In aid of the charitable Make-A-Wish Foundation®, Lucasfilm Ltd is planning to open its licensing archives and auction off vintage Star Wars memorabilia at next week’s Celebration Europe event in London. 

The Live Auction will offer a rare opportunity to fill in collections — or start new ones — of cool, vintage items.

Looking for Power of the Force or Animated Droids & Ewoks figures or vehicles? How about ‘minty’ Radio-Controlled Jawa Sandcrawlers or JC Penney Sonic-Controlled Landspeeders from the original Star Wars era? The bounty is broad: Kenner action figures from the USA, play sets, carry-cases, vehicles, role-play, weapons, creatures, and more covering all three original movies and the Power of the Force line; early ceramic money boxes of Darth Vader, R2-D2, and C-3PO; collector plates; UK school supplies; lunchboxes; games… and lots more.

In other news, fashion designer is stepping into the far-away galaxy with a line of Star Wars threads ‘worthy of a fashionista bounty hunter’. Ecko, who was raised in New Jersey, started selling his original T-shirt designs at a young age and eventually founded his clothing brand *ecko unltd. in 1993. Marc Ecko Enterprises has grown to include: *ecko unltd. men’s and Red by Marc Ecko juniors apparel, Marc Ecko “Cut & Sew” (a contemporary menswear line); G-Unit clothing and accessories (a joint venture with multi-platinum musician, 50 Cent); Zoo York (a line of action sports-inspired clothing and accessories); and Avirex.

The Star Wars clothing line is scheduled to debut this holiday season, paying tribute to the saga and its characters. ‘We are trying to make every piece collectable but at the same time wearable,’ Ecko says. ‘I don’t intend to be heavy handed. We want to sublimate all the trends of street culture onto the Star Wars brand and vice-versa. This won’t look like anything you’ve seen before. It definitely won’t be costume. My aesthetic focus is to make everything reflect a sense of early ’80s nostalgia but with contemporary street smarts. POPSTALGIA, baby!‘

See the Mark Ecko clothing range on the X-Boards

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