today we're going to be taking a look at the union pistachio nike dunk low there was definitely a lot
of anticipation behind this sneaker i wasn't able to get these for retail but i was able
to pick them up from soul steals which we'll talk about a little bit later in the video
but right now i'm excited to review these shoes so if you guys didn't know by now
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with all that being said let's go ahead and crack open this box there's definitely a lot of details
on the outside of the box so let's get into that first these come with your standard hinge lid
on the top that has your classic flight coupon print giving you that old-school nostalgic vibe
of taking a flight way back in a day especially because this shoe has more to do with the passport
pack which we'll talk about a little bit later as well now when you look at the details on the
top of the box it definitely resembles a lot when it comes to the shoe when we talk about
the style code the production dates where the shoe is from and where it's going from nike to union la
and even on the front end of the box it says los angeles california from in two beaverton organs
and it's kind of cool to see that saying that the union store is in la and the headquarters
of nike is in beaverton oregon i'm pretty sure a lot more people are starting to understand that a
little bit more now that we've seen the off-white series come out and the beaverton oregon bringing
on the branding on the side of the foot so that's definitely another mixed element that we have seen
that has been trending over the past couple years now going to the size tag it reads nike dunk low
u midnight navy midnight navy size 13 retail 150 bucks now when you think about a nike dunk low
retail is typically around a hundred dollars so to see a dunk low be a hundred and fifty dollars
they better come correct flipping open the lid of the box this is really dope right here you have
all over print with the union logo and the nike logo on the background and then you got the big
stamps for any of you guys that travel often i'm pretty sure you know when you have your passport
and you get all the different stamps from around the world it's always cool to see that inside
your passport that's something that i love doing as well my goal is to fill up my passport before
it expires all those different things so either way when i see something like this on the paper
on both sides right here you got all different places it looks like berlin
you got new york city you got amsterdam a bunch of different places right here all around the world
so it's kind of cool to see that now going to the next piece of paper you got white paper and then
you got the shoe oh you got the shoe okay first impressions of this sneaker i was already looking
at these earlier before i started this review and there's a hang tag that comes right here and
i accidentally popped off the little ticket but it's fine because i plan on rocking these shoes
either way i was messing with these and looking at the details and everything i really like these now
before we get started and fully breaking down this sneaker and talking about different comparisons
like the off-white five and the materials that are used on this shoe we got to talk about the history
first union is a store that is famously known for being down in the los angeles area and over the
past couple years we have seen some dope collabs come with them when it comes to jordans and nikes
but let's take it back to 1989. the store was originally created in new york city back in the
day and then they had their chapter 2 store in los angeles and then they ended up closing the
new york store and because of that a lot of people just know union as union la which was another dope
thing when it came to the release because as you saw on their instagram post right here they went
back to their old school roots and they did a pop-up for the union drop out in new york as well
to coincide with the los angeles release that was going on at the same time and for those that don't
know chris gibbs is the store owner who has been behind all of this madness over the years and has
been able to curate dope collaboration especially over the past five years with jordan brandon nike
like we talked about earlier we saw the union air jordan 1 we saw a couple different colorways of
that then we saw the union four we saw another set of union fours then now we got the union dunks and
it looks like this year as well we have the union twos and some union cortez that are set to drop
so i'm excited to see those releases and i hope to give you guys reviews on those but with all that
being said let's talk about this shoe starting with the outsole as you can see right here you
have a blue translucent nike dunk low outsole and then you have a lime green union logo just behind
that which is definitely a dope little touch in addition to the sneaker going up to the side of
the foot you have all white midsole with the white stitch and then on the upper there are definitely
a lot of details when it comes to this these have your classic two-tone color blocking when
you think about the pistachio around the top of the toe the side panel and the small hit around
the collar on the back end and then you have your navy hit that wraps around the front end and the
navy hit on the side and around the eyes days the reason why people call this the pistachio
colorway is these were originally inspired from the 2003 pistachio nike dunk high so this upper
material has a checker pattern and is known as a rip stop material which is very similar to the
off-white air jordan 5 that we have also seen the checkers are a little bit bigger but essentially
the materials are very similar and this is where the next cool element comes to this shoe they
decided to add the pistachio colorway behind it with a premium set of leathers so if you've seen
from the photo right here definitely people have done this before and kind of cut the shoe open
to show you the different details on the shoe i'm not exactly sure if i plan on doing that because
i really love the look of them how they are like this but i don't know maybe if i end up getting a
second pair of rock and i've decided to do it we shall see but as of right now i don't really plan
on doing it now let's talk about some other cool details on this shoe when you look on the back
end on the hill you have like a little button right here and this has the union logo here on
both ends of the heel and that's in a blue plastic piece and then you have a baggage claim tag right
here and like i said earlier it was connected together but i accidentally popped it off but it
has the same thing nk for nike u n for union the destinations and then you have your baggage claim
tag with the different numbers and the style code number and everything like that so i think seeing
the baggage claim tag giving you that old school vibe and having the little union la hit right here
similar to the air jordan ones or the fours that we saw in the past i definitely think that's a
nice little addition to the sneaker and especially when it comes to the overall value at 150 dollars
when you think about all the hits on the shoe the materials and the extra accessories that
come along with them now going to the tongue in the top end of the shoe you have a white set of
laces and a white tongue i know it does look like it's similar but the tongue is actually in a white
material you have a navy blue patch on the top end with a pistachio nike and a swoosh and then
on the inside of the insoles on the left foot you have a navy insole with the navy sock liner
and the union logo and then on the right foot you have a navy insole with the navy sock liner
and a nike logo on there and those are both in the pistachio color as well so when it comes to
overall details and everything like that they're definitely doing their thing i feel like they
did a good job on this collaboration so far now one of the next elements to this sneaker is my
favorite touches as well and it's kind of like hidden in plain sight and you actually have 3m
on the back end around the heel on the tab and on the swoosh so this all is reflective and hopefully
you can see that here with the b-roll while i flash the light on the shoe i definitely think
that's another dope element to the shoe i love seeing glow-in-the-dark or 3m on sneakers and
definitely having that kind of tied in without really noticing it i like it i like it a lot
and one more thing when it comes to the overall detail we got to talk about the stitching this
has two different colors of stitching you have your navy blue stitching as your dominant kind of
just holding it all together and then you have an additional set of two lines of stitching which is
right outside of that all throughout the sneaker as well and you got your little frayed edges that
hang off of the swoosh in the back and around the heel kind of giving you that rough uncut vibe
and i can't forget to mention the navy laces that come with these as well i almost forgot to mention
those now it's time to talk about my opinion your opinion resale price predicted value in the future
future releases that go along with this package saying that these only came out and we have two
other colorways that are set to drop as well you have the baby blue pair and then you have the
white kind of la colorway as well let me know what you think about those two i think these honestly
are my favorite of the three i got to see the other ones in hand to make my full decision but
i feel like these ones are the best i don't know let me know what y'all think and when it comes to
that i'm excited to see what you guys think about this shoe if it's fire or trash so if you haven't
already make sure you follow me on ig so you can participate in the polls and see all the results
here on the channel this is what the people said 77 percent of the people chose fire and 23
of the people chose trash i completely understand everybody's not gonna like every single shoe
and some people don't even like dunks i get it but i definitely understand these numbers it makes a
lot of sense i was thinking somewhere around 85 percent 77 ain't bad i think that's pretty
realistic now when it comes to the resale value of this shoe and the future predictions on the value
i'm seeing currently right now is around 440 bucks to low 400 somewhere around there for a size 13.
i think the prices might go down a little bit but over time people might start to appreciate
this shoe a little bit more once they see it in hand and it could potentially cause it to go up
and maybe be a you know 650 shoe somewhere around there maybe in a couple years we shall see
but if not it might linger around the same price or maybe be just a little bit lower only time
will tell let me know what you guys think down below in the comment section i personally think
with all the details and everything that comes along with this shoe and the packaging and the
display and everything i think it's well worth the 150 retail and i think if you're spending 400
on a shoe like this compared to other shoes that are worth around that 400
range you're definitely gonna get a solid bang for the buck for a sneaker like this in my personal
opinion i don't know i just think about other 400 sneakers and i'm like these could definitely line
up with a lot of other 400 sneakers or potentially even be better than other 400 sneakers that are
out there on the market so i hope you guys enjoyed this video and got some value or entertainment
from this and for those that are asking where i got the shoes from i got these from soul steals
their monthly subscription service where you can have access to limited deals shock drops
and different shoes like this they always get a bunch of cool shoes especially in full size runs
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that way you can save more money each time you purchase a shoe all you got to do is end up buying
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going to make it well worth it i've been a member for over a year now and honestly i love it i get
a bunch of cool shoes off of there and i'm excited to get more stuff or see whatever they got in the
future drops and everything like that especially with me being a size 13 they actually got stuff in
my size so that's something that makes me happy as well so if you guys want to check them out i
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