Unlike from the Jordan 3 onwards, there are Dunks from the original run that are still wearable today without crumbling. This is true both in durability and in age. True, this is going to be extremely uncomfortable, but it should last a long time. The mid- and outsole are both made of a hard rubber compound. Under your foot, the insole is made of whatever cheap foam Nike could get their hands on, though thankfully the nylon tongue is comfortable and should take whatever you can throw at it. Behind the lining is fairly minimal padding – a big change compared to the High. I’ll leave it up to you if the trade off is worth it. Of course, that’s what Nike used in the 1980’s. This knitting is almost certainly going to be the first failure point on the shoe. Up against your foot is the old school wide-knit lining. The black panel on the back is a pretty cheap feeling plastic. That being said, the upper isn’t all leather.
Or, in the case of this pair, the deep black. Of course, just like almost every other Nike or Jordan retro, the leather is coated with a plastic that allows them to get the bright colors they are looking for. As mentioned above, one nice thing about this pair is that Nike used real leather on most of the panels.
