story

"Hello. I am Caitlyn Davis, born and raised from Atlanta, Georgia, and I am the designer of the Florida A&M University Nike Dunk Lows. In Atlanta, they had the Atlanta Classic where FAMU would come down with another HBCU and play in The Dome. And at the time I was in the band, I was..."

"...like, ""Ooh, I have to join the Marching 100,"" because FAMU has the number one band in the land. I attended high school. I went on a shadowing day at FAMU and I just knew that it was the right place to be. When I first received the email to create the first FAMU Dunk I..."

"...was in shock. I was just extremely excited and honored to be a part of this. This is the Florida A&M University Dunk Lows, designed by yours truly. I really enjoyed working with the Nike design team."

"I enjoyed our Zoom calls. We pulled different things around campus, landmarks around campus that will inspire this shoe. We went through basically three trial runs and we ended up with this beautiful mix. I'm going to walk you through the shoe. First and foremost."

"...orange and green are our school colors. Rattler is our school logo, COLAC. This means College of Love and Charity. Strike, strike, and strike again is our chant that we say really everywhere, football games, basketball games. We brag..."

"...different was inspired by our football stadium. The 1887, we were founded October 3rd, 1887. What? And the gorgeous snake skin was inspired by our school logo as well. The FAMU community really influenced me..."

"...in multiple parts, or aspects of my life. FAMU was really big on networking and getting to know everyone, not about what you know, but who you know. It's really big for them.
I honestly always been creative since I was born. Being a designer of this shoe makes me feel..."

"...legendary and proud that I was able to have the opportunity to create history. I hope my work inspires individuals all over, especially for the Black community, knowing that if I did it, you can do it too, and..."

"...nothing will ever stop you, except you. I believe the partnership with Nike and HBCUs are very important because it highlights the culture all over the world. Having a global brand, being able to represent HBCUs in such an amazing way is very impactful."

"Not only for more people to know about HBCUs, but our Black community to know that this is a place to be and we are appreciated and loved. This was Behind the Design of the Florida A&M University Nike Dunk Lows."

Behind the Design: Dunk Low 'Florida A&M University'