First look at the new Nike SB Dunk BEIJING

The “Shanghai” edition came first, but the Nike SB Dunk Beijing is on the way, nike free run and it may just wrest away the title of best Dunk inspired by a Chinese metropolis. Y’know, cause that’s a hotly contested title.

Where the Shanghai went crisp, clean and brand new, the Beijing adopts a more vintage look. nike free runs Durable dark textile is overlaid at toe and heel, giving way to a distressed tonal side-panel and collar for an aesthetic that’s as timeless as the city.

Red-outlined gold then works the Swoosh for a regal touch, nike free runners reconciling the design with Chinese culture to a degree, while an ornate door-knocker graphic adorns each tongue.

No word yet on a US release, but it can’t come soon enough, right? Stay tuned for details as they develop.