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Marc Jacobs x Damien Hirst Limited Edition Mickey T-shirt

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Marc Jacobs X Damien Hirst Limited Edition Mickey T Shirt

 

Using the artist’s characteristic spots to interpret one of Disney’s most loved characters, the collaboration marks the ingenuity between the two leading figures in fashion and art for Kids Company, a UK Charity that Hirst has too, supported. “Mickey Mouse represents happiness and the joy of being a kid. I have reduced his shape down to the basic elements of a few simple spots and I hope people love it, because it is still instantly recognizable- Mickey is such a universal and powerful icon,” says Hirst.  

For Jacobs, this marks the continuation of the designer’s near life long affection for the Disney icon. 

 

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The limited edition t-shirt comes in both white and black and is available exclusively from Marc Jacobs stores and Other Criteria, an art-based publishing company co-founded by Hirst. 

The abstraction moulded into the magical elements of child-like fantasies are, according to Kids Company’s Founder and CEO Camila Batmanghelidjh, “magical characters”, having come to rescue these maltreated children whom they have often fantasized about, “So you can imagine their delight when we told them that one of their favorite animated characters would be featured. We all jumped with joy!” 

Based in London and established in 1996, Kids Company provides practical, emotional and educational support to vulnerable inner-city children and young people. 

 

 

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The T-shirt is available in both adult and children’s sizes at $98.00 and $58.00 respectively in Marc Jacobs stores, Other Criteria stores, and online at www.marcjacobs.com and www.othercriteria.com