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Upper Playground has released David Choe’s Choegal, a wooden figure produced by Ningyoushi, in association with Upper Playground.   The Choegal is based on a wooden toy that David Choe made for past Giant Robot shows.  The Choegal is limited to a set of 1000 and each doll is hand painted.  David Choe himself was surprised at the detail that the overseas factory was able to replicate by hand.

The figure has fully poseable arms and has three faces with different expressions:  happy, angry and sad.  To reveal a new face, turn the “pom pom” on the hat.  The Choegal measures approximately 8 inches tall and, since they are all hand painted, they will all vary slightly.  The Choegal is available online now at the UP Web Store.

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Huf keeps up the Winter plaid movement with two Volleyball 5-Panel Caps that popped up in their webshop.  Available in red, yellow, navy or navy, green, red perfect for the urban outdoorsman look.  Priced at $38 each.

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Two new models from Self Edge and RJB are being released this weekend in limited numbers, at this point RJB is not sure as to whether or not these will be reproduced once this run is gone.  The 106BSP is a slim fit jean with a straight leg and the 105BSP has a mid-rise and a straight leg. A combination of the denim, leg silhouettes, tags, and knife pocket round out this dope pair of Japanese denim.

The denim on these is a new denim similar to Flat Head’s 3XXX denim in terms of how hairy it becomes after the first soak but has a deeper indigo color straight off. The dye method yields an extremely high contrast fade which we’d only seen this intense before on Flat Head’s denim, yet it’s quite different considering it’s pure indigo and the cotton is from Zimbabwe.  Only 100 of each model has been produced and Both the 105BSP & the 106BSP will be released at Self Edge on December 20th at Noon and at the same time via our online store

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Beginning this week, and every Monday to follow, Upper Playground will be debuting new Walrus TV content for your viewing pleasure.  We’ve got interviews with artists like Slick and David Choe, as well as local favorites Fillmore Slim.  We’ve got more than a year’s worth of content coming your way so stay tuned! In our first installment of Walrus TV, we have a 9-part series, featuring Retna as he discusses how he got his start, what graffiti means to him, and the merits of learning his craft on the streets.  Check out more of the Retna interview here.

This is the most interesting RSWD/POST New Eras to drop. The Hundreds’ latest model is constructed of a corduroy crown with a moderate wale, and leather bill accented with 3-D embroidery and a red twill button. Limited Edition of 100 POST New Era 59/50 fitted caps. Available at this Thursday morning at 11am.The Hundreds San Francisco  Limited Edition of 100 RSWD New Era 59/50 fitted caps. Available at The Hundreds Los Angeles this Thursday morning at 11am.

This winter, Upper Playground released four graphics, designed by Munk One, inspired by rock tees from the 80s.  It was all about the long hair, moshing, headbanging, tattoos, bad behavior and video vixens.  If you want to relive the glory days, then you need to get with one of the four tees in the series:  Screaming Walrus, Chained, Up Out, and Serial Comedy.  What better way to rock out than with your t-shirt out?  All of the tees are available at Upper Playground store locations in New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, Sacramento, Berkeley, San Francisco and on the UP Web Store. They’d make a perfect gift for your metalhead friends and family.

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