If you’re a sneakerhead that’s been complying with recent events, we’re sure that you’ve already heard about Warren Lotas as well as his antics including the prominent Nike dunk silhouette. The Los Angeles-based sneaker as well as streetwear designer just recently introduced his handle Jeff Staple’s iconic Pigeon dunk as well as he was quickly served a cease as well as desist by Nike.
While we’re not at all surprised by what occurred there (his version was strikingly similar to the OG Nike release from 2005), it’s worth noting that this isn’t the very first time this has occurred in the sneaker world, in fact, it occurred previously to a prominent fashion designer we’re sure many of you are already conscious of.
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Rick Owens. None other than the dark-lord of high fashion himself, he’s most likely not the very first guy to spring to mind when believing about sneakers. Well, turns out the guy himself is really quite damn great at making sneakers, he has a hugely-successful own-brand variety in addition to collaborative jobs throughout the years with adidas, Veja as well as many more!
Back in 2006, Rick was gearing as much as introduce a brand-new sneaker silhouette which we now understand as the Geobasket. The prominent style we understand today nevertheless differed greatly to the original silhouette which introduced for a short period of time back then, with there being a specific reason as to why they never made it past the early stages.
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Like many designers do, Rick Owens looked back into the archives of successful footwear designs when designing his latest venture, although it ended up looking a bit as well similar to none other than the Nike Dunk. The OG Geobasket release showcases a panel down the lateral sides that Nike quickly decided was method as well close to a Swoosh, quickly sending a cease as well as desist to the American fashion designer.
Thankfully, the Rick Owens label stopped production of the original Geobasket almost instantly, with rumours even circulating that Rick himself took the lawsuit as a type of flattery, or “like a boss” as some may say! The designer set to work on a new version without the “Swoosh”, which are really still mass-produced to this day as well as successful in their own right.
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The original cease as well as desist Geobaskets have been nicknamed “Rick Owens Dunks” in recent years by high-fashion fans as well as those in the understand as well as are really surprisingly in-demand still. perhaps it’s because of the elusiveness of the model, however they now resell for astonishingly high costs as well as have been used by those such as Virgil Abloh as well as ASAP Rocky to prominent events, sending costs skyrocketing even higher!
If you’re looking to police officer a pair today, your best option will be the resell market, with tracking down a pair just as difficult as affording a pair in the very first place! on the other hand there’s lots of actual Dunks on the method from Nike this season, so perhaps set your heart on a pair of those instead!
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