This Isn’t Your Normal Nike Dunk Heat

Double Tap to ZoomSneakersNike SB's "Saffron Quartz" Dunk Has a Surprise KickNike SB's new Dunk Low sneakers bring a different kind of heat to rotations.The Saffron Quartz skate shoe features quality leather uppers, dressed in hot colorblocking inspired by New Mexico's hatch chile. Specifically, Nike has painted the shoe's panels with green, beige, and yellow, referencing the chili pepper's heat progression, which goes from mild to scorching.Nike SB knows how to nail a theme, having designed great Halloween skate shoes, trippy Dunks for 4/20, and even nice matcha-flavored sneakers with Yuto Horigome. But what sets the brand's efforts apart from others is the intention behind the drops, like ensuring the "Saffron Quartz" sneakers drop right during hatch chile season.Hatch chile season typically kicks off in July and lasts until about October, with August being the best time to get the freshest and greenest ones. Funny enough, Nike SB's Dunks are expected to release on the brand's website starting July 31. And more to come in August.Your Highsnobiety privacy settings have blocked this Instagram post.New Mexico is expected to get first dibs on the sneaker, and rightfully so. Hatch chile peppers are grown only in the state's Hatch Valley. If it comes from anywhere else, it ain't a hatch chile pepper.Your Highsnobiety privacy settings have blocked this Instagram post.But the Nike SB Dunks get a pass, though. Its "Hatch Chile" design is so good, it might as well be homegrown.Highsnobiety has affiliate marketing partnerships, which means we may receive a commission from your purchase. Want to shop the products our editors actually love? Visit HS Shopping for recs on all things fashion, footwear, and beauty.We RecommendNike’s Signature Blueberry Basketball Sneaker Is Too Sweet for the CourtEven Nike’s Original Sneaker Is Getting a Taste of European SummerNike’s Show-Off Futuristic Sneaker Is Officially Done With SummerFrom Salomon to Nike, The Seven Best Sneakers to Cop this WeekThis Nike GS Drop Will Make You Wish You Had Tiny FeetWhat To Read NextThis Isn’t Your Normal Nike Dunk HeatVans’ Plush “Birkenstock” Mules Are Skate Shoes Gone SoftNobody Out-Polos the Brand That Invented ItNike’s Signature Blueberry Basketball Sneaker Is Too Sweet for the CourtIt's a Hot (and Weird) Boat Shoe SummerEven Nike’s Original Sneaker Is Getting a Taste of European Summer