Sabotage X DC

DC Shoes is teaming up with Philadelphia-based Sabotage Productions for a nostalgic collection that celebrates Love Park and the Philly skate scene—from past to present. To accompany the limited release, DC produced NO LOVE LOST, a short documentary highlighting the Sabotage crew and their role in bringing back some of the most sought after DC Heritage styles. To further support the collection, Sabotage will be dropping SABOTAGE X DC, a full skate edit featuring Brian Panebianco, Josh Kalis, Jahmir Brown, John Shanahan, Kevin Bilyeu, and more.

Since 2008, Sabotage has been pumping out raw skate edits reminiscent of the early days of Love Park. These edits included some of the best East Coast skating on offer, with many of the skaters actually wearing vintage DC models, like the iconic Lynx OG. The shoe, originally released in 1999, was no longer in production at that point, but the Sabotage crew were buying them on eBay and skating them all over Philly on a daily basis, just like Kalis had been doing a decade earlier. Sabotage’s Brian Panebianco explained their affinity for the shoe: “When you watch all those old videos and all that old Love footage, everyone is wearing Lynx.” 

Josh Kalis, who filmed some of his most memorable video parts in the Lynx at Love Park, credits Sabotage for resurrecting DC’s Heritage styles: “It was Sabotage that really brought the attention back to DC. Like hey, we need this, skateboarding needs this, Philadelphia needs this. All these people want it and they’re buying it from eBay. It just goes back to authenticity.” So, when DC saw the love and demand for these Heritage styles, they worked directly with Sabotage to bring them back in full force. And to make sure they were exactly like the originals, they sent samples to the Sabotage crew to fine-tune the designs.

And in 2021, this uniquely Philly story is coming full circle with the DC X Sabotage Collection available in select skate shops on September 4, 2021—featuring a Heritage-inspired Lynx OG with a first-ever tongue stash pocket and custom beanie. See full global shop list below to see where you can find them. The documentary and the skate edit are now available.

The Sabotage X DC Lynx OG will be available on September 4th at the following locations:

USA/Canada
*Not available online at DCshoes.com in USA/Canada

Skate warehouse  

Blacklist

Olympia

Damage Boardshop

Premier

Uprise

Plus Skateboarding

Legends

Holistic Skateshop

Homebase Skateshop

Kinetic Skateboarding

Krudco Skates

Civil

NJ Skateshop

Nocturnal Skateshop

Seasons Skateshop

Cowtown Skateboards

Grandeur

303 Boards

Time Machine 

Precision Skateboards

Black Sheep

Skatepark of Tampa

Humidity NOLA

Empire

EXO

The Boardroom
ANZ

Trainers

Embassy

The Good Room

Fusion

UPS

Fast Times

Precinct

Parliament 

Locality

OCD

Geelong Skate Shop

Beyond

Lofi

MV2

Kingpin Penrith
Brazil

Roosevelt 

Ratus 

Ollies Point

Prince of Streets

Postal 

Grind

Ambiente
Japan

California Street

E.S.P Osaka

Stoke

Spotaka

Latitude

EKL Skate Park

Tropicana Kobe

Arktz

Bottom Line

Candy

Highfive 58

Pool

Up Town Deluxe

High Sox

Canola

Action Blue Chip

Instant Skateboards
Costa Rica 

PLX
Europe 

Fifty Fifty Store