The oh, so Mysterious Al has released 4 limited edition prints called Pisstake Marilyn (Goth). Mysterious Al’s screen prints seem inspired by the color blocked screen prints that Andy Warhol did of Marilyn, but Al has added his trademark droopy eyes and gnarling mouth to give it the unmistakable Mysterious Al touch.  Each of the prints are printed on 100% French Arches paper and each color is limited to an edition of 25.  I feel like if I get one, I need all four to make the set complete!  You can purchase them at his online store here.  Act fast before they’re all gone!

One of my favorite ladies’ t-shirt lines is Cream of the Crop because not only are the graphics cute but the t-shirts are scented! They take me back to my sticker collecting days when I had pages and pages of scratch ‘n sniff stickers - only you can wear these scented lovelies. It was especially nice to meet the founder and designer of Cream, Mika Hatsushima. She’s added several new styles and new scents to the collection including a joint design with No Kiddin and an Andy Warhol inspired series. check out the pics after the jump.

“Holidazed” series: Cream Hill Gang -Mint scented:

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Before Andy Warhol started making his iconic screen-printed color block portraits and hanging out at The Factory, he was a shoe illustrator living on Lexington Avenue. To celebrate how Warhol got his start, Bond no. 9′s third fragrance in the Warhol Series is called Lexington Avenue and the bottle is an homage to his whimsical footwear silhouettes. Each of the scents in the Andy Warhol are lovely: First, there was Silver Factory and then there was Union Square, but Lexington Avenue is my favorite so far because it honors Warhol’s roots in fashion. The eau de parfum has “fresh citrus topnotes and a lingering forest-like base” with notes of peony, orris, patchouli, sandalwood, cardamom, fennel, almonds, cumin, and even crème brulee. Hmmm. Sounds heavenly already. The fragrance is seductive and intoxicating - perfect for the coming autumn-winter season. Bond no. 9 Lexington Avenue launches in September 2008 and will be available at Bond no. 9 boutiques, BondNo9.com and Saks Fifth Avenue.

Also, just in time for the holiday, “limited-edition flacons will feature Robert Lee Morris sterling silver shoe pendants of Warhol’s shoe designs—four of them—on a sterling silver chain.” More info on the inspiration of the eau de parfum and a close-up of the gorgeous bottle with the silver shoe charms after the jump . . .

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Back when I was working on Cybelle, circa 2004, an artist got in touch with us to let us know about these paintings of sneakers he was doing. I thought they were cool, and next thing I knew, Dave White was everywhere. He was the official sneakerhead painter and his paintings of his favorite kicks could be seen everywhere from gallery walls to Sneaker Pimps exhibitions. It’s wonderful to see how far he’s come with painting what he loves.

In his newest works, Dave White is showing us a different side, a side that loves comic books. His latest pieces Superheroes and Villains are large scale oil paintings portraying characters including Wonder Woman, Superman, Bat Man, Bat Girl, The Hulk, Captain America and Spiderman. Despite his change in subject, you can still see Dave White’s signature style shine through with drips, splats and texture. My favorite, of course, is Wonder Woman. I’ve been a fan of hers since I was about four and still remember spinning around to undergo my superhero transformation!

Some of Dave White’s pieces from Superheroes and Villains can be currently viewed at a show called Amerikanische Kunst & Pop Art in Frankfurt, Germany through October 15th. His work will be hanging alongside masters such as Keith Haring, Roy Lichtenstein, Jeff Koons and Andy Warhol! If you can’t make it to Frankfurt check out the gallery site and I’ve got more photos for you after the jump.

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I love perfume and have been a bit of a snob as far as scents go as I’ve had a personal rule that perfume should be French. It all stems from my mom, long story. New York based Bond no. 9 has made me revisit this decision. Their iconic bottle has been a canvas for beautiful designs, each inspired by different neighborhoods of New York. A few months back we announced that Bond no. 9 had launched a series of 12 perfumes with the Andy Warhol Foundation. On March 1st, Bond no.9 is launching its second fragrance in collaboration with The Warhol Foundation: Andy Warhol Union Square. It’s a big, fresh, seductive green floral with equally major inspiration: Warhol’s Flowers silk-screens and Union Square itself, the second location of Warhol’s Factory (and the place where he created his Flowers). The scent is launching in early March because after all: “My favorite smell is the first smell of spring in New York,â€? Warhol once said.

And can we talk about the design of the bottle? It’s gorgeous. Half the mystique of perfume is the bottle it comes in and Bond no.9 does true justice to Warhol’s vision. If you’re super-serious, and you have money to spend, then the limited edition collector’s porfolio is for you. The collection includes 10 bottles, each with different flower prints.

Limited-edition Portfolio of ten bottles, each a different Flowers print. Suggested retail price: $1500 for ten 100ml bottles.

Available in 100 ml and 50ml flacons, Andy Warhol Union Square will be available at Bond No. 9’s four New York boutiques and at Saks Fifth Avenue nationwide beginning March 15, 2008.

Read Bond No. 9’s story of the inspiration, scent and bottle design after the jump . . .
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Andy Warhol’s Silver Factory marks the start of Bond No. 9’s series of Warhol collectibles. Depicted on the bottle’s surface is a graphic image inspired by one of the pop artist’s most recognizable images—a boldly re-colored rendition of the Campbell’s Soup Can. Soup? Perfume? Both smell sweet to us. But an Andy Warhol perfume? Well, Warhol once made mention of a company that was “interested in buying *his* aura.� Here it is, in liquid form…

• Citrussy BERGAMOT in soft and gentle mode (as if it had a hangover)
• Impudently zesty GRAPEFRUIT
• Mood-altering LAVENDER
• Non-shrinking VIOLET (Andy Warhol’s favorite scent)
• Intoxicating INCENSE summoning up the ‘60’s with a single sniff
• Criminally sultry JASMINE
• Elusive, metallic IRIS, smelling the way silver might smell
• Velvety-soft AMBER - a tranquilizer in fragrance form
• Syrupy WOOD RESIN, hinting of a raunchy breed of vanilla
• Cool but sensual CEDARWOOD

Like all the scents-in-progress that Bond No. 9 is designing for their Warhol repertory, this one is of ambiguous male-female gender. Available starting December 1st…a new direction in the art of perfumery and perfume bottle design. I’m a fan of Andy Warhol and like I said before I collect unique/pretty perfume bottles - this one is very very nice!

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Bond No. 9, a perfume comany based in New York, has devoted its business creating scents inspired by, and named after, different neighborhoods in New York City. From Coney Island to Chinatown, from Wall Street to Broadway, there’s a scent for all of your favorite NYC spots. Bond No. 9 just announced that they teamed up with the Andy Warhol Foundation to produce more than 12 Warhol collectible scents. The first scent, Silver Factory, is inspired by Andy Warhol’s studio in the Sixties which had aluminum foil walls. In addition to working with the Andy Warhol Foundation, Bond has created signature scents for Saks Fifth Avenue. One of the bottles is encrusted with Swarovski Crystals. There have been many collaborations of late and I think this is really exciting because we haven’t seen too much on the perfume side of things. Read the full story after the jump . . .

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