Wednesday 10 October 2012

10th: Toys - Skull Daddy


I bought this strangely adorable little fellow, dressed like a teddy bear skeleton, from Closet Child (a second hand / vintage store chain in Japan) in Shinjuku in 2009. A brand called Skull Daddy made him, along with a rabbit version, which I don't have. There were also pink versions of both designs, but I don't think Skull Daddy make either of them anymore, unfortunately.


As well as being a toy, he's a fashion accessory of sorts, as there's a clip on his back that can be attached easily to a bag or parasol handle. He's a little too large to be attached to anything else.


His cute bear guise can be removed - or rather the hood can be pulled down - to reveal his true skull with a mohawk form. Even after the transformation he's about as scary as The Nightmare Before Christmas, but I am very fond of him regardless of that. (I like TNBC too though).


The title of this post is Skull Daddy, simply because I don't remember what his individual name was, only the brand. If anyone happens to know it, tell me!



This post is part of The Countdown to Halloween
 
 
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2 comments:

  1. Digging me some Skull Daddy. One thing I loved about my stay in Japan was their creativeness. Those folks seem to be natural born inventors.

    Yeah, SK isn't scary, but he looks cool whatever his name is.

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    1. Yeah, I found Tokyo to be such a vibrant, buzzing city with so many unusual and unique places! I guess with so many people - all with different tastes - packed into one place it would have to be like that though.

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