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| 👟 Sneaker Release Info | |
|---|---|
| Brand | Nike |
| Model | Nike SB Dunk Low |
| Colorway | Chunky Dunky |
| Style Code | CU3244-100 |
| Release Date | May 23, 2020 |
| Retail Price | $100 |
| Available At | SNKRS App, StockX, GOAT |
When Nike SB announced a collaboration with Ben & Jerry’s, people did not know what to expect. An ice cream company making sneakers? It sounded like a joke. Then the Chunky Dunky dropped and it was instantly one of the most creative Nike SB Dunks ever made. The shoe released on May 23, 2020 through select skate shops, followed by a SNKRS drop on May 26. Retail was $100. SKU is CU3244-100. And yes, the resale market went absolutely nuclear.
The design is a direct play on Ben & Jerry’s famous Chunky Monkey ice cream flavor. The upper uses a sky blue base on the toe box and quarter panel, with fuzzy black and white cow print overlays on the toe cap, eyestays, and heel. The cow print is actual faux pony hair, giving it a textured, tactile feel that you do not get on most Dunks. The Swoosh is bright yellow with a drippy, melted lower edge that looks like ice cream running down the side of the shoe. The lower panel fades from sky blue into a pasture green that matches Ben & Jerry’s packaging.
The details are what push this shoe into all-time-great territory. The heel features white stitched cloud patterns, echoing the Ben & Jerry’s logo. The collar lining is a rainbow tie-dye that you only see when you are wearing them. The tongue tag reads “Chunky Dunky” instead of the usual Nike SB branding. The outsole is green rubber. Even the laces are white flat laces, a throwback to SB Dunk heritage. Everything on this shoe ties back to the ice cream theme without feeling forced.
Nike produced special packaging for this release. Some pairs came inside a custom Ben & Jerry’s ice cream pint container, styled like the actual Chunky Monkey packaging but rebranded as “Chunky Dunky.” The container sat inside a styrofoam cooler, just like you would buy ice cream from a store. It was one of the best unboxing experiences Nike has ever done. The box alone is worth showing off.
The release was limited. Skate shops got small allocations. SNKRS had a brief drop that sold out in seconds. There was no restock. If you wanted a pair at retail, you needed luck or connections. The immediate resell doubled, then tripled, then kept climbing. On StockX the Chunky Dunky became one of the most expensive SB Dunks of the modern era. Pairs regularly sell for well over $1,000 now.
I think what makes the Chunky Dunky special is that it is not just a colorway. It is a full concept executed at a level that most collaborations do not reach. Every element of the shoe serves the Ben & Jerry’s theme. The cow print, the clouds, the dripping Swoosh, the rainbow lining, the green outsole, the packaging. Nothing feels arbitrary. Nike SB has done hundreds of Dunks, but very few where the collaboration partner’s identity is this thoroughly woven into the design.
If you are hunting for a pair now, the Amazon listing sometimes has stock from resellers. StockX and GOAT both have active markets for the Chunky Dunky. Expect to pay a premium. These are not coming back. Nike SB collaborations with food brands are rare, and Ben & Jerry’s is not a brand that does sneaker deals regularly. The Chunky Dunky is a one-time cultural moment captured in a shoe.
The Chunky Dunky is the kind of shoe that makes collecting fun. It is weird, colorful, detailed, and unapologetically playful. It does not take itself seriously, and that is exactly why sneakerheads lost their minds over it. In a year full of serious releases, Ben & Jerry’s and Nike SB made something that makes you smile when you open the box. That is worth something.
