My toy collection is pretty bananas— and I'm not talking about "goody drawer" toys, so get your minds out the gutter. Also, I'm not referring to Legos, train sets, or any other toy you'd find at a kid's 5-year-old birthday party. Nope, I'm talking about collectible mini figures — whether they're Bearbricks, Kubricks, Dunnys or Peecols — and the larger, astoundingly intricate toys by Michael Lau, Frank Kozik, Jason Siu, James Jarvis, Eric So, BrothersFree, Three Zero, and all the other genius designers out there. Yup, I'm so crazy with my toy collection that I've had to teach my toddler son about "his" toys versus "my" toys — which, I might add, is a really difficult concept for a kid to grasp... You can almost read their little minds going, 'Why would a grown-up need toys? Aren't those, by definition, for children?' Hey, I guess we're all kids in one way or another...
Anyway, I was clearly bouncing up and down in excitement faster than a pinball machine when I caught a glimpse of this limited-edition UNKL glow-in-the-dark toy, which comes with a matching DC Graph shoe. My friends at DC Shoes tell me that, when they decided to relaunch their classic Graph sneaker, SUG wanted to be involved (note: SUG is not a real person, folks... He's a heroic UNKL character with a very unique and elaborate story — the highlights include that he was born in 1955, that he weighed 40 lbs AT BIRTH, and that he's now a 7'7" skater in Iceland whose main mission is to protect humanity). Anyway, back to our mythical story. So SUG (the character on whom the toy is based) wanted to be down, hollered at his peeps at UNKL, and they suggested doing a limited-edition SUG glow-in-the-dark figure and sneaker combination pack with DC Shoes. And just like that, the DC Shoes x UNKL Double Label Graph and Sug packs were born.
Me? If there's something I like as much as toys, it's gotta be kicks so you can imagine just how stoked I am about this release.
Only 450 packs are available, each retailing for $260. The launch party goes down on January 23rd from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 5&A Dime (located at 701 8th Avenue in San Diego, CA) during the AGENDA Show festivities.
If you can't make it to San Diego this year, find yourself a proxy who will cop these for you 'cause they're gonna sell faster than the New York Times after election day.
DC Shoes x UNKL Double Label Graph and SUG Pack, $260 each. For more info, visit
5AndDime.com
