on around it. The nike dunk shoes draws a palette from the palm tree itself while utilizing hemp for the Swoosh.