so there's been a lot of hype around nike dunks and a lot of people been hitting me up asking me
the question dj what's the difference between dunks and jordan ones they look the same so
in today's video i'm gonna be breaking down the differences between these two shoes that
way you guys have a better understanding and knowing what kind of product you're purchasing
what's up with you guys how you doing how you been if you did not know by now my name is dj and this
is the dna show now if you haven't already make sure you hit that subscribe button don't forget
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like button because that helps the algorithm oh so much so first things first if you know anything
about this channel we always have to talk about the history of a sneaker first that way you have
a background understanding of the shoe and where it came from why the hype is here today and why
every sneaker head should always respect classic og models something like the nike dunk or the air
jordan one now i know every original sneaker isn't dope to every single person but at the end of the
day if it wasn't for the homage of the sneakers from the past we would never have the hype of
the sneakers for the current so with that being said let's go ahead and get into it back in 1985
nike decided to release a promotional pack of the nike dunk high be true to your school series and
had a bunch of different series with college teams that they sponsored that they had wearing their
sneakers and their colors this pair in particular that we're looking at today is a retro from 2016
paying homage to the og colorway from back in the day also in 1985 we had a person named michael
jordan i'm not sure if you heard of him before but he came out with his own sneaker and looked
pretty similar to the nike duck high but they made a couple tweaks and they made it his version and
i'm telling you right now there are actually a lot of differences between these two shoes
i know if you look at it like this you may say oh yeah they look the same but once you start really
breaking it down you're gonna notice there's a lot of differences between these two sneakers
so looking at this photo right here these are some original colorways that released in 1985 that came
out to the public that people had an opportunity to purchase and look at the differences between
the colorways the color blocking in a different style between the two but i'm telling you right
now there's a lot more to it than just that as you guys know there are a bunch of different
versions of the nike dunk high you have sb you got lunars you got so many different versions of this
sneaker and then when it comes to the jordan 1 high it's the same situation there are a bunch
of different variations of these but i wanted to make sure that i brought you two versions right
here that are similar to the og styles that are retro in today's market and that are obviously on
everybody's must-have list so let's go ahead and get started breaking down the shoe okay so first
things first let's take a look at the box this is the classic og style for the air jordan one box
this is a special edition box that's a little bit different than we would typically get
so i made sure that i brought an orange box that you would actually get on most nike dunk
highs and that's the one that you would see right here this all orange box right here was more of a
premium version from this special pack that they did in 2016 but typically what you're going to
see for a nike dunk high is going to be this all red box with the big white branding on the top
now looking at the outsoles as you see right here they look very very similar but when you see these
closer up detail shots you can see there is a difference in the patterns and then the width
of the sneaker the nike dunk high is a little bit more of a narrow sneaker and the air jordan 1 has
a wider outsole to it and again as you see in the images right here there's a big difference when
you look at the stars at the toe of the foot or the definition here in the center of the foot now
working our way up to the midsole it's the same thing yes some people may say it looks the same
but when you see these side by side you can see there is a clear difference the air jordan one has
a classic textured pattern right under the stitch line here on the midsole and then if you look at
the dunk high you can see there's a couple lines that go up and down vertically but there's no real
pattern to it and it's pretty smooth now taking it to the upper one thing that i can say on this
pair in particular i do low-key like the leather on the nike dunk high just a little bit more than
this storm blue pair right here now i know this was a premium version that they did release so
i have to do take that with a grain of salt but when it comes to quality for the dollar i would
say these are worth it just a little bit more to me just because this sneaker right here 120 bucks
this one right here 160 bucks typically on a nike dunk high retail is going to be anywhere from 100
to 130 bucks and if you're thinking about a jordan 1 you're thinking about anywhere from 160 to 175
on the retail price for that so if you're looking at price alone this one is going to be a bang for
the buck in that aspect so i'm going to point out three similarities for you guys and then
maybe about five or six differences between the two shoes and then everything else should be
pretty obvious for you that i don't really need to say which i'll show you in photos as well so
let's go ahead and get into that so one thing that is pretty similar but slightly different
is the tongue if you look at the nike with the swoosh branding here on the nike dunk high you
can see that it is very similar to the og high air jordan one but that air jordan 1 always comes with
the nike with the air underneath it so if you're ever confused on the difference between the two
always look for the nike air on the tongue compared to just the nike with the swoosh
but other aspects like the tongue material or the sock liner around it they look pretty similar it's
kind of hard for somebody to know the difference between the two on that part another thing that
is pretty similar on these two sneakers as well is the perforated dots on the toe of the shoe
and i know it's kind of hard for people to tell but the dots on the nike dunk high are just a
little bit smaller than you would see on the air jordan one toe another thing that looks very very
similar to a lot of people is where the swoosh is placed at on the sneaker it is in the center of
the foot right here but the placement on the back around the heel is just a little bit higher on
the nike dunk and a little bit lower towards the middle of the heel on the jordan one now let's get
into the major differences because as you can see i'm showing you a lot of similarities but
they are still just a little bit different from each other one thing that i have always noticed
on air jordan ones is when you look at the three holes here at the eyelets at the front of the toe
as you can see the leather flap overlaps that seam line that you see right here and it's stitched
right above it but when you look at the nike dunk as you can see it's separated into two pieces
and the whole lining that comes around it is above that line so for me that's always a big giveaway
when i'm looking at the two shoes and i see the toe of the foot i personally like the way they
cut the air jordan 1 just a little bit more let me know what you think down below in the comment
section another huge giveaway for air jordan 1 highs is you have the wings logo right here that
says air jordan and then on the nike dunk there's nothing at all so that's a big giveaway as well
just looking at the side part around the ankle you can clearly tell the difference between the two
now looking at the cuts of the materials and how they went about stitching the side of the foot
is another big thing on the back end of the air jordan 1 you basically have a cap that goes around
the back of the foot then you have your nike swoosh that comes around of that and then you
have your white leather that goes on that side and then you have your imitated strap line that runs
around the top of that with a little collar above that and i can't forget to mention the little
square patch that brings it all together here in the center of the foot so basically you got six
different pieces all coming together right here to create the heel of the air jordan one now when you
look at the heel and the back end and the flaps of the nike dunk there's one thing that's a big
giveaway like i just said the flaps so as you can see right here you can unlace this area and
it'll actually come apart and you can have the flaps hanging out to the side typically on most
og high air jordan ones they don't have the flaps i understand we have off-white we have zoom
we have other colorways that do have the flaps ajko everything like that for the most part we
have typically this style right here and i know we're gonna have people in the comment section
but dj you forgot the rookie of the years and the i get it bro i get it i know you know a thing or
two about shoes too i understand we're just trying to help everybody here so anyways back to the heel
if you look at the heel on the back of the nike dunk right here you can see there's four stitch
lines above the heel cap and then there's a stitch line down the center of the heel cap looking like
two different pieces compared to the one that you would see here on the jordan one and then right
above that you have a little square patch that's kind of similar to the jordan one but this is
actually a looped piece of leather that's almost like a pull tab but it's not and i'm not exactly
sure what exactly you would use that for because you can't even fit your finger in it and i don't
know like what the purpose fully is of that so somebody please explain that for me down below in
the comment section because true functionality i would never use that loophole for anything
maybe people tie their shoelaces all the way through the back of it or something i don't
know drop a comment down below so for the last thing that really stands out to me as you see on
the side panel of the air jordan 1 there's like a v typed or l-type shape whatever you want to
call it but it's a stitch line that goes here and down and if you look at the nike dunk there's no
stitch line right there so typically when i look at air jordan ones i'm looking at the toe cap
looking at the perforated dots the eyelets right here around the front the nike air on
the tongue the wings logo the cap on the back or that stitch line on the side of the foot to tell
the differences between the nike dunk high so i also went to instagram and i asked the people
which one do you guys like more do you like jordan 1 or do you like the nike dunk high and this one
was a major landslide as expected 95 chose the air jordan 1 5 chose the nike dunk high when it
comes to price resale hype exclusivity all that different stuff dopeness collaborations materials
whatever it is both of these sneakers are classics i respect both shoes me personally i have more air
jordan ones in my collection because i do like air jordan ones more but at the same time i always got
to make sure i got some dunks in my collection as well because i mean bruh like you gotta have
it but another example when it comes to that is price right when you look at something like the
air jordan one store in blue two similar colorways right here this sneaker is going for like 800 to a
thousand dollars when you look at something like the kentucky dunk high this sneaker is going for
like 500 or 600 bucks so don't get me wrong you bought this shoe for 110 120 whatever it may be
you still got a big profit same with this shoe you bought it for 170 bucks you got a big profit so
that right there proves to me alone how dope both sneakers are some people can pick sides and choose
and other people can be on both sides and just love and appreciate both sneakers i'm the type
of one that's still in the middle when it comes to that aspect i would choose jordan ones over dunks
if i could only have one but luckily i'm fortunate enough to be able to have both of my collections
so at the end of the day i hope this video was extremely helpful and helped you just get a better
understanding on the two shoes the differences and the similarities and why people may think
they are the same or whatever may be which one do you guys like more the storm blue or the kentucky
i'm excited to hear what you guys have to say i got a couple more comparison type videos like
this for you guys with a lot of sneakers that are very similar but different at the same time
and a lot of people get misconceptions of the two so i'm always happy and excited to help you
guys understand the differences between sneakers because every day we have new people becoming
sneaker heads and they just don't know everything so don't bash people in the comment section saying
oh my gosh i can't believe you don't know this bruh there was some point in time where you
didn't know either we all had to start somewhere remember that honor respect the shoe game and
respect each other i appreciate you guys as always i'll see you in another video i'm gone peace
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