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Crushed Dunk Nike SB and Crushed Skate Shop capture the essence of Pulaski Park and skateboarding in Washington D.C. with a Dunk Low dressed in earthy autumnal colours.Standing on the shoulders of giants, Crushed is steeped in history. Residing in the same unit as its predecessors Art Under Pressure and Bureau, just down the street from Palace 5ive’s original spot, and within skating distance of the city’s best skateable terrain, Crushed takes on the mantle of Washington D.C.’s premiere skate store. An interminable figure of D.C.’s skateboarding scene, BrianAguilar held tenure at both AUP and Bureau before taking it upon himself to steerthe ship in a new direction in 2020 under the new name, Crushed Skate Shop. Crushed serves not only to provide the best retail experience, but to organically connect skateboarders young and old, too. This commitment to community is clear in Crushed’s deep entrenchment with Freedom Plaza, known to the locals as Pulaski Park, the heart of the Capital City’s skate scene. With the loss of Philadelphia’s Love Park in 2016, Pulaski represents an endangered species – thelast great American plazas, tangible time capsules into the annals of skateboarding’s golden era and a foundation for future generations. Nike SB celebrate Crushed and highlight the importance of Pulaski with a Dunk Low colourway that embodies the colours that form the park. The upper is crafted from a tough and glossy, olive grey, tumbled leather upper, resembling the smooth marble paving of the plaza and accentuated by regimented detailing at the tongue – intricate, cut-out diamond patterning rests beneath a taut and silky mesh. The outer panelling of the shoe is encompassed by velvety chocolatesuede panelling, criss-crossing across the leather like Freedom Plaza’s world-famous patterned flooring. Marbleised “Mantra” orange swooshes glide across the lateral and medial sides of the shoe, matching a speckled Nike Grind outsole and mimicking the golden hour sunlight as it dances upon Pulaski’s iconic granite ledges. The orange theme furthers as supple padding plunges into the footbed and frolics along the tongue lining, whilst Crushed insoles rooted deeply in the shoe solidify the shop’scentric correlation to the spot. The Crushed Dunk Low is finished with a selection of three laces, for your perfect look. The end result is a shoe that perfectly encapsulates the diverse urban furniture of a culturally rich spot, in a colourway that respects its root material but retains the wearability and classic aesthetic of the Nike SB Dunk Low: A coming togetherof two icons of skateboarding. A mainstay of skate videos and, more importantly,an inclusive space connecting the skateboarding community, Pulaski has been a lasting symbol starkly contrasting Washington D.C.’s turbulent political culture. Sign Crushed’s petition resisting the renovation of Pulaski Park here, and protect skateboarding heritage.
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